Sol Líneas Aéreas
{{Short description|Defunct Argentine airline, 2005–2016}}
{{About||the Brazilian airline|Sol Linhas Aéreas|the Argentine airline legally known as Sol S.A. Lineas Aereas as of 2020|Flyest Lineas Aereas}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox airline
| logo = Sol Líneas Aéreas.svg
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| airline = Sol Líneas Aéreas
| fleet_size = 4
| destinations = 13
| parent =
| founded = {{Start date|2005}}
| headquarters = Rosario, Argentina
| key_people = {{unbulleted list
|Horacio Angeli
}}
| hubs = {{unbulleted list|Islas Malvinas International Airport}}
| secondary_hubs = {{unbulleted list|Aeroparque Jorge Newbery}}
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| website = {{url|www.sol.com.ar}}
}}
File:SOL Saab 340 LV-BTP AEP 2010-5-27.png
SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas"[http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/movil/contenido.php?cod=COND Condiciones del contrato y otros avisos importantes]." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved 19 May 2011. was an Argentine airline founded in 2005, and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of Santa Fe Province, who sought to improve air connections between the cities of Córdoba and Santa Fe. It had its headquarters in Rosario."[http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/contactos.php Contactos]." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved 9 October 2010. "Casa Central - Domicilio legal Rosario: Entre Ríos 986 - CPA S2000CRR"
The airline filed for bankruptcy and ceased operation in January 2016."[http://www.ieco.clarin.com/economia/aerolinea-Sol-confirmo-cese-actividades_0_1504649728.html La aerolínea Sol confirmó el cese de actividades]." Clarín iECO. Retrieved 17 January 2016. At the time of closure, the airline's fleet was made up of Saab 340 A/B and Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.
Corporate affairs
=Key people=
{{As of|2013|11}}, Horacio Gabriel Angeli held the company{{'s}} chief executive and president positions.
Destinations
Sol Líneas Aéreas served the following destinations throughout its history:
Fleet
At time of shutdown:
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!width="150pt" rowspan="2"|Aircraft !width="45pt" rowspan="2"|In fleet !width="45pt" rowspan="2"|Orders !colspan="3"|Passengers !rowspan="2"|Notes |
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!width="33px"|C !width="33px"|Y !width="33px"|Total |
| Bombardier CRJ200
|— |— |50 |50{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} | |
| Saab 340 A/B
|4 |— |— |34 |34{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} | |
| Total
|4 |5 |colspan="4"| |
In 2015, the airline took delivery of the first of six CRJ200 aircraft (leased from Air Nostrum) that were to enter service from October 2015.{{cite journal|title=Sol Lineas Aereas|journal=Airliner World|date=October 2015|page=15}}
Accidents and incidents
{{Main|Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428}}
18 May 2011: Flight 5428, a 1985-built Saab 340A, tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic Córdoba–Mendoza–Neuquén–Comodoro Rivadavia passenger service, crashed in Prahuaniyeu, {{convert|25|km}} south-west of Los Menucos, in Río Negro Province, Argentina, while en route the last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots.{{cite news|title= Paso a paso, cómo fue el vuelo fatal del avión de Sol|language= Spanish|trans-title=The way the fatal crash was step by step|url= http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/Paso-vuelo-fatal-avion-Sol_0_484151750.html|work= Clarín|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120429051418/http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/Paso-vuelo-fatal-avion-Sol_0_484151750.html|archivedate= 29 April 2012|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}{{ASN accident|id= 20110518-0|title= LV-CEV|accessdate= 22 May 2011}}{{cite news|title= Argentine plane crash kills 22|url= http://atwonline.com/operations-maintenance/news/argentine-plane-crash-kills-22-0519 |accessdate=20 May 2011|work= Air Transport World|date= 20 May 2011}}{{subscription required}}{{cite news|title= 22 dead as plane crashes in Argentina|url= http://main.omanobserver.om/node/51698|work= Oman Daily Observer|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120318042211/http://main.omanobserver.om/node/51698|archivedate= 18 March 2012|url-status= dead|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}{{cite news|title= Argentina plane crash kills all 22 people on board|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13451332|work= BBC News|date= 19 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110831090441/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13451332|archivedate= 31 August 2011|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}{{cite news|title= Plane crash kills 22 in Argentina|first= Nelson|last= Quinones|url= http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/05/19/argentina.plane.crash/|agency= CNN|work= CNN International|date= 19 May 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024145436/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/05/19/argentina.plane.crash/|archive-date= 24 October 2012|url-status= dead|access-date= 13 June 2012}}{{cite news|title= Argentine Plane Crashes in Patagonia, Killing All 22 Passengers and Crew|first1= Bill|last1= Faries|first2= Rodrigo|last2= Orihuela|url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/argentina-sol-lineas-airline-crash-kills-22-people-in-rio-negro-province.html|work= Bloomberg L.P.|date= 19 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121105101157/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/argentina-sol-lineas-airline-crash-kills-22-people-in-rio-negro-province.html|archivedate= 5 November 2012|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}} All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident.{{cite news|last= Warren|first= Michael|title= 22 Dead in Plane Crash in Argentine Patagonia|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/9652842|work= The Guardian|date= 19 May 2011|agency= Associated Press|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130928120349/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9652842|archivedate= 28 September 2013|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}} The cause of the accident had not been determined as of September 2011, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.
See also
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite news|title= ALTA: Sol closes in on new turboprops|first= Ghim-Lay|last= Yeo|location= Cancun|work= Flightglobal|date= 13 November 2013|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/alta-sol-closes-in-on-new-turboprops-392962/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407115323/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/alta-sol-closes-in-on-new-turboprops-392962/|archive-date= 7 April 2014|url-status= live}}
{{cite news|title= Sol Líneas Aéreas se achica y deja de volar a Santa Cruz y Tierra del Fuego|language= Spanish|trans-title=Sol Líneas Aéreas downsizes and stops flying to Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego|first= Juan Pablo|last= De Santis |newspaper= La Nación|date= 14 October 2014|url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1735448-sol-lineas-aereas-se-achica-y-deja-de-volar-a-santa-cruz-y-tierra-del-fuego}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015000756/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1735448-sol-lineas-aereas-se-achica-y-deja-de-volar-a-santa-cruz-y-tierra-del-fuego |date=15 October 2014 }}
{{cite news|title= Sol Saab 340 suffered severe icing before fatal stall|first= David|last= Kaminski-Morrow|work= Flightglobal|date= 13 September 2011|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sol-saab-340-suffered-severe-icing-before-fatal-stall-361722/|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407122821/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sol-saab-340-suffered-severe-icing-before-fatal-stall-361722/|archivedate= 7 April 2014 }}
{{cite news|title= Sol, la única compañía aérea del interior|url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1374847-sol-la-unica-compania-aerea-del-interior|work= La Nación|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110820063148/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1374847-sol-la-unica-compania-aerea-del-interior|archivedate= 20 August 2011|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012|language= Spanish|trans-title=Sol, the only Argentine interior's company}}
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External links
{{Commons category|Sol Líneas Aéreas}}
- {{Official website|http://www.sol.com.ar/}} {{in lang|es}}
{{Airlines of Argentina}}
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Category:Defunct airlines of Argentina
Category:Airlines established in 2005
Category:Airlines disestablished in 2016