Vertical de Aviación

{{Short description|Colombian charter airline}}

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founded= 1982 |

defunct= August 2023 |

headquarters= Bogotá, Colombia |

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hubs= El Dorado International Airport |

website= [http://www.verticaldeaviacion.com/ www.verticaldeaviacion.com] |

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Vertical de Aviación S.A.S. was a charter airline based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. As the name implies, it flew mainly helicopters, but the company also operated fixed-wing aircraft such as the Jetstream 32.

Although the company transported passengers and cargo, it had a much broader business model and scope focusing on Defense, Oil, Logistics, and Government sectors.{{cite web|title=Operaciones y Aereonave|url=http://vertical.global/operaciones/|access-date=5 February 2017}} During 2017, it operated in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Nigeria, Mexico, and Bolivia and has operated in Afghanistan through U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition contracts.

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History

Vertical de Aviación was founded in 1982, operating Bell helicopters.{{Cite web |title=Login required |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Vertical-de-Aviacion |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=www.planespotters.net}} It was the first Colombian airline to operate Russian helicopters transporting passengers and cargo.

In August 2023, the company was liquidated.{{cite web|title= Vertical de Aviación no va más, la Supersociedades ordenó su liquidación|date=28 August 2023 |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/economia/empresas/supersociedades-ordena-liquidacion-de-otra-compania-aerea-de-cual-se-trata-800352|access-date=11 September 2023}}

Fleet

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As of 2017, the company's fleet was composed of the following:

Fixed wing

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