Vertical de Aviación
{{Short description|Colombian charter airline}}
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founded= 1982 |
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.
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:
- 12 MI-171
- 4 Mil Mi-8 MI-171A1
- 4 MI-8 MTV
- 2 Sikorsky S-76d
Fixed wing
- 4 BAe Jetstream J-32 (turboprop aircraft)
References
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External links
- [http://www.vertical.global/ Vertical de Aviacion Official page]
{{Airlines of Colombia}}
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Category:Defunct airlines of Colombia
Category:Airlines established in 1982
Category:Airlines disestablished in 2023