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[[File:HK-1175 Douglas DC-3 Air Colombia (7497166292).jpg|thumb|right|Air Colombia DC-3]] |
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'''Air Colombia''' is an airline with a hub at [[La Vanguardia Airport]] in [[Villavicencio, Colombia]]. It flies several [[World War II]]-era [[Douglas DC-3]] propeller aircraft. |
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| founded = 1980 |
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| ceased = 2019 |
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| headquarters = [[Villavicencio, Colombia]] |
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'''Air Colombia''' was a cargo airline with a hub at [[La Vanguardia Airport]] in [[Villavicencio, Colombia]]. It was known for being one of several Colombian airlines who continued to use [[World War II]]-era [[Douglas C-47]] aircraft into the 2010s.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Dakota Hunter: In Search of the Legendary DC-3 on the Last Frontiers|last=Wiesman|first=Hans|publisher=Casemate|year=2015|pages=256, 263, 278|isbn=978-1612002590}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft|editor-last1=Lambert|editor-first1=Mark|editor-last2=Jane|editor-first2=Frederick Thomas|year=1991|page=346|oclc=145379445}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/aging-dc-3s-serve-as-buses-of-the-jungle-in-colombia/2012/03/07/gIQATlOz6R_story.html|title=Aging DC-3s serve as 'buses of the jungle' in Colombia|first=Juan|last=Forero|date=12 March 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/reise/fernweh/dc-3-flug-ins-amazonasbecken-rosinenbomber-auf-kolumbianisch-a-1163912.html|title=Rosinenbomber on Colombian|newspaper=Spiegel Online|date=23 August 2017}}</ref> The airline suspended operations after filing for administration in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cerqueira |first=Erick |date=2019-09-16 |title=Uno de los últimos operadores del DC-3, Air Colombia suspende operaciones |url=https://www.transponder1200.com/uno-de-los-ultimos-operadores-del-dc-3-air-colombia-suspende-operaciones/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Noticias de Aviación Transponder 1200 |language=es-MX}}</ref> |
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*''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]'', season 1, episode 3. |
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==Fleet== |
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Air Colombia previously operated the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Colombia Fleet|url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Air+Colombia&where=8940&luck=|publisher=AeroTransport Databank|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref> |
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*1 [[Antonov An-32B]] (leased) |
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*1 [[Boeing 727-100F]] |
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*4 [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] |
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*2 [[Douglas C-118]] |
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*1 [[Short SC.7 Skyvan]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of airlines of Colombia]] |
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*{{Cite news |last=Hide |first=Stephen |date=2014-03-21 |title=Taking 'Dakota' East |url=https://thecitypaperbogota.com/features/taking/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=The City Paper Bogotá |language=en-US}} |
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[[Category:Airlines of Colombia]] |
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Revision as of 14:02, 28 December 2023
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Headquarters | Villavicencio, Colombia |
Air Colombia was a cargo airline with a hub at La Vanguardia Airport in Villavicencio, Colombia. It was known for being one of several Colombian airlines who continued to use World War II-era Douglas C-47 aircraft into the 2010s.[1][2][3][4] The airline suspended operations after filing for administration in September 2019.[5]
Fleet
Air Colombia previously operated the following aircraft:[6]
- 1 Antonov An-32B (leased)
- 1 Boeing 727-100F
- 4 Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- 2 Douglas C-118
- 1 Short SC.7 Skyvan
See also
References
- ^ Wiesman, Hans (2015). The Dakota Hunter: In Search of the Legendary DC-3 on the Last Frontiers. Casemate. pp. 256, 263, 278. ISBN 978-1612002590.
- ^ Lambert, Mark; Jane, Frederick Thomas, eds. (1991). Jane's All the World's Aircraft. p. 346. OCLC 145379445.
- ^ Forero, Juan (12 March 2012). "Aging DC-3s serve as 'buses of the jungle' in Colombia". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Rosinenbomber on Colombian". Spiegel Online. 23 August 2017.
- ^ Cerqueira, Erick (16 September 2019). "Uno de los últimos operadores del DC-3, Air Colombia suspende operaciones". Noticias de Aviación Transponder 1200 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Air Colombia Fleet". AeroTransport Databank. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
- Hide, Stephen (21 March 2014). "Taking 'Dakota' East". The City Paper Bogotá. Retrieved 6 February 2023.