Industry | Air transport |
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Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters |
Air Colombia is a cargo airline with a hub at La Vanguardia Airport in Villavicencio, Colombia. It is known for being one of several Colombian airlines who are continuing to use World War II-era Douglas DC-3 propeller aircraft.[1][2][3][4] Air Colombia owns three of the venerable model, of which one is active.[5]
References
- ^ Wiesman, Hans (2015). The Dakota Hunter: In Search of the Legendary DC-3 on the Last Frontiers. Casemate. pp. 256, 263, 278. ISBN 1612002595.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Air Colombia Fleet". AeroTransport Databank. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
- "Air Colombia" at IMDb Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Season 1. Episode 3.[dead link]
- Villavicencio on the Spanish Wikivoyage