Boliviana de Aviación
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Boliviana de Aviación (shortened in Spanish for Empresa Pública Nacional Estratégica Boliviana de Aviación "Bolivian National Strategic Aviation Public Company") and stylized as BoA, is the flag carrier airline of Bolivia and is wholly owned by the country's government. Founded in October 2007 and headquartered in Cochabamba, it operates most of its domestic network out of its primary hub at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport while its international services operate out Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is the largest airline in Bolivia and sixth largest in South America, in terms of fleet size and passengers carried.[3]
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Founded | 24 October 2007 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 30 March 2009 | ||||||
AOC # | 119-01-005[1] | ||||||
Hubs | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Elévate | ||||||
Fleet size | 23 | ||||||
Destinations | 21 | ||||||
Parent company | Bolivian Government (100%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||||||
Key people | Ronald Casso (CEO) | ||||||
Revenue | Bs. 102 million (2014)[2] | ||||||
Net income | Bs. 38.7 million (2014)[2] | ||||||
Total assets | Bs. 629 million (2014)[2] | ||||||
Employees | 2,345 (2015)[2] | ||||||
Website | www |
Boliviana de Aviación operates a fleet consisting of Airbus and Boeing aircraft and a regional fleet of Bombardier CRJ-200s. It currently flies to 21 destinations in 8 countries in the Americas together with a transatlantic extension to Madrid in Spain.
The airline was established as a state-owned enterprise under the name of as the successor airline of former flag carrier Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, which ceased in 2007 after 85 years of operation.[4] Following the demise of AeroSur, Bolivia's second largest airline, BoA became the country's sole main carrier in 2011. In November 2014, the airline became a full member of the International Air Transport Association.[5][6]