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Isleña de Inversiones S.A. de C.V. branded Avianca Honduras is[1] a regional airline based in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It offered mostly scheduled and chartered passenger flights out of its hub at Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport.[2] It was formerly one of the airlines part of Grupo TACA. It is one of the seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, etc.) in the Avianca Group of Latin American airlines.
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| Founded | 1981 (as Isleña Airlines) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 31, 1981 | ||||||
| Hubs | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | LifeMiles | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate) | ||||||
| Parent company | Avianca Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||||||
| Key people | Frederico Pedreira (CEO) | ||||||
| Founder | Arturo Alvarado Wood | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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The airline was founded as Isleña Airlines in 1981 by Arturo Alvarado Wood in the city of La Ceiba. It began operations on May 31, 1981, with a Cessna 206 between La Ceiba and Roatán. Their central office was formerly located in La Ceiba and its hub was at Golosón International Airport.
In 1998, Grupo TACA acquired a 20% stake in the company, and began operating under the TACA Regional banner.[3] On May 28, 2013, Isleña was unified with the rest of TACA's subsidiaries into the Avianca Holdings, being renamed Avianca Honduras.
By October 2018, Avianca Honduras had suspended its routes until further notice.[4] In March 2020, the airline retired is remaining aircraft and transferred its operations to Avianca.[5]
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Prior to March 2020, Avianca Honduras operated to the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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| Guatemala | Guatemala City | La Aurora International Airport | Terminated | |
| Honduras | Guanaja | Guanaja Airport | Terminated | |
| La Ceiba | Golosón International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Roatán | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | Terminated | ||
| San Pedro Sula | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | Hub Suspended | ||
| Tegucigalpa | Toncontín International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Utila | Útila Airport | Terminated | ||
Further destinations were served by chartered flights.
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Throughout its existence as Isleña Airlines, the airline operated the following aircraft:[6][7][8]
- On April 4, 1990, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter (registered HR-ALH) landed in the water short off the runway at Útila Airport, following a scheduled passenger flight from La Ceiba with 18 passengers on board. The two pilots claimed to have been blinded by the sun, thus misjudging the remaining distance to the runway. All occupants of the aircraft could be saved.[11]
- On March 3, 1997, a Let L-410 Turbolet (registered HR-IAS) did not gain sufficient height upon take-off from Golosón International Airport for a scheduled flight to Puerto Lempira with 19 passengers on board. Following the retraction of the landing gear, the two pilots had applied the wrong engine power setup and were forced to bring the aircraft down again in a belly landing, during which it was damaged beyond repair.[12]
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