Avianca

Summary

Avianca is an airline^[1]. Avianca ranks in the top 3% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,419 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Avianca is in the country of Colombia^[3].
• Avianca's instance of is recorded as airline^[4].
• Avianca's airline hub is recorded as El Dorado International Airport^[5].
• Avianca's airline alliance is recorded as Star Alliance^[6].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Fokker 50^[7].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as ATR 72^[8].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320 family^[9].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320neo family^[10].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330^[11].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Airbus A350^[12].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Boeing 787 Dreamliner^[13].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321^[14].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Airbus A318^[15].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Airbus A319^[16].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Embraer 190^[17].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321neo^[18].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as ATR 42^[19].
• Avianca's item operated is recorded as Boeing 720^[20].
• Avianca's headquarters location is recorded as Barranquilla^[21].
• Avianca's headquarters location is recorded as Bogotá^[22].
• Avianca's IATA airline designator is recorded as AV^[23].
• Avianca's ICAO airline designator is recorded as AVA^[24].
• Avianca's child organization or unit is recorded as Avianca Ecuador^[25].
• Avianca's child organization or unit is recorded as Helicol^[26].
• Avianca's child organization or unit is recorded as Avianca Costa Rica^[27].

Body

Founding

December 5, 1919 marks the founding of Avianca^[28]. Avianca's location of formation is recorded as Barranquilla^[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Barranquilla^[21], a municipality of Colombia^[30], in Colombia^[31], founded in 1813^[32] and Bogotá^[22], a municipality of Colombia^[33], in Colombia^[34], founded in 1538^[35]. Avianca's parent organization or unit is recorded as Avianca Group^[36]. Subsidiaries include Avianca Ecuador^[25], an airline^[37], in Ecuador^[38], founded in 1986^[39], headquartered in Quito^[40]; Helicol^[26], an airline^[41], in Colombia^[42], founded in 1955^[43], headquartered in Bogotá^[44]; Avianca Costa Rica^[27], an airline^[45], in Costa Rica^[46], founded in 1946^[47], headquartered in San José^[48]; Avianca Honduras^[49], an airline^[50], in Honduras^[51], founded in 1981^[52], headquartered in La Ceiba^[53]; Avianca Cargo^[54], a cargo airline^[55], in Colombia^[56], founded in 1973^[57], headquartered in Medellín^[58]; and Avianca Services^[59], an organization^[60].

Industry

Avianca's industry is recorded as aircraft industry^[61].

Why It Matters

Avianca ranks in the top 3% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,419 views/month).^[2] Avianca has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] Avianca is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]