Aerolínea de Antioquia

ADA S.A.,[1] operating as Aerolínea de Antioquia (ADA), was a regional airline headquartered at the Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, Colombia.[2] It started operations in 1987. It ceased all operations on March 29, 2019 [3] At its peak, the airline operated scheduled domestic services from Medellín to over 20 destinations. Its main base was in Olaya Herrera Airport.[4]

Aerolínea de Antioquia
IATA ICAO Callsign
1DA ANQ ANTIOQUIA
Founded1987
Ceased operationsMarch 29, 2019
HubsEnrique Olaya Herrera Airport
Focus citiesBarranquilla
Caucasia
Quibdó
Fleet size4
Destinations21
HeadquartersOlaya Herrera Airport
Medellín, Colombia
Websitewww.ada-aero.com

History
Old logo

The beginning of operations of Aerolínea de Antioquia dates back to 1987, when it was established for the Executive Charter service. In 1998, it began its transformation process by connecting Medellin with regional destinations.

In March 2002, it acquired Twin Otter aircraft fleet from ACES Colombia. It contracted with that company the training of its crews and maintenance of its aircraft, ACES in turn contracts with ADA the operation of some of its regional routes such as Caucasia, Puerto Berrío and Armenia.

In 2003, ADA becomes a Commercial Air Service company of Regular Public Transport Secondary Category. This new stage allows you to access new routes.

In 2006, ADA further consolidated its corporate social responsibility policy with the "Making the dream of flying come true" program. With it, hundreds of passengers from different municipalities of the country can travel by plane for the first time in their lives and enjoy a flight over their regions of origin.

In 2012, ADA strengthened its services by adding the Dornier 328 to their fleet, with capacity for 32 passengers and with the technical and safety properties necessary to be one of the fastest and most efficient aircraft.

In March 2019, ADA suspends its operations, due to financial losses of more than 400 million pesos.

Destinations

Aerolínea de Antioquia served the following destinations (as of March 2019):[5]

† Hub
‡ Focus City
= Future destination
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Ref Notes
Acandí ColombiaACDSKADAlcides Fernández Airport[5]
Apartadó ColombiaAPOSKLCAntonio Roldán Betancourt Airport[5]
Armenia ColombiaAXMSKAREl Edén International Airport[5]
Bahía Solano ColombiaBSCSKBSJosé Celestino Mutis Airport[5]
Barranquilla ColombiaBAQSKBQErnesto Cortissoz International Airport ‡[5]Focus City
Cali ColombiaCLOSKCLAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport[5]
Caucasia ColombiaCAQSKCUJuan H. White Airport ‡[5]Focus City
Corozal ColombiaCZUSKCZLas Brujas Airport[5]
El Bagre ColombiaEBGSKEBEl Bagre Airport[5]
Medellín ColombiaEOHSKMDEnrique Olaya Herrera Airport †[5]Hub
Montería ColombiaMTRSKMRLos Garzones Airport[5]
Pereira ColombiaPEISKPEMatecaña International Airport[5]
Quibdó ColombiaUIBSKUIEl Caraño Airport ‡[5]Focus City
Tolú ColombiaTLUSKTLGolfo de Morrosquillo Airport[5]

Fleet

Final fleet
Aerolínea de Antioquia Jetstream 32 taxiing at Olaya Herrera

The Aerolínea de Antioquia fleet included the following aircraft (as of March 2019):[6][7]

Former Fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

References
  1. "Misión, Visión, Valores Archived January 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Aerolínea de Antioquia. Retrieved on January 26, 2011.
  2. "Contáctenos Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." Aerolínea de Antioquia. Retrieved on January 26, 2011. "www.ada-aero.com Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera Medellín-Colombia"
  3. "Reseña histórica Archived February 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Aerolínea de Antioquia. Retrieved on January 26, 2011. "El inicio de operaciones de la Aerolínea de Antioquia (ADA) se remonta a 1987,[...]"
  4. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 48.
  5. Aerolínea de Antioquia destinations Archived April 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Endres 2010, p. 7
  7. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/ADA-Colombia

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