Aerolineas Estelar
Aerolíneas Estelar (formerly Estelar Latinoamérica C.A.) is a Venezuelan airline headquartered in Caracas operating out of Simón Bolívar International Airport.
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Founded | March 8, 2008 | ||||||
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Hubs | Simón Bolívar International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 13 | ||||||
Headquarters | Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||
Key people | Boris Serrano (CEO) | ||||||
Website | flyestelar |
History
The airline was founded in March 8, 2008. Its first flights were to Porlamar and within months it commenced a route to and from Maracaibo.[2] It was a charter flight company, until it managed to consolidate itself over the years.
On November 6, 2017, the Chilean airline Latin American Wings terminated the contract with Estelar for non-payment, which caused passengers on the Santiago, Chile route to be stranded for three days at the airport.[3]
In December 2017, Estelar Latinoamerica announced its first intercontinental route from Caracas to Madrid, Spain. Therefore, it expanded its narrow-body fleet with an Airbus A340-300 on lease from Hi Fly Malta.[4] The route to Madrid was operated with three weekly frequencies, replacing the old route operated by the flag carrier, Conviasa. It also flew the A340 to Buenos Aires, with three frequencies a week.
Later, the airline leased an Airbus A380-800 from Hi Fly Malta because the A340 it was leasing needed repairs, making Estelar the first America's airline in history to operate the aircraft type.[5]
Destinations
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As of October 2020, Estelar serves the following domestic and international scheduled destinations:[6]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | Ministro Pistarini International Airport | Terminated | |
Chile | Santiago | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | Terminated | |
Colombia | Cartagena | Rafael Nuñez International Airport | ||
Italy | Rome | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Terminated | |
Mexico | Cancún | Cancún International Airport | ||
Panama | Panama City | Tocumen International Airport | ||
Peru | Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | ||
Peru | Pisco | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport | ||
Portugal | Lisbon | Lisbon Airport | Terminated | |
Spain | Madrid | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Terminated | |
Venezuela | Barquisimeto | Jacinto Lara International Airport | ||
Venezuela | Caracas | Simón Bolívar International Airport | Hub | |
Venezuela | Cumana | Antonio José de Sucre Airport | ||
Venezuela | Maracaibo | La Chinita International Airport | ||
Venezuela | Maturín | Maturín Airport | ||
Venezuela | Porlamar | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport | ||
Venezuela | Puerto Ordaz | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport | ||
Venezuela | Santo Domingo | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport |
Fleet
Current Fleet
As of January 2021, the Estelar fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7]
Aircraft | In Service | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 737-200 | 1 | 108 | |
Boeing 737-300 | 4 | 128 | |
Total | 5 |
Former Fleet
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Airbus A340-300 | 1 | 2017 | 2020 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
Airbus A380-800 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
References
- "Aerolíneas Estelar information". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "ESTELAR LATINOAMÉRICA – Air World Services EN". aws-aws.com (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "The drama of the travellers of LAW and Estelar". runrun.es (in Spanish). Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ch-aviation.com - Venezuela's Estelar launches first route to Europe 16 December 2017
- "Estelar Airlines Leases Hi Fly's Airbus A380 For Caracas Service". Simpleflying.com. Joanna Baily. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- flyestelar.com - Destinos (Spanish) retrieved 10 June 2018
- "Estelar Latinoamerica Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved January 17, 2021.