Aerosucre

Aerosucre was founded by Juan Carlos Salano Recio in Barranquilla in 1969 and began flight operations in the spring of 1970 with a Piper PA-28 as an air taxi company.

In spring of 1975, the company focused primarily on freight transport, although it was still allowed to carry a maximum of five passengers on the flights. Initially, the company flew to the Colombian island of San Andrés as well as internationally Aruba, Curaçao, and Barranquilla.

In 1981, Aerosucre acquired two Handley Page Heralds from British Air Ferries. The first jet aircraft, Sud Aviation Caravelle was purchased in August 1982 from Spanish company Transeuropa.

Currently, the company is engaged in bringing help to different regions of Colombia in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

• On September 16, 1976, a Curtiss C-46 Commando registered HK-1282, disappeared without a trace on a cargo flight from Barranquilla to Oranjestad. There were two crew members on board.
• On April 26, 1989, An Aerosucre Sud Aviation Caravelle registered HK-3325X, crashed into an inhabited area shortly after taking off from Barranquilla. All five crew members and two people on the ground were killed. The cause was the poorly secured cargo slipping during take-off, which shifted the aircraft's center of gravity so far that it stalled.
• On June 25, 1997, a Boeing 727-100F registered HK-1717, crossed the threshold of runway 31L at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, after having aborted takeoff. All occupants were unharmed, but the aircraft was declared a total loss and later dismantled.
• On August 17, 2006, an Aerosucre Boeing 727-200F, registered HK-3985, suffered a failure of the landing gear during its taxiing to runway 31R at El Dorado International Airport in the city of Bogotá, causing damage to its left wing. The aircraft was declared a total loss and was dismantled.
• On November 18, 2006 - an Aerosucre Boeing 727-100F on a cargo flight from Bogotá to Leticia crashed on approach to Leticia when it hit a 150-foot television antenna. The three crew members and two passengers were killed.[3]
• On February 12, 2011, an Aerosucre Boeing 727-200F carrying cargo from Yopal to Mitú had a hydraulic failure while flying over Bogotá. The plane landed safely at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, and no one was injured.[4]
• On December 20, 2016, Aerosucre Flight 157, Boeing 727-200F crashed after take-off from Germán Olano Airport in Puerto Carreño after overrunning the runway, hitting the fence, eventually becoming airborne, climbing out, but crashed attempting to return for an emergency landing. 5 crew members died, 1 crew member had several injuries.[5][6]

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