Avianca Honduras

Avianca Honduras is an airline based in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It offers mostly domestic scheduled and chartered passenger flights out of its hub at Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport.[1] In 1998, Grupo TACA acquired a 20 percent stake in the company.[2] In 2014 Isleña Airlines being part of Grupo TACA, was unified with the rest of TACA's subsidiaries into Avianca, being renamed Avianca Honduras. It is one of the seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, etc.) in the Avianca Holdings group of Latin American airlines.

Avianca Honduras
IATA ICAO Callsign
WC ISV ISLEÑA
Founded1981 (as Isleña Airlines)
HubsRamón Villeda Morales International Airport
Secondary hubsToncontin International Airport
Frequent-flyer programLifeMiles
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size1
Destinations4
Parent companyAvianca Holdings
HeadquartersLa Ceiba, Honduras
Websitewww.avianca.com

History

Avianca Honduras was founded as Isleña Airlines in 1981 by Arturo Alvarado Wood. It was one of the most successful airlines in the country and in the Central American region, was part of the TACA Group. The central office was located in the city of La Ceiba and the operations center at Golosón Airport. Revenue flights between La Ceiba and Roatán were commenced on 31 March.

Destinations

In 2015, Avianca Honduras operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes
GuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International Airport
HondurasRoatánJuan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
HondurasSan Pedro SulaRamón Villeda Morales International AirportHub
HondurasTegucigalpaToncontín International Airport

Further destinations were served by chartered flights.

Fleet

Current Fleet
Avianca Honduras ATR 72-600

The Islena Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2020):[3][4]

Avianca Honduras fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
ATR 72-600 1 — — 68 68
Total 1 —

In 2015 as part of Avianca's fleet renewal, Avianca Honduras received new ATR 72-600, operating a total of four at one time.

Former Fleet

Isleña Airlines formerly operated the following aircraft:[5][6]

Incidents
  • On 4 April 1990, an Isleña Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 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.[8]
  • On 3 March 1997, an Isleña Airlines Let L410 Turbolet (registered HR-IAS) did not gain sufficient height upon take-off from Golosón International Airport for a scheduled passenger flight to Puerto Lempira with 19 passengers on board. Following the retraction of the landing gear, the two pilots had applied a wrong engine power setup, and were forced to bring the aircraft down again in a belly landing, during which it was damaged beyond repair.[9]

References
  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 95.
  2. Information about Isleña Airlines at the Aero Transport Data Bank
  3. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 15.
  4. "Avianca Honduras Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  5. "Isleña Airlines fleet list at airfleets.net". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  6. Isleña Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net
    • Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (1999). North American Airlines Handbook (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-9653993-5-4.
  8. 1990 accident at the Aviation Safety Network
  9. 1997 accident at the Aviation Safety Network
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