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{{for|the Brazilian airline|Sol Linhas Aéreas}}
{{Short description|Defunct Argentine airline, 2005–2016}}
{{About||the Brazilian airline|Sol Linhas Aéreas|the Argentine airline legally known as Sol S.A. Lineas Aereas as of 2020|Flyest Lineas Aereas}}
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{{Infobox Airline
{{Infobox airline
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| airline = Sol Líneas Aéreas
| airline = Sol Líneas Aéreas
| fleet_size = 4
| fleet_size = 4
| destinations = 13
| destinations = 13
| IATA = 8R<ref name="programacion_septiembre2.pdf" />
| IATA = 8R<ref name="programacion_septiembre2.pdf" />
| ICAO = OLS<ref name="prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int">https://extranet.eurocontrol.int/http://prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int/indicators/aircraft_operators_browse.jsp</ref>
| ICAO = OLS<ref name="prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int">https://extranet.eurocontrol.int/http://prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int/indicators/aircraft_operators_browse.jsp {{dead link|date=September 2021}}</ref>
| callsign = FLIGHT SOL<ref name="prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int"/>
| callsign = FLIGHT SOL<ref name="prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int"/>
| parent =
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| founded = {{Start date|df=yes|2005}}
| founded = {{Start date|2005}}
| ceased = {{End date|df=yes|2016}}<ref name="Clarín"/>
| ceased = {{End date|2016}}<ref name="Clarín"/>
| headquarters = [[Rosario]], [[Argentina]]
| headquarters = [[Rosario]], [[Argentina]]
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[[File:SOL Saab 340 LV-BTP AEP 2010-5-27.png|thumb|Sol Saab 340A]]
[[File:SOL Saab 340 LV-BTP AEP 2010-5-27.png|thumb|Sol Saab 340A]]
'''SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas'''<ref>"[http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/movil/contenido.php?cod=COND Condiciones del contrato y otros avisos importantes]." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved on 19 May 2011.</ref> was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[airline]] founded in 2005,<ref name="Sol, la única compañía aérea del interior" /> and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of [[Santa Fe Province]], who sought to improve air connections between the cities of [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]] and [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]]. It had its headquarters in [[Rosario, Argentina|Rosario]].<ref>"[http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/contactos.php Contactos]." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved on 9 October 2010. "Casa Central - Domicilio legal Rosario: Entre Ríos 986 - CPA S2000CRR"</ref> It filed for bankruptcy and ceased operation in January 2016.<ref name="Clarín">"[http://www.ieco.clarin.com/economia/aerolinea-Sol-confirmo-cese-actividades_0_1504649728.html La aerolínea Sol confirmó el cese de actividades]." Clarín iECO. Retrieved on 17 January 2016.</ref>
'''SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas'''<ref>"[http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/movil/contenido.php?cod=COND Condiciones del contrato y otros avisos importantes]." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved 19 May 2011.</ref> was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[airline]] founded in 2005,<ref name="Sol, la única compañía aérea del interior" /> and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of [[Santa Fe Province]], who sought to improve air connections between the cities of [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]] and [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]]. It had its headquarters in [[Rosario, Argentina|Rosario]].<ref>"[http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/contactos.php Contactos]." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved 9 October 2010. "Casa Central - Domicilio legal Rosario: Entre Ríos 986 - CPA S2000CRR"</ref>


The airline filed for bankruptcy and ceased operation in January 2016.<ref name="Clarín">"[http://www.ieco.clarin.com/economia/aerolinea-Sol-confirmo-cese-actividades_0_1504649728.html La aerolínea Sol confirmó el cese de actividades]." Clarín iECO. Retrieved 17 January 2016.</ref> At the time of closure, the airline's fleet was made up of [[Saab 340|Saab 340 A/B]] and [[Bombardier CRJ200]] aircraft.
{{citation needed span|The original plan was to link the [[Santa Fe Province]] with the rest of the country by air without connecting at Buenos Aires, as few airlines fly to the Santa Fe province, given its close location to the cities of [[Buenos Aires]] and [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]]. Furthermore, since most Argentine airlines fly larger aircraft such as the [[Boeing 737]], [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90]] or [[Airbus A320]], the plan was to fly smaller equipment, offering regular daily connections between the Santa Fe region and other Argentine cities.|date=January 2016}}

At the time of closure, the airline's fleet was made up of [[Saab 340|Saab 340 A/B]] and [[Bombardier CRJ200]] aircraft.


==Corporate affairs==
==Corporate affairs==


===Key people===
===Key people===
{{As of|2013|11}}, Horacio Gabriel Angeli held the company{{'s}} [[Chief executive officer|chief executive]] and [[president]] positions.<ref name="ALTA: Sol closes in on new turboprops" />
{{As of|2013|11}}, Horacio Gabriel Angeli held the company{{'s}} [[Chief executive officer|chief executive]] and [[president (corporate title)|president]] positions.<ref name="ALTA: Sol closes in on new turboprops" />


== Destinations ==
== Destinations ==
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==Fleet==
==Fleet==
At time of shutdown:
At time of shutdown:
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|+ '''SOL Líneas Aéreas fleet'''<ref>{{cite web|title= Sol Líneas Aéreas Fleet|publisher= ch-aviation GmbH|accessdate= 23 September 2015|url= http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/search?search=1&cha=SOE|archive-date= 23 September 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150923101101/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/search?search=1&cha=SOE|url-status= dead}}&nbsp;</ref>
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|5<ref>{{cite web|title= Argentina's Sol Líneas Aéreas to lease six Spanish CRJ-200s|publisher= ch-aviation GmbH|date= 18 August 2015|url= http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/39577-argentinas-sol-lneas-areas-to-lease-six-spanish-crj-200s}}&nbsp;{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923100704/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/39577-argentinas-sol-lneas-areas-to-lease-six-spanish-crj-200s |date=23 September 2015 }}</ref>
|5<ref>{{cite web|title= Argentina's Sol Líneas Aéreas to lease six Spanish CRJ-200s|publisher= ch-aviation GmbH|date= 18 August 2015|url= http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/39577-argentinas-sol-lneas-areas-to-lease-six-spanish-crj-200s|access-date= 23 September 2015|archive-date= 23 September 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150923100704/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/39577-argentinas-sol-lneas-areas-to-lease-six-spanish-crj-200s|url-status= dead}}&nbsp;</ref>
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In 2015, the airline took delivery of the first of six CRJ200 aircraft (leased from [[Air Nostrum]]) that were to enter service from October 2015.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sol Lineas Aereas|journal=Airliner World|date=October 2015|page=15}}</ref>
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In 2015, the airline took delivery of the first of 6 CRJ200 aircraft (leased from [[Air Nostrum]]) that were to enter service from October 2015.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sol Lineas Aereas|journal=Airliner World|date=October 2015|page=15}}</ref>


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
{{Main article|Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428}}
{{Main|Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428}}
'''18 May 2011''': '''[[Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428|Flight 5428]]''', a 1985-built [[Saab 340|Saab 340A]], tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]]–[[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]–[[Neuquén, Argentina|Neuquén]]–[[Comodoro Rivadavia]] passenger service, crashed in [[Prahuaniyeu]], {{convert|25|km}} south-west of [[Los Menucos]], in [[Río Negro Province]], Argentina, while en route the last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots.<ref name="Step by step">{{cite news|title= Paso a paso, cómo fue el vuelo fatal del avión de Sol|language= Spanish|trans_title= The way the fatal crash was step by step|url= http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/Paso-vuelo-fatal-avion-Sol_0_484151750.html|work= [[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68O9PhaYG|archivedate= 13 June 2012|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{ASN accident|id= 20110518-0|title= LV-CEV|accessdate= 22 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="ATW">{{cite news|title= Argentine plane crash kills 22|url= http://atwonline.com/operations-maintenance/news/argentine-plane-crash-kills-22-0519 |accessdate=20 May 2011|work= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 20 May 2011}}{{paywall}}</ref><ref name="Oman Daily Observer">{{cite news|title= 22 dead as plane crashes in Argentina|url= http://main.omanobserver.om/node/51698|work= [[Oman Daily Observer]]|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68OEHIHyJ|archivedate= 13 June 2012|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title= Argentina plane crash kills all 22 people on board|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13451332|work= [[BBC News]]|date= 19 May 2011|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68OE0LcEH|archivedate= 13 June 2012|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite news|title= Plane crash kills 22 in Argentina|first= Nelson|last= Quinones|url= http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/05/19/argentina.plane.crash/|agency= [[CNN]]|work= [[CNN International]]|date= 19 May 2011|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68ODs2aXG|archivedate= 13 June 2012|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite news|title= Argentine Plane Crashes in Patagonia, Killing All 22 Passengers and Crew|first1= Bill|last1= Faries|first2= Rodrigo|last2= Orihuela|url= http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/argentina-sol-lineas-airline-crash-kills-22-people-in-rio-negro-province.html|work= [[Bloomberg L.P.]]|date= 19 May 2011|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68ODhDfHc|archivedate= 13 June 2012|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref> All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident.<ref name="Step by step"/><ref name="ATW"/><ref name="Oman Daily Observer"/><ref name="BBC"/><ref name="CNN"/><ref name="Bloomberg"/><ref>{{cite news|last= Warren|first= Michael|title= 22 Dead in Plane Crash in Argentine Patagonia|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/9652842|work= The Guardian|date= 19 May 2011|agency= [[Associated Press]]|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68ODWvBYK|archivedate= 13 June 2012|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref> The cause of the accident is yet to be determined, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.<ref name="Sol Saab 340 suffered severe icing before fatal stall" />
'''18 May 2011''': '''[[Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428|Flight 5428]]''', a 1985-built [[Saab 340|Saab 340A]], tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]]–[[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]–[[Neuquén, Argentina|Neuquén]]–[[Comodoro Rivadavia]] passenger service, crashed in [[Prahuaniyeu]], {{convert|25|km}} south-west of [[Los Menucos]], in [[Río Negro Province]], Argentina, while en route the last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots.<ref name="Step by step">{{cite news|title= Paso a paso, cómo fue el vuelo fatal del avión de Sol|language= Spanish|trans-title=The way the fatal crash was step by step|url= http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/Paso-vuelo-fatal-avion-Sol_0_484151750.html|work= [[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120429051418/http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/Paso-vuelo-fatal-avion-Sol_0_484151750.html|archivedate= 29 April 2012|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{ASN accident|id= 20110518-0|title= LV-CEV|accessdate= 22 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="ATW">{{cite news|title= Argentine plane crash kills 22|url= http://atwonline.com/operations-maintenance/news/argentine-plane-crash-kills-22-0519 |accessdate=20 May 2011|work= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 20 May 2011}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="Oman Daily Observer">{{cite news|title= 22 dead as plane crashes in Argentina|url= http://main.omanobserver.om/node/51698|work= [[Oman Daily Observer]]|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120318042211/http://main.omanobserver.om/node/51698|archivedate= 18 March 2012|url-status= dead|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title= Argentina plane crash kills all 22 people on board|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13451332|work= [[BBC News]]|date= 19 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110831090441/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13451332|archivedate= 31 August 2011|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite news|title= Plane crash kills 22 in Argentina|first= Nelson|last= Quinones|url= http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/05/19/argentina.plane.crash/|agency= [[CNN]]|work= [[CNN International]]|date= 19 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024145436/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/05/19/argentina.plane.crash/|archivedate= 24 October 2012|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite news|title= Argentine Plane Crashes in Patagonia, Killing All 22 Passengers and Crew|first1= Bill|last1= Faries|first2= Rodrigo|last2= Orihuela|url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/argentina-sol-lineas-airline-crash-kills-22-people-in-rio-negro-province.html|work= [[Bloomberg L.P.]]|date= 19 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121105101157/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/argentina-sol-lineas-airline-crash-kills-22-people-in-rio-negro-province.html|archivedate= 5 November 2012|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref> All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident.<ref name="Step by step"/><ref name="ATW"/><ref name="Oman Daily Observer"/><ref name="BBC"/><ref name="CNN"/><ref name="Bloomberg"/><ref>{{cite news|last= Warren|first= Michael|title= 22 Dead in Plane Crash in Argentine Patagonia|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/9652842|work= The Guardian|date= 19 May 2011|agency= [[Associated Press]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130928120349/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9652842|archivedate= 28 September 2013|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012}}</ref> The cause of the accident had not been determined as of September 2011, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.<ref name="Sol Saab 340 suffered severe icing before fatal stall" />


==See also==
==See also==
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<ref name="ALTA: Sol closes in on new turboprops">{{cite news|title= ALTA: Sol closes in on new turboprops|first= Ghim-Lay|last= Yeo|location= [[Cancun]]|work= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 13 November 2013|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/alta-sol-closes-in-on-new-turboprops-392962/|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407115323/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/alta-sol-closes-in-on-new-turboprops-392962/|archivedate= 7 April 2014|deadurl= no}}</ref>
<ref name="ALTA: Sol closes in on new turboprops">{{cite news|title= ALTA: Sol closes in on new turboprops|first= Ghim-Lay|last= Yeo|location= [[Cancun]]|work= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 13 November 2013|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/alta-sol-closes-in-on-new-turboprops-392962/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407115323/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/alta-sol-closes-in-on-new-turboprops-392962/|archive-date= 7 April 2014|url-status= live}}</ref>
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<ref name="programacion_septiembre2.pdf">{{cite web|title= Timetable (Effective 5 September 2011)|url= http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/programacion/programacion_septiembre2.pdf|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68O9mcfFz|publisher= Sol Líneas Aéreas|archivedate= 13 June 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name="programacion_septiembre2.pdf">{{cite web|title= Timetable (Effective 5 September 2011)|url= http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/programacion/programacion_septiembre2.pdf|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120328124800/http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/programacion/programacion_septiembre2.pdf|publisher= Sol Líneas Aéreas|url-status= live|archivedate= 28 March 2012 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Sol Líneas Aéreas se achica y deja de volar a Santa Cruz y Tierra del Fuego">{{cite news|title= Sol Líneas Aéreas se achica y deja de volar a Santa Cruz y Tierra del Fuego|language= Spanish|trans_title= Sol Líneas Aéreas downsizes and stops flying to Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego|first= Juan Pablo|last= De Santis |newspaper= [[La Nación]]|date= 14 October 2014|url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1735448-sol-lineas-aereas-se-achica-y-deja-de-volar-a-santa-cruz-y-tierra-del-fuego}}&nbsp;{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015000756/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1735448-sol-lineas-aereas-se-achica-y-deja-de-volar-a-santa-cruz-y-tierra-del-fuego |date=15 October 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name="Sol Líneas Aéreas se achica y deja de volar a Santa Cruz y Tierra del Fuego">{{cite news|title= Sol Líneas Aéreas se achica y deja de volar a Santa Cruz y Tierra del Fuego|language= Spanish|trans-title=Sol Líneas Aéreas downsizes and stops flying to Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego|first= Juan Pablo|last= De Santis |newspaper= [[La Nación]]|date= 14 October 2014|url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1735448-sol-lineas-aereas-se-achica-y-deja-de-volar-a-santa-cruz-y-tierra-del-fuego}}&nbsp;{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015000756/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1735448-sol-lineas-aereas-se-achica-y-deja-de-volar-a-santa-cruz-y-tierra-del-fuego |date=15 October 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Sol Saab 340 suffered severe icing before fatal stall">{{cite news|title= Sol Saab 340 suffered severe icing before fatal stall|first= David|last= Kaminski-Morrow|work= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 13 September 2011|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sol-saab-340-suffered-severe-icing-before-fatal-stall-361722/|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407122821/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sol-saab-340-suffered-severe-icing-before-fatal-stall-361722/|archivedate= 7 April 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name="Sol Saab 340 suffered severe icing before fatal stall">{{cite news|title= Sol Saab 340 suffered severe icing before fatal stall|first= David|last= Kaminski-Morrow|work= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 13 September 2011|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sol-saab-340-suffered-severe-icing-before-fatal-stall-361722/|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407122821/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sol-saab-340-suffered-severe-icing-before-fatal-stall-361722/|archivedate= 7 April 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Sol, la única compañía aérea del interior">{{cite news|title= Sol, la única compañía aérea del interior|url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1374847-sol-la-unica-compania-aerea-del-interior|work= [[La Nación]]|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68O984zCj|archivedate= 13 June 2012|accessdate= 13 June 2012|language= Spanish| trans_title = Sol, the only Argentine interior's company}}</ref>
<ref name="Sol, la única compañía aérea del interior">{{cite news|title= Sol, la única compañía aérea del interior|url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1374847-sol-la-unica-compania-aerea-del-interior|work= [[La Nación]]|date= 20 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110820063148/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1374847-sol-la-unica-compania-aerea-del-interior|archivedate= 20 August 2011|url-status= live|accessdate= 13 June 2012|language= Spanish|trans-title=Sol, the only Argentine interior's company}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Sol Líneas Aéreas}}
{{Commons category|Sol Líneas Aéreas}}
*[http://www.sol.com.ar/site/new/?id=en Official website]
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For the Brazilian airline, see Sol Linhas Aéreas. For the Argentine airline legally known as Sol S.A. Lineas Aereas as of 2020, see Flyest Lineas Aereas.

Sol Líneas Aéreas
IATA ICAO Call sign
8R[1] OLS[2] FLIGHT SOL[2]
Founded2005 (2005)
Ceased operations2016 (2016)[3]
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Fleet size4
Destinations13
HeadquartersRosario, Argentina
Key people
  • Horacio Angeli
Websitewww.sol.com.ar
Sol Saab 340A

SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas[4] was an Argentine airline founded in 2005,[5] and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of Santa Fe Province, who sought to improve air connections between the cities of Córdoba and Santa Fe. It had its headquarters in Rosario.[6]

The airline filed for bankruptcy and ceased operation in January 2016.[3] At the time of closure, the airline's fleet was made up of Saab 340 A/B and Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.

Corporate affairs

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Key people

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As of November 2013, Horacio Gabriel Angeli held the company's chief executive and president positions.[7]

Destinations

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Sol Líneas Aéreas served the following destinations throughout its history:

Country City Airport name Refs
Argentina Bahía Blanca Comandante Espora Airport [8]
Argentina Bariloche San Carlos de Bariloche Airport [9]
Argentina Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newbery [8]
Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia General Enrique Mosconi International Airport [8]
Argentina Córdoba Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport [8]
Argentina Esquel Esquel Airport [9]
Argentina Mar del Plata Astor Piazzolla International Airport [8]
Argentina Mendoza Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport [1]
Argentina Merlo Villa de Merlo Airport [8]
Argentina Neuquén Presidente Perón International Airport [1]
Argentina Río Gallegos Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport [9]
Argentina Río Grande Hermes Quijada International Airport [9]
Argentina Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport [8]
Argentina San Luis Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda Airport [1]
Argentina Santa Fe Sauce Viejo Airport [8]
Argentina Trelew Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport [8]
Argentina Tucumán Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport [1]
Argentina Ushuaia Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport [9]
Argentina Villa Gesell Villa Gesell Airport [8]
Argentina Villa Mercedes Villa Reynolds Airport [8]
Uruguay Montevideo Carrasco International Airport [1]
Uruguay Punta del Este Capitan Corbeta C.A. Curbelo International Airport [8]

Fleet

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At time of shutdown:

SOL Líneas Aéreas fleet[10]
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Bombardier CRJ200 — 5[11] — 50 50[citation needed]
Saab 340 A/B 4 — — 34 34[citation needed]
Total 4 5

In 2015, the airline took delivery of the first of six CRJ200 aircraft (leased from Air Nostrum) that were to enter service from October 2015.[12]

Accidents and incidents

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Main article: Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428

18 May 2011: Flight 5428, a 1985-built Saab 340A, tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic Córdoba–Mendoza–Neuquén–Comodoro Rivadavia passenger service, crashed in Prahuaniyeu, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Los Menucos, in Río Negro Province, Argentina, while en route the last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident.[13][15][16][17][18][19][20] The cause of the accident had not been determined as of September 2011, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Timetable (Effective 5 September 2011)" (PDF). Sol Líneas Aéreas. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b https://extranet.eurocontrol.int/http://prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int/indicators/aircraft_operators_browse.jsp [dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "La aerolínea Sol confirmó el cese de actividades." Clarín iECO. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Condiciones del contrato y otros avisos importantes." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Sol, la única compañía aérea del interior" [Sol, the only Argentine interior's company]. La Nación (in Spanish). 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Contactos." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved 9 October 2010. "Casa Central - Domicilio legal Rosario: Entre Ríos 986 - CPA S2000CRR"
  7. ^ Yeo, Ghim-Lay (13 November 2013). "ALTA: Sol closes in on new turboprops". Flightglobal. Cancun. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Sol Líneas Aéreas frontpage". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d e De Santis, Juan Pablo (14 October 2014). "Sol Líneas Aéreas se achica y deja de volar a Santa Cruz y Tierra del Fuego" [Sol Líneas Aéreas downsizes and stops flying to Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived 15 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Sol Líneas Aéreas Fleet". ch-aviation GmbH. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015. 
  11. ^ "Argentina's Sol Líneas Aéreas to lease six Spanish CRJ-200s". ch-aviation GmbH. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015. 
  12. ^ "Sol Lineas Aereas". Airliner World: 15. October 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Paso a paso, cómo fue el vuelo fatal del avión de Sol" [The way the fatal crash was step by step]. Clarín (in Spanish). 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  14. ^ Accident description for LV-CEV at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 22 May 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Argentine plane crash kills 22". Air Transport World. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.(subscription required)
  16. ^ a b "22 dead as plane crashes in Argentina". Oman Daily Observer. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Argentina plane crash kills all 22 people on board". BBC News. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  18. ^ a b Quinones, Nelson (19 May 2011). "Plane crash kills 22 in Argentina". CNN International. CNN. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  19. ^ a b Faries, Bill; Orihuela, Rodrigo (19 May 2011). "Argentine Plane Crashes in Patagonia, Killing All 22 Passengers and Crew". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  20. ^ Warren, Michael (19 May 2011). "22 Dead in Plane Crash in Argentine Patagonia". The Guardian. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  21. ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (13 September 2011). "Sol Saab 340 suffered severe icing before fatal stall". Flightglobal. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
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