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| Founded | 1 November 1995 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Simón Bolívar International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | La Chinita International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Alturas | ||||||
| Fleet size | 25+30 | ||||||
| Destinations | 14 | ||||||
| Parent company | SBA Airlines, C.A. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela | ||||||
| Key people | Francisco Gonzalez, President Santa Barbara Airlines | ||||||
| Website | SBA Airlines | ||||||
Santa Bárbara Airlines, abbreviated SBA Airlines,[1] is an airline based in Caracas, Venezuela. It operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main base is Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS), Maiquetía, with a hub at La Chinita International Airport (MAR), Maracaibo.
History
The airline was established on 1 November 1995 and started operations on 1 March 1996. It wholly owned Islas Airways until September 2006, when it was sold to the Canary Islands entrepreneurs group Grupo SOAC. The airline has confirmed their first Boeing 767-300 in the new livery, from former SmartLynx Airlines and its scheduled delivery is in June to begin flights to Madrid on 20 June.
Destinations
Fleet
The Santa Bárbara Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 22.9 years.[2][3] Further aircraft are leased out and are therefore not included in this list.
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Options | Passengers (First/Business/Economy) |
Range | Notes |
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| Boeing 757-200 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 200 | Long range | 5 Operational Support 1 2 in providing service to Iceland 3 in Miami 2 in Colombia |
| Boeing 767-300 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 270 | Ultra long range | Only operator in Latin America |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 2 | 1 | 0 | 270 | Ultra long range | 2 Operational 1 in Hangar 1 in miami 1 Iceland 1 serving in Chile |
| DC9-31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115 | Short - medium range | Operating flightsAserca Airlines |
| MD-80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150 | Short - medium range | Operating flightsAserca Airlines |
| MD-82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | Short - medium range | Operating flightsAserca Airlines |
| MD-83 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 165 | Short - medium range | operating Aserca Airlines flights |
| ATR 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | Short - medium range' |
Frequent flyer program
Privilege is the frequent flyer program for Santa Bárbara Airlines.
Accidents and incidents
On 21 February 2008 an ATR 42 propeller aircraft operating the Flight 518 from Mérida to Caracas, went missing shortly after taking off. Forty-three passengers and a crew of three, including two pilots and one flight attendant, were reportedly on board at the time of the accident. The remains of the aircraft were found the following day in a mountain range approximately 10 kilometers North-East of Mérida at an altitude of 12,000 feet (4,000m).
See also
- Aero Ejecutivos
- Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
- Aserca Airlines
- Avensa
- Avior Airlines
- Conviasa
- LAI - Linea Aerea IAACA
- LASER Airlines
- Linea Turistica Aerotuy
- Rutaca
- Servivensa
- Sol America
- Sundance Air Venezuela
- Transcarga
- Venezolana
- Vensecar Internacional
- Viasa
References
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
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