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'{{Short description|Venezuelan airline}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox airline | airline = Línea Aérea Conviasa S.A. | image = Conviasa Logo.svg | image_size = 250 | IATA = V0 | ICAO = VCV | callsign = CONVIASA | founded = March 31, 2004 | commenced = | ceased = | aoc = | hubs = [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] | secondary_hubs = [[Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport]] | focus_cities = *[[Augusto C. Sandino International Airport]] *[[La Chinita International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airports/maracaibo-la-chinita-airport-mar|title=Maracaibo La Chinita Airport Profile - CAPA - Centre for Aviation|website=Centreforaviation.com}}</ref> | frequent_flyer = Infinito | alliance = | subsidiaries = *EANSA *Emtrasur Cargo | fleet_size = 27 | destinations = 30 | parent = {{nowrap|[[Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport (Venezuela)|Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport]]}} | headquarters = [[Maiquetía]], [[Venezuela]] | key_people = Ramón Araguayan ([[CEO]]) | website = {{URL|http://www.conviasa.aero}} }} '''Línea Aérea Conviasa''' (legally '''''Con'''sorcio '''V'''enezolano de '''I'''ndustrias '''A'''eronáuticas y '''S'''ervicios '''A'''éreos, S.A.''<ref>"[http://portal.conviasa.aero/en/contactenos/correocorporativo Corporate Mail]." Conviasa. Retrieved on May 22, 2017. [http://portal.conviasa.aero/es/contactenos/correocorporativo Spanish page]</ref>) is a Venezuelan airline with its headquarters on the grounds of [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in [[Maiquetía]], [[Venezuela]], near [[Caracas]].<ref name="FI">{{Cite news|title= Directory: World Airlines|work=[[Flight International]]|page=68|date=April 3, 2007}}</ref> It is the [[flag carrier]] and largest airline of [[Venezuela]], operating services to domestic destinations and to destinations in the Caribbean and South America. ==History== ===Early years=== [[File:Conviasa Dash 7 Maharajh-1.jpg|thumb|A former Conviasa [[de Havilland Canada Dash 7]] approaching [[Piarco International Airport]] in 2006]] [[File:ConViasa 737-200 YV101T.jpg|thumb|A former Conviasa [[Boeing 737-200]] parked at [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in 2008]] In January 1997, Venezuela's former [[flag carrier]], [[Viasa]], ceased operations after 37 years of service due to prolonged financial problems. In May 2001, the idea to create a new flag carrier for Venezuela was proposed, but in December 2002, the project was put on hold until October 1, 2003. On March 31, 2004, then [[President of Venezuela]], [[Hugo Chávez]], signed a decree that formally established the airline. This decree was published in the nation's official gazette the next day. On November 28, 2004, Conviasa's inaugural flight was made with a [[De Havilland Canada Dash 7]] aircraft flying from the airport in Charallave to the [[Santiago Mariño International Airport]], on [[Isla Margarita|Margarita Island]]. On December 10, 2004, Conviasa formally began its national and international operations. Conviasa was originally run by the now defunct Ministry of Production and Commerce, but it has since been taken over by the Ministry of Infrastructure.<ref>[http://www.conviasa.aero/interna.php?id=10] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414063530/http://www.conviasa.aero/interna.php?id=10 |date=April 14, 2008}}</ref> On April 17, 2006, [[José David Cabello]] replaced Wilmer Castro Sotelo as head of Conviasa. On June 30, 2006, Jose David Cabello Rondon replaced Ramon Alonzo Carrizalez Rengifo as the Minister of Infrastructure and on July 18, 2006, Franklin Fernandez Martinez became president of Conviasa. ===Development since 2010=== [[File:Conviasa_Airbus_A340-211_Ramirez-1.jpg|thumb|Conviasa's sole [[Airbus A340-200]]. This aircraft was also the last of its type in commercial service]] Following the crash of [[Conviasa Flight 2350|Flight 2350]] on September 17, 2010, the government of Venezuela grounded all Conviasa flights so that it could perform a technical review of the airline's fleet. The airline said that the temporary suspension would remain in effect until October 1, 2010. Flights were then re-instated. Decree No. 7838 of the Official Gazette No. 39,558 published on Wednesday, provides for the appointment of Colonel citizen (AVB) Jesús Rafael Viñas García, President of the Venezuelan Consortium Trading Company Aircraft Industries and Air Services SA (CONVIASA) under the Ministry of Popular Power for Transportation and Communications. On April 3, 2012, Conviasa has been [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union|banned from flying to countries in the European Union]] because of safety concerns. It said that Conviasa failed to show it had taken adequate steps to prevent future accidents, but had this restriction lifted on 10 July 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/world/americas/venezuela-airline-banned-by-europe.html?_r=1&ref=americas|work=The New York Times|first=William|last=Neuman|title=Venezuela: Airline Banned by Europe|date=April 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-10/eu-removes-philippine-air-conviasa-from-access-blacklist.html EU Removes Philippine Air, Conviasa From Access Blacklist]" Bloomberg, 10 July 2013</ref> Conviasa is under the authority of the [[Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport]].<ref>"[http://www.mpptaa.gob.ve/images/organigrama1.png Organigrama]." () [[Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport]]. Retrieved on April 17, 2012.</ref> The airline is owned by the Venezuelan government (80%) and the regional government of [[Nueva Esparta]] (20%). Conviasa has its headquarters on the grounds of [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in [[Maiquetía]], [[Venezuela]], near [[Caracas]].<ref>"[http://www.conviasa.aero/eng/contactos/contactos.php Contacts]." Conviasa. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.conviasa.aero/media/sede.php Sede Principal] {{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}." Conviasa. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. "Av. Intercomunal Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía Edf. Sector 6.3, Zona Estratégica, Lado Este del Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía, Adyacente a Tránsito Terrestre. Venezuela."</ref> Originally Conviasa had its headquarters on [[Margarita Island]].<ref>[[Bloomberg News]] and Wire Reports. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/576313941.html?dids=576313941:576313941&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+12%2C+2004&author=Bloomberg+News+and+Wire+reports&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=GLOBAL+BUSINESS&pqatl=google GLOBAL BUSINESS]." ''[[South Florida Sun]]''. March 12, 2004. 3D. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. "Conviasa which will have headquarters on the tourist island of Margarita."</ref> At one time Conviasa had its headquarters in the East Tower of Parque Central in [[Caracas]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070711062654/http://www.conviasa.aero/contactos/contactos.php Contactos]." Conviasa. July 11, 2007. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. "Dirección Sede Principal Av. Lecuna, Parque Central, Torre Oeste, Piso 49, Caracas, Venezuela."</ref> In August 2016, it has been reported that over 80 percent of Conviasa pilots quit their jobs due to low and outstanding payments and the airline had to reduce operations down to around 16 flights per day subsequently. Additionally, several of the company's aircraft have been stored unused since several months.<ref>[http://www.aerotelegraph.com/pilotenmangel-bringt-conviasa-in-schwierigkeiten aerotelegraph.com - "Pilot shortage puts Conviasa into struggle"] (German) 17 August 2016</ref> On May 5, 2017, Conviasa was forced to suspend all international operations due to a lack of foreign currency to pay for international aircraft insurance.<ref name="intsusp">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55732-venezuelas-conviasa-suspends-international-operations ch-aviation.com - Venezuela's Conviasa suspends international operations] May 9, 2017</ref> Also in May 2017, [[Wamos Air]] terminated its contract with Conviasa on short notice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://a21.com.mx/aerolineas/2017/05/19/wamos-air-anula-contrato-con-conviasa|title = Wamos Air anula contrato con Conviasa}}</ref> Wamos Air operated a single [[Boeing 747-400]] for Conviasa between Caracas and [[Madrid]].<ref name="intsusp"/> In autumn 2019, Conviasa started again many early terminated international routes back for its network. On February 7, 2020 the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") added Conviasa and its fleet of 40 aircraft to the [[Specially Designated Nationals]] list. In practice this makes it extremely unlikely that Conviasa will be able to source replacement parts for its fleet of airworthy and grounded B737 aircraft. Additionally, US Nationals are prohibited from flying on Conviasa's domestic and international flights. Finally, to the extent that other countries abide by OFAC policy, those countries (Brazil, France, UK) will refuse to sell Conviasa replacement parts for Embraer and Airbus aircraft, prohibit its nationals from flying Conviasa, and will cancel Conviasa-serviced routes to their respective countries (Panama, Mexico, Bolivia, and Ecuador).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20200207.aspx|title=OFAC Recent Actions}}</ref> In July 2020, Conviasa bought a 23-year old [[Airbus A340-300]] to supplement its single A340-200, as well as to reinforce air cargo and long radius.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://simpleflying.com/conviasa-a340-300/|title=Conviasa Takes Another Airbus A340|website=Simpleflying.com|date=10 January 2021|access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> In March and June 2022, Conviasa received two 20-year old [[Airbus A340-600]]s as part of the company’s fleet expansion, also announcing that the company will receive a A340-500 in the following months.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garbuno|first=Daniel Martínez|date=2022-03-22|title=Venezuela's Conviasa Launches A340-600 Flights With An Ex-Virgin Atlantic Aircraft|url=https://simpleflying.com/conviasa-launches-airbus-a340-600-flights-ex-virgin-atlantic-plane/|access-date=2022-06-26|website=Simple Flying}}</ref> Conviasa however, retired their last commercial A340-200 in October 2022.<ref name="end">{{Cite web|url=https://simpleflying.com/conviasa-ends-airbus-a340-200-passenger-operations/|title=Conviasa Puts An End To Global Airbus A340-200 Passenger Operations|date=2022-10-24|access-date=2022-10-24|website=Simple Flying}}</ref> This means Conviasa will be the only commercial operator that operated all models of the Airbus A340. ==Destinations== {{As of|2022|11}}, Conviasa serves the following scheduled destinations:<ref>[http://portal.conviasa.aero/en/ conviasa.aero - Flight Frequencies] retrieved March 21, 2022</ref> {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !style="background:#ff6714;color: white;"|Country !style="background:#ff6714;color: white;"|City !style="background:#ff6714;color: white;"|Airport !style="background:#ff6714;color: white;"|Notes !style="background:#ff6714;color: white;"|Refs |- |{{ARG}}||[[Buenos Aires]]||[[Ministro Pistarini International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Suspended}}||align=center|<ref name="Suspension">{{cite web|url=https://aero-naves.com/2022/06/27/conviasa-suspende-vuelos-a-argentina-chile-y-peru/|title=Conviasa suspende vuelos a Argentina, Chile y Perú|website=Aero-naves.com|date=27 June 2022 |access-date=June 27, 2022}}</ref> |- |{{ARU}}||[[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]]||[[Queen Beatrix International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |{{BOL}}||[[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]]||[[Viru Viru International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |{{BRA}}||[[Manaus]]||[[Eduardo Gomes International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |{{CHI}}||[[Santiago]]||[[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Suspended}}||align=center|<ref name="Suspension"/> |- |{{CHN}}||[[Guangzhou]]||[[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport]]||align=center|Via [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran]]||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviacionaldia.com/2022/07/conviasa-inauguro-vuelos-caracas-guangzhou.html|title=Conviasa inauguró nueva ruta entre Caracas y Guangzhou, China|website=Aviacionaldia.com|author=Dergam Mousa|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> |- |{{COL}}||[[Bogotá]]||[[El Dorado International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |{{CUB}}||[[Havana]]||[[José Martí International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |{{DMA}}||[[Roseau]]||[[Douglas–Charles Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |{{DOM}}||[[Santo Domingo]]||[[Las Americas International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |rowspan=2|{{ECU}}||[[Guayaquil]]||[[José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="Ecuador">{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/ecuador/por-estas-razones-el-consejo-de-aviacion-civil-de-ecuador-no-renovo-el-permiso-de-operacion-a-la-aerolinea-venezolana-conviasa-nota/|title=Por estas razones el Consejo de Aviación Civil de Ecuador no renovó el permiso de operación a la aerolínea venezolana Conviasa|website=Eluniverso.com|language=es|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> |- |[[Quito]]||[[Mariscal Sucre International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="Ecuador"/> |- |{{GRN}}||[[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]]||[[Maurice Bishop International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |{{IRN}}||[[Tehran]]||[[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/06/conviasa-resumes-flights-between-caracas-and-tehran/|title=Conviasa resumes flights between Caracas and Tehran|website=Aviacionline.com|date=20 June 2022 |access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> |- |rowspan=3|{{MEX}}||[[Cancún]]||[[Cancún International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Mexico City]]||[[Felipe Ángeles International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://simpleflying.com/venezuela-conviasa-mexico-city-new-airport/|title=Venezuela's Conviasa Sets Sights On Mexico City's New Airport|date=March 10, 2022|access-date=March 15, 2022|website=Simpleflying.com}}</ref> |- |[[Toluca]]||[[Toluca International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |{{NIC}}||[[Managua]]||[[Augusto C. Sandino International Airport]]||{{Airline focus}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2021/11/conviasa-retoma-sus-vuelos-a-nicaragua/|title=Conviasa retoma sus vuelos a Nicaragua|website=Aviacionline.com|date=15 November 2021|language=es|access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> |- |{{PAN}}||[[Panama City]]||[[Tocumen International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |{{PER}}||[[Lima]]||[[Jorge Chávez International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |{{QAT}}||[[Doha]]||[[Hamad International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviacionaldia.com/2022/12/conviasa-inauguro-ruta-directa-entre-caracas-y-doha-qatar.html|title=Conviasa inauguró ruta directa entre Caracas y Doha, Qatar|language=es|website=Aviacionaldia.com|access-date=December 3, 2022}}</ref> |- |{{RUS}}||[[Moscow]]||[[Vnukovo International Airport]]||align=center|Via [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran]]||align=center| |- |{{VCT}}||[[Kingstown]]||[[Argyle International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/04/conviasa-inaugurates-flights-to-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines/|title=Conviasa inaugurates flights to St. Vincent and the Grenadines|website=Aviacionline.com|date=29 April 2022|access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref> |- |{{ESP}}||[[Madrid]]||[[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/conviasa-ofrecera-un-vuelo-semanal-a-madrid/|title=Conviasa ofrecerá un vuelo semanal a Madrid|website=Elnacional.com|date=20 October 2022 |language=es|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref> |- |{{TTO}}||[[Port of Spain]]||[[Piarco International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |rowspan=29|{{VEN}}||[[Barcelona, Venezuela|Barcelona]]||[[General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Barinas, Barinas|Barinas]]||[[Barinas Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |[[Barquisimeto]]||[[Jacinto Lara International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Cabimas]]||[[Oro Negro Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |[[Canaima National Park|Canaima]]||[[Canaima Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Caracas]]||[[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center| |- |[[Carúpano]]||[[General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Ciudad Guayana]]||[[Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Coche Island]]||[[Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Coro, Venezuela|Coro]]||[[José Leonardo Chirino Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |[[Cumaná]]||[[Antonio José de Sucre Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Alberto Adriani Municipality|El Vigía]]||[[Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Gran Roque]]||[[Los Roques Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[La Fría]]||[[La Fría Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Punto Fijo|Las Piedras]]||[[Josefa Camejo International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Maracaibo]]||[[La Chinita International Airport]]||{{Airline focus}}||align=center| |- |[[Maturín]]||[[José Tadeo Monagas International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]]||[[Alberto Carnevalli Airport]]||{{Coming soon|Restart date TBA}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviacionaldia.com/en/2022/10/conviasa-to-resume-commercial-flights-to-merida.html|title=Conviasa to resume commercial flights to Merida, Venezuela|website=Aviacionaldia.com|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> |- |[[Porlamar]]||[[Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center| |- |[[Puerto Ayacucho]]||[[Cacique Aramare Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviacionaldia.com/en/2022/05/conviasa-will-resume-flights-to-puerto-ayacucho.html|title=Conviasa will resume flights to Puerto Ayacucho starting in June|author=Dergam Mousa|website=Aviacionaldia.com|date=7 May 2022 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref> |- |[[Puerto Cabello]]||[[General Bartolomé Salom Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |[[San Antonio del Táchira]]||[[Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |[[San Fernando de Apure]]||[[Las Flecheras Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |[[Santa Elena de Uairén]]||[[Santa Elena de Uairén Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |[[Santo Domingo, Táchira|Santo Domingo]]||[[Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[San Tomé, Venezuela|San Tomé]]||[[San Tomé Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |[[Tucupita]]||[[San Rafael Airport (Venezuela)|San Rafael Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Valencia, Carabobo|Valencia]]||[[Arturo Michelena International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| |- |[[Valera]]||[[Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |} ===Codeshare agreements=== Conviasa has codeshares agreements with the following airlines: *[[Iraqi Airways]] (planned)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviacionaldia.com/en/2021/04/conviasa-iraqi-airways-code-sharing.html#:~:text=The%20president%20of%20Conviasa%20and%20vice%20minister%20of,service%20between%20the%20Middle%20East%20and%20Latin%20America.|title=Conviasa and Iraqi Airways in talks to establish a code-sharing agreement|website=Aviacionaldia.com|date=23 April 2021|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> *[[Syrian Air]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/conviasa-syrian-arab-airlines-sign-code-share-agreement|title=Conviasa, Syrian Arab Airlines Sign Code-Share Agreement|website=Aviationweek.com|access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref> ==Fleet== ===Current fleet=== [[File:Conviasa Embraer 190AR taking off at Caracas.jpg|thumb|A Conviasa [[Embraer 190]] taking off from [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in 2014]] {{As of|2022|11}}, the Conviasa fleet includes the following aircraft:<ref name="VCV">{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Conviasa|title=Conviasa Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/ConViasa.htm|title=ConViasa Fleet - Airfleets aviation|website=Airfleets.net|access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" |+ Conviasa fleet |- !rowspan=2|Aircraft !rowspan=2|In<br>service !rowspan=2|Orders !colspan=4|Passengers !rowspan=2|Notes |- !<abbr title=First>F</abbr> !<abbr title=Business>C</abbr> !<abbr title=Economy>Y</abbr> !Total |- |[[Airbus Corporate Jets|Airbus ACJ319]] |1 |&mdash; |colspan=4|<abbr title="VIP configuration">VIP</abbr> |Operated for the [[Government of Venezuela]] |- |[[Airbus A340-300]] |1 |&mdash; |8 |28 |219 |255 | |- |[[Airbus A340-500]] |&mdash; |1 |colspan=4|<abbr title="VIP configuration">VIP</abbr> |To be operated for the [[Government of Venezuela]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/06/conviasa-takes-delivery-of-a-second-airbus-a340-600-from-mahan-air-and-programs-regular-flights-to-iran/|title=Conviasa takes delivery of a second Airbus A340-600 from Mahan Air and programs regular flights to Iran|website=Aviacionline.com|date=13 June 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref> |- |[[Airbus A340-600]] |2 |&mdash; |&ndash; |45 |263 |308 | |- |[[ATR 42-400]] |&mdash; |1 |&ndash; |&ndash; |42 |42 |Being restored to return to service<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviacionaldia.com/en/2022/10/conviasa-to-add-an-atr-42.html|title=Conviasa to add an ATR 42 to its domestic routes|website=Aviacionaldia.com|date=20 October 2022 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref> |- |[[Embraer 190]] |15 |&mdash; |&ndash; |&ndash; |104 |104 | |- |[[Embraer Lineage 1000]] |1 |&mdash; |colspan=4|<abbr title="VIP configuration">VIP</abbr> |Operated for the [[Government of Venezuela]] |- !colspan=8|Conviasa Regional fleet |- |[[Cessna 208B Grand Caravan]] |6 |&mdash; |&ndash; |&ndash; |12 |12 | |- !colspan=8|Emtrasur Cargo fleet |- |[[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-300M]] |1 |&mdash; |colspan=4|<abbr title="No Seats, Cargo Configurations">Cargo</abbr> |Detained at [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires-Ezeiza]] by authorities<ref>{{cite web|url=https://simpleflying.com/emtrasur-conviasa-boeing-747-argentina-venezuela/|title=Emtrasur's Drama: What Has Happened With Conviasa's Boeing 747 Stuck In Argentina?|website=Simpleflying.com|date=18 June 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref> |- !Total !27 !2 !colspan=6| |} ===Former fleet=== Conviasa had in the past operated the following aircraft:<ref name="VCV"/> {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" |+ Conviasa former fleet |- !Aircraft !Total !Introduced !Retired !Notes |- |[[Airbus A330-200]] |1 |2015 |2015 |Leased from [[Hi Fly (airline)|Hi Fly]] |- |[[Airbus A330-300]] |1 |2015 |2015 |Leased from [[Air Asia X]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsavia.com/conviasa-aumenta-voos-entre-caracas-e-madrid-com-a330-300-da-malasia/|title=Conviasa increases flights between Caracas and Madrid with A330-300 from Malaysia|language=Portuguese|website=Newsavia.com|date=28 February 2015|access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> |- |[[Airbus A340-200]] |1 |2007 |2022 |Last commercial operator<ref name="end"/> |- |[[ATR 42-300]] |2 |2006 |2010 | |- |[[ATR 72-200]] |3 |2007 |2013 | |- |rowspan=2|[[Boeing 737-200]] |14 |2004 |2012 | |- |1 |2019 |2019 |Operated for the [[Government of Venezuela]] |- |[[Boeing 737-300]] |4 |2005 |2016 | |- |[[Boeing 747-400]] |2 |2015 |2017 |Leased from [[Wamos Air]] |- |[[Boeing 767-300ER]] |1 |2014 |2015 |Operated by [[Blue Panorama Airlines]] |- |[[Bombardier CRJ700]] |4 |2009 |2019 |Leased from [[PDVSA]] |- |[[De Havilland Canada Dash 7]] |2 |2004 |2010 | |} ==Accidents and incidents== *On December 16, 2005, Conviasa Flight 2600, a [[De Havilland Canada Dash 7]] (registered YV-1003) with 36 passengers and 4 crew members on board, was forced to make a [[belly landing]] at Porlamar's airport when the landing gear failed to deploy. After circling Porlamar for an hour and a half to burn off fuel, the aircraft touched down without any injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.primera-clase.com/2005/12/16/avion-de-conviasa-aterrizo-de-emergencia-en-aeropuerto-de-margarita/|title=Avión de Conviasa aterrizó de emergencia en aeropuerto de Margarita|publisher=Primera-clase.com|access-date=2013-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910114207/http://www.primera-clase.com/2005/12/16/avion-de-conviasa-aterrizo-de-emergencia-en-aeropuerto-de-margarita/|archive-date=2012-09-10|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rescate.com/conviasa.html|title=Aterrizaje de Emergencia del YV-1003 en Margarita, Venezuela|publisher=Rescate.com|access-date=2013-08-31}}</ref> *On August 30, 2008, a [[Boeing 737-200]] (registered YV102T), took off from Caracas, and was bound to [[Latacunga]], [[Ecuador]], 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Quito. Three crew members (a captain, a first officer and a mechanic) were on board. The aircraft [[2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash|crashed in the mountainous area in Ecuador's Andes]], killing all the three people on board. The Boeing 737 had been stored for a while at Caracas. It was being ferried to Latacunga, reportedly underway to a new owner. *On September 13, 2010, [[Conviasa Flight 2350]], an [[ATR 42-300]] (registered YV1010) with 47 passengers and 4 crew on board, crashed shortly before landing. It was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from [[Porlamar]], [[Isla Margarita]] to [[Ciudad Guayana]].<ref name="BBC11289500">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11289500|title=Plane crashes in eastern Venezuela|publisher=BBC News Online|access-date=13 September 2010|date=14 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avherald.com/h?article=430e1137&opt=4096|title=Crash: Conviasa AT42 near Puerto Ordaz on Sep 13th 2010, impacted terrain|publisher=Aviation Herald|date=2010-09-13|access-date=2010-09-13}}</ref> There were 34 survivors and 17 fatalities.<ref name="conviasa01">{{cite web|title = Aumentan a 17 fallecidos por accidente de avión de Conviasa - El Universal Venezuela.|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/09/14/suc_ava_aumentan-a-17--falle_14A4468055.shtml|language=es|access-date=14 September 2010}}</ref> ==See also== *[[List of airlines of Venezuela]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *[http://www.conviasa.aero Official website] *{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071120020829/http://www.tsj.gov.ve/gaceta/Marzo/310304/310304-37910-07.html Part one of the decree that created Conviasa] *{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071120020845/http://www.tsj.gov.ve/gaceta/Marzo/310304/310304-37910-08.html Part two of the decree that created Conviasa] {{Portalbar|Venezuela|Companies|Aviation}} {{Airlines of Venezuela}} [[Category:Airlines of Venezuela]] [[Category:Airlines established in 2004]] [[Category:Airlines formerly banned in the European Union]] [[Category:Government-owned airlines]] [[Category:Vargas (state)]] [[Category:Venezuelan brands]] [[Category:Venezuelan companies established in 2004]]'