Private company
Aerolíneas de El Salvador
Salvadoran airline
AESA - Aerolíneas de El Salvador S.A. was a Salvadoran airline owned by the Government of El Salvador (55%) and LANICA (45%), operating weekly cargo and mail flights between San Salvador and Miami. In 1991, the airline was merged into TACA Airlines.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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AESA - Aerolíneas de El Salvador S.A. was a Salvadoran airline owned by the Government of El Salvador (55%) and LANICA (45%), operating weekly cargo and mail flights between San Salvador and Miami. In 1991, the airline was merged into TACA Airlines.2
Controversies and legal
Accidents and incidents
On February 13, 1965, a Curtiss C-46 Commando (registered YS-012C) suffered a failure on the left engine, shortly after taking off from Miami International Airport. The aircraft stalled and crashed near the end of the runway, killing both pilots.
On June 29, 1988, a Douglas DC-6B (registered YS-05C) had a stall and crashed shortly after taking off from El Salvador International Airport. The aircraft was destroyed, while both pilots were injured.
From Wikipedia’s article on Aerolíneas de El Salvador, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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Links
- WikipediaAerolíneas de El Salvador
- WikidataQ4688301
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsAerolíneas de El Salvador photo by calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0