¿Sabíso a flight from Barranquilla to Guayaquil was the first international destination that operatedó Avianca in its history? At that time as SCADTA.
Have passed 100 años and a few months since Avianca has flown the skies of Américh and the world, Within this history, Ecuador has always been very present and has been fundamentally key to the development and positioning of the airline.ínea.
Are youí that today we review a very interesting fact and that perhaps, few I knowían, Guayaquil was Avianca's first international destination.
Guayaquil first international destination
Avianca has operated towards Ecuador 91 of the 100 añthose who areán commemorating. Together, The first flight between Barranquilla and Guayaquil was carried outó the 10 June 1928 in grandfatherón baptized as “The Atláantique”, I saw oneón Junker F-13.
Subsequently and after the necessary procedures, the 22 from December to 1928, víby contract, rights are granted to SCADTA (name I was born withó Avianca) to exploit the routes, frequencies, planes, pilots and passengers to and from Ecuador.
At least, así is what the story tells, port to autonomousíto of 500 miles náutica of the Junker F-13, it is certain that the avión madeó some intermediate stop for the 960 miles náUticas who buy a direct flight between both cities.
I couldíWe love to speculate a stop in Cali or Tumaco (más probable because it is coast) for fuel loading flying at no más de 5.000 feet high as ceiling mámaximum of service, pero máwith detalles de la operationón could not be found.
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With registration A-29 and C-29, name ‘Atláantique’ and Junkers F13 model, The date of his first flight was 12 of April 1928 and registration or núseries grouper was 2023 themselvesún records available.
Poco más history of Avianca in Ecuador
Avianca was always present in Ecuador, where it even arrivedó to operate the Bogot routeá – Quito – Cuenca and return between the 60s and 70s, route that without a doubt for today will beívery peculiar.
At 2010, Avianca Holdings acquires the airlineínea AeroGal with which it begins operations in the domestic marketéstico of Ecuador. AND, on 2014 the airínea is renamed Avianca Ecuador.
The first fatal Avianca accident in Ecuador occurred on 02 May of the year 1950, on the Quito route – Guayaquil with Douglas DC-3 equipment, The accident occurred in the west of the province of Bolivar in the Andes mountain range. There were no survivors.
Do you have more information? I hadn't heard it.
very good data…congratulations and thanks
The truth is that there are out there, a lot of misinformation regarding the history of Colombian aviation and airline officials, in its immediacy, They do not know about it and they do not investigate its veracity to make their publications., although there have been many people who have corrected them on several occasions. But you can corroborate the information specifically about it on Google news-El Tiempo, locating the dates of the 14 of June, of the 4 and of the 29 July 1928. All the best!
The flight took place on Tuesday 12 June between the cities of Buenaventura and Guayaquil (7 hours and 15 minutes), leaving at 9:00 a.m. on the “Atlantico” plane whose registration was C-29. The contract with the Ecuadorian authorities was signed on 3 July 1928 and the first flight that was made to inaugurate the biweekly service between Barranquilla and Guayaquil, was carried out 28 of the same month on the “Boyacá” plane piloted by Herbet Boy
The flight took place on Tuesday 12 June between the cities of Buenaventura and Guayaquil, on 7 hours and 15 minutes. The flight took place on Tuesday 12 June between the cities of Buenaventura and Guayaquil (7 hours and 15 minutes), leaving at 9:00 a.m. on the “Atlantico” plane whose registration was C-29. The contract with the Ecuadorian authorities was signed on 3 July 1928 and the first flight that was made to inaugurate the biweekly service between Barranquilla and Guayaquil, was carried out 28 of the same month on the “Boyacá” plane piloted by Herbet Boy
Hello Jorge, Thank you very much for the information and further details., that I even requested from the airline. The information published here is based on the airline's history book, where they talk about Barranquilla – Guayaquil as the first flight of SCADTA's international commercial type.