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Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | September 27, 2006 | ||||||
Hubs | Barinas Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
Destinations | 13 | ||||||
Headquarters | Barinas, Venezuela | ||||||
Key people | Arnaldo Bazzichelli (President) |
LAI – Línea Aérea IAACA (legally Industria Aero Agrícola C.A.) was an airline based in Barinas, Venezuela.
History
The airline was founded in 1992 as a cropdusting company. It later turned into an air taxi service. LAI became a regular airline in 1995.
The airline stopped operating on September 27, 2006, after financial problems. After the cessation, a group wanted to make an airline label to achieve and reach number one among passenger airlines, to connect the tourist destinations from and to Venezuela, with a modern fleet and high-tech equipment.
Destinations
LAI operated to the following destinations:
- Venezuela
- Acarigua (Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport)
- Barcelona (General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport)
- Barinas (Barinas Airport) Hub
- Caracas (Simón Bolívar International Airport)
- Carúpano (General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport)
- Ciudad Bolívar (Tomás de Heres Airport)
- Cumaná (Antonio José de Sucre Airport)
- Guanare (Guanare Airport)
- Güiria (Güiria Airport)
- Maturín (José Tadeo Monagas International Airport)
- Mérida (Alberto Carnevalli Airport)
- Porlamar (Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport)
- Valera (Antonio Nicolas Briceño Airport)
Fleet
Linea Aerea IAACA included the following aircraft:[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 104.
- ^ "Linea Aerea IAACA Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved May 3, 2020.