What is Avianca?
[[File:PR-AVB@ CGH 17AUG14 (15421142739).jpg|thumbnail|An Avianca airplane at [[São Paulo]]]] [[Image:Avianca Logo.svg|right|200px]] '''Avianca''' is the national and largest airline of [[Colombia]]. It is the second oldest airline in the world. It began flying in 1919.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xixerone.com/en/worlds-oldest-airlines/|title=The World's Oldest Airlines|first=|last=xixerone|date=7 February 2015|publisher=}}</ref> Avianca has grown to become one of the largest airlines in the [[Americas]]. It flies to 121 cities with over 140 airplanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avianca.com/ec/en/experience/during-the-flight/fleet/|title=Our fleet Avianca|website=www.avianca.com|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2019-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704024516/https://www.avianca.com/ec/en/experience/during-the-flight/fleet/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, [[TACA Airlines]] and Avianca were combined to create a single airline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/avianca-confirms-39strategic-merger39-with-taca-333194/|title=Avianca confirms 'strategic merger' with TACA|first=Brendan|last=Sobie|date=7 October 2009|website=Flightglobal.com}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Commons cat-inline}} {{Star Alliance}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Airlines of South America]] [[Category:Star Alliance]] [[Category:1919 establishments]] [[Category:1910s establishments in Colombia]] [[Category:IATA members]] [[Category:Companies of Colombia]]