Avensa

Avensa (Aerovías Venezolanas Sociedad Anonima) was a Venezuelan airline headquartered in Caracas. It was in the process of financial restructuring, after it went into bankruptcy due to poor management in 2002, with Santa Barbara Airlines taking over its routes, although a single Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia continued to carry the Avensa name in service until it was grounded for good in 2004. Avensa operated from its hub at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetía.

Avensa - Aerovías Venezolanas Sociedad Anónima
IATA ICAO Callsign
VE AVE AVENSA
FoundedMay 13, 1943 (1943-05-13)
Commenced operationsDecember 1943 (1943-12)
Ceased operationsDecember 31, 2004 (2004-12-31)
HubsSimón Bolívar International Airport
SubsidiariesServivensa
Fleet size3
Destinations7
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Websitewww.avensa.com.ve

Even though the airline ceased operations more than a decade ago, around Venezuela's airports, Avensa relics can be seen everywhere: old check-in signs, rusted luggage carts, derelict airplane stairways, the name still visible through cracked blue paint around Venezuela's airports.

Although Avensa was reported to be in the process of economical restructuring, as of 2023, the airline has not been able to return to the skies.

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