Amaszonas Uruguay
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| Founded | April 2015 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 2016 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | January 21, 2021 | ||||||
| Hubs | Carrasco International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Jet Class Miles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Parent company | Línea Aérea Amaszonas | ||||||
| Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||
| Key people | Sergio de Urioste (Manager) | ||||||
| Website | amaszonas.com | ||||||
Amaszonas Uruguay was the flag carrier airline of Uruguay. The airline operated commercial passenger services out of its hubs at Carrasco International Airport and Laguna del Sauce International Airport to most major South American destinations, as well as several secondary destinations in the Southern Cone.
History[edit]
In April 2015, the Bolivian airline Línea Aérea Amaszonas reached an agreement with the Uruguayan company BQB Lineas Aereas, thus obtaining the transfer of its permits to enter the aforementioned airline's airspace and changing its name to Amaszonas Uruguay in exchange for maintaining 30 employees of this airline. The airline announced the suspension of operations on November 19, 2020.[1] The airline officially ceased all operations on January 21, 2021.[2][3]
Destinations[edit]
Amaszonas Uruguay flew to the following destinations:[4]
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Fleet[edit]
Current Fleet[edit]
As of January 2021, Amaszonas Uruguay's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer 190 | 1 | 1 | 110 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | ||
Former fleet[edit]
Amaszonas Uruguay formerly operated the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardier CRJ100LR | 1 | 2016 | 2020 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200ER | 1 | 2017 | 2020 |
Incidents[edit]
- On November 9, 2017, a Bombardier CRJ-200ER (registered CX-SDU) was operating Flight 749 from Asuncion, Paraguay to Montevideo, Uruguay. It suffered a tire explosion at the gate, damaging another aircraft and seriously injuring a ground worker. The worker was taken to a military hospital where he had both legs amputated. The airline postponed all operations on November 10 and reestablished services the next day.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Amaszonas Uruguay suspends operations". Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "IATA suspends Amaszonas Uruguay from BSP". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Amaszonas Uruguay is out of the IATA BSP". Aviacionnews.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Route map".
- ^ a b "Amaszonas Uruguay Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Accident: Amaszonas Uruguay CRJ2 at Montevideo on Nov 9th 2017, tyre explosion on the ground causes amputation of both legs of ground worker". The Aviation Herald. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
External links[edit]
Media related to Amaszonas Uruguay at Wikimedia Commons
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