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(1) AVENSA (Aerovias Venezolanas, S.A.).
Ownership:
Routes: AVENSA's operations, which are
domestic only, serve the principal cities of the
55.45 percent private Venezuelan
populous northern and coastal regions of Ven-
37.05 percent US (Pan American World
ezuela in a generally east-west direction from
Airways)
the border of British Guiana to the Colombian
7.50 percent Government of Venezuela
border. Routes are regularly operated from
(through the airline LAV, which is
Guiria (opposite Trinidad), Maturin, and Ciu-
owned by the government)
dad Bolivar in the east to San Antonio in the
AVENSA was the first privately owned com-
far west of Venezuela, via the northern cities
mercial airline to be established in Venezuela,
of Caracas, Coro, and Maracaibo.
receiving its operating permit from the gov-
Equipment:
ernment in May 1943.
1 DC-4
14 DC-3
(2) TACA de Venezuela (Linea Aerea TACA
2 C-47 (cargo only)
de Venezuela, C.A.).
2 Lockheed Electra
Routes: TACA's principal domestic routes
1 North American AT-6
serve the same general area as those of
1 Stinson Reliant
AVENSA; i.e., the populous northern coastal
international services to Europe. To implement this
region of Venezuela. In addition to its pre-
permit CAVE organized an international division,
dominantly east-west routes in the north,
Aerovias Venezolanas Europa (AVE), and with two
TACA also operates from Caracas south to
leased DC-4 aircraft commenced weekly service to
Madrid, Paris, and Rome in mid-January 1950. In
San Fernando in central Venezuela, and from
June 1950 AVE was operating two weekly flights to
Ciudad Bolivar south to Icabaru on the Bra-
Lisbon, one flight continuing to Rome, the other to
zilian border. TACA operates one interna-
Madrid and Paris.
*
All airlines serving Caracas use Maiquetia Air-
tional route to the capital of Colombia, Bo-
port, near the coastal city of La Guaira.
gota, from Caracas and Maracaibo.
AIRLINES OF VENEZUELA
( October, 1949 )
Number
Airline
Unduplicated
Scheduled
of Aircraft
Ownership
Route Miles*
Miles per Week
(Various Types)
55.45% Private
AVENSA
1,833
62,279
21
37.05% U.S.
7.50% Gov.
42.8% Private
TACA
3,243
61,955
19
12.2% Gov.
45.0% TACA
LAV
7,308
84,774
34
100% Gov.
TOTAL
12,384
209,008
74
*
The term "Unduplicated" refers only to those route miles which
are not duplicated by an individual airline.
ORE Tr - 2250
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