Page 1 of 2
Avianca S.A. (Spanish acronym: Aerovías del Continente Americano, formerly Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia) is an airline that serves as the the flag carrier of Colombia. Avianca was founded in Barranquilla in 1940, as a result of the merger of Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transporte Aéreo or SCADTA (founded in 1919), and Servicio Aéreo Colombiano or SACO (founded in 1933). Today its main operation base and headquarters are in Bogotá, adjacent to the El Dorado International Airport. Avianca is owned by the National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers and by South American conglomerate Synergy Group. [Wikipedia]
