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| Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Simón Bolívar International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||
| Key people | Boris Serrano (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | flyestelar | ||||||
Aerolíneas Estelar (formerly Estelar Latinoamérica C.A.) is a Venezuelan airline headquartered in Caracas operating out of Simón Bolívar International Airport.
History
The airline was founded in 2009. Its first flights were to Porlamar and within months it commenced a route to and from Maracaibo. It was a charter flight company, until it managed to consolidate itself over the years.
On November 6, 2017, the Chilean airline Latin American Wings terminated the contract with Estelar for non-payment, which caused passengers on the Santiago route to be stranded for three days at the airport.
In December 2017, Estelar announced its first intercontinental route from Caracas to Madrid, Spain. Therefore, it expanded its narrow-body fleet with an Airbus A340-300 leased from Hi Fly Malta. The route to Madrid was operated with three weekly frequencies, replacing the old route operated by Conviasa. It also flew to Buenos Aires, with three frequencies a week. In July 2019, the airline leased an Airbus A380-800 from Hi Fly Malta because the leased A340 it had was under repairs, making Estelar the hemisphere's first airline to operate the aircraft type.
Destinations
As of November 2023, Estelar serves the following domestic and international scheduled destinations:
Interline agreement
Fleet
Current
As of November 2024, the Estelar fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | — | — | 388 | 388 | Leased from Iberojet |
| Airbus A350-900 | 1 | — | 32 | 400 | 432 | Leased from Iberojet |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | — | — | 118 | 118 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | — | — | 148 | 148 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | — | 144 | 144 | |
| Total | 6 | — | ||||
Former
Estelar had operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Airbus A340-300 | 1 | 2019 | 2020 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
| Airbus A380-800 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
Accidents and incidents
- On March 19, 2018, a Boeing 737-300 (registered YV2918) burst both tires on the right main gear after landing at Simón Bolívar International Airport. No one on board was injured and the aircraft was repaired.
- On March 18, 2020, a Boeing 737-300 (registered YV-642T) was flying from Buenos Aires to Caracas when it was diverted to Cacique Aramare Airport due to atmospheric pressure issues, according to the airline.
See also
References
- ^ "Aerolíneas Estelar". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "ESTELAR LATINOAMÉRICA – Air World Services EN". aws-aws.com (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "The drama of the travellers of LAW and Estelar". runrun.es (in Spanish). 29 September 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ch-aviation.com - Venezuela's Estelar launches first route to Europe 16 December 2017
- ^ Thiago Vinholes (July 16, 2019). "Airbus A380 debut in Venezuela". Airdatanews.com.
- flyestelar.com - Destinos (Spanish) retrieved 10 June 2018
- "Venezuela: Estelar suspends flights to Bogota". Aviacionline.com. 2 January 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- "Aerolíneas Estelar retomará sus vuelos entre Caracas y Santiago de Chile". Aviacionaldia.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- "La venezolana Estelar suspende sus ventas en Europa". Reportur.com (in Spanish). 26 September 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- "Llega Airbus a Venezuela que cubrirá la ruta Caracas-Madrid. A partir de hoy". Diarioelregionaldelzulia.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- "Estelar Adds Caracas – Barinas Service From April 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- "Venezuela: Estelar inaugurates flights to San Antonio del Táchira". Aviacionline.com. 4 October 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- Dergam Mousa (December 7, 2023). "Aerolineas Estelar and Aeroregional sign interline agreement". Aviacionaldia.com.
- "Nuestra Flota". flyestelar.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- "Estelar Latinoamerica Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- "Incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- "Incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
External links
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