Línea Aérea Amaszonas

{{Short description|Bolivian airline}} {{ redirect|Amaszonas|similarly spelled "Amazonas"|Amazonas (disambiguation)}} {{infobox airline | airline = Amaszonas | logo = Línea Aérea Amaszonas logo.png | image = National Jet Express Embraer 190 VH-8EA Perth 2024 (01).jpg | destinations = 6 | IATA = Z8 | ICAO = AZN | callsign = AMASZONAS | founded = October 1, 1998 | commenced = 2000 | ceased = August 8, 2023 | parent = | headquarters = {{nowrap|Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia}} | alliance = | fleet_size = 3 | aoc = 791F491F | hubs = El Alto International Airport | focus_cities = Viru Viru International Airport | frequent_flyer = AmasMiles | subsidiaries = *Amaszonas Paraguay (2015-2018) *Amaszonas Uruguay (2016-2021) | key_people = Luis Divino (Owner)<ref name="sale"/> <br> Mauricio Souza (CEO) | website = {{URL|http://www.amaszonas.com}} }}

'''Línea Aérea Amaszonas S.A.'''{{#tag:ref|The name "Amaszonas" is a pun on the Spanish term "A más zonas", which means "to more zones". The pronunciation is nearly identical to "Amazonas", Spanish for the Amazon River, whose drainage basin covers northeastern Bolivia.|group="note"}} later operating as '''Amas Bolivia''' (legally as ''Compañía de Servicios de Transporte Aéreo Amaszonas S.A.'') was a regional airline based in Bolivia, headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra with its administrative center in La Paz.<ref>[http://www.amaszonas.com/ Home page]. Amaszonas. Retrieved on 12 August 2021. "Calle 12, Esquina Sánchez Bustamante, Edificio Gogo N°799, Calacoto, La Paz, Bolivia"</ref> It operated scheduled and chartered short-haul passenger flights throughout the northern and northeastern regions of the country as well as to neighboring Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile and Paraguay, with its network's hub that was located at El Alto International Airport. It was acquired by NELLA Airlines Group (a Brazilian-US holding company) in August 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/brasil-aviaci%C3%B3n_la-aerol%C3%ADnea-brasile%C3%B1a-nella-anuncia-la-compra-de-la-boliviana-amaszonas/46861072|title=Brazilian airline Nella announces purchase of Bolivian Amaszonas|access-date=2023-03-06|website=SWI swissinfo.ch|date=11 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and sold to businessman Luiz Divino in September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eldeber.com.bo/economia/amaszonas-tiene-nuevo-propietario-asi-lo-oficializo-nella-airlines-group_341650|title=Amaszonas has new owner, made official by Nella Airlines Group|access-date=2023-10-15|date=2023-09-29|website=El Deber|language=en-ES}}</ref>

==History== The company was founded on October 1, 1998, but flight services were only commenced in 2000.<ref name=atdb>{{cite web|title=Profile for: Amaszonas|url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Amaszonas&where=124256&luck=|publisher=Aero Transport Data Bank|access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> Initially, Amaszonas operated chartered flights using a small fleet of turboprop airliners of the types Cessna 208 Caravan and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.<ref name=rz>{{cite web|title=Information about Amaszonas|url=http://rzjets.net/operators/?show=3263|publisher=rzjets.net|access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> In 2012, following the demise of AeroSur, five Bombardier CRJ200 were acquired from Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc. to launch scheduled passenger services.<ref name=volaspheric>{{cite web|title=Bolivia gets new scheduled carrier|url=http://volaspheric.blogspot.de/2012/08/bolivia-gets-new-scheduled-carrier.html|publisher=volaspheric|access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> The first one of these 50-seat jet aircraft was put in service in late August on the La Paz-Santa Cruz de la Sierra route.<ref name=volaspheric/>

In late 2014, Amaszonas announced it would lease 9 CRJ200 aircraft to expand its regional network and intended to fly to up to 40 destinations by 2017.<ref>{{cite journal|title=|journal=Airliner World|date=January 2015|page=15}}</ref>

In 2015, Amaszonas purchased the Uruguayan airline BQB Líneas Aéreas, 5 days after the company shut down its operations due to a crisis that began in 2014. From May 4, the airline took over the routes operated by BQB before the closure of operations, which were Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and Silvio Pettirossi International Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lr21.com.uy/comunidad/1228105-amaszonas-confirmo-adquisicion-de-bqb-comenzara-a-operar-el-4-de-mayo|title=Amaszonas confirmó adquisición de BQB. Comenzará a operar el 4 de mayo|access-date=30 March 2018|date=2015-04-18}}</ref>

In August 2021, Nella Linhas Aéreas, a Brazilian-based company registered in the U.S., acquired 100% control over Amaszonas. Nella announced a strategic partnership with Boeing on July 29, 2021, expecting the delivery of a Boeing 737-500 in August, but it never happened.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/nella-airlines|title=NELLA Airlines, Regional/Commuter.|access-date=29 July 2021|date=2021-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/106781-bolivias-amaszonas-sold-to-us-based-nella-airlines-inc|title=Bolivia's Amaszonas sold to US-based NELLA Airlines Inc.|access-date=11 August 2021|date=2021-08-11}}</ref>

On August 8, 2023, Amaszonas temporarily suspended its operations after a dispute with its aircraft's lessor and the Bolivian government. By the following month, Nella ended up selling the airline to businessman Luis Divino.<ref name="sale">{{cite web|url=https://www.airdatanews.com/sale-of-amaszonas-is-almost-complete-says-bolivian-government/|title=Sale of Amaszonas is almost complete, says Bolivian government|website=Airdatanews.com|access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>

On November 19, 2023, the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics announced that Amaszonas' air operator's certificate was suspended, effectively ending their ability to operate and earn revenue.

==Destinations== By August 2023, Amaszonas offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:<ref>{{cite web|title=Mapa de Rutas|url=https://www.amaszonas.com/es-bo/destinos-bo|publisher=Amaszonas|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

===Interline agreements=== As of April 2014, Amaszonas had interline agreement with the following airlines:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amaszonas.com/en-us/about-amaszonas|title=Amaszonas|website=www.amaszonas.com|language=es|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref> *Air Europa *Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes

By January 2022, only Air Europa maintained an E-Ticket interlineal agreement which allowed the airlines to use the KIU System (Amadeus) to generate reservations in the domestic destination served by Amaszonas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aireuropa.com/en-us/flight-deals-to-air-europa-destinations|title=Air Europa Routes and Destinations|language=es|access-date=2022-01-02}}</ref>

==Fleet== [[File:Bombardier de Amaszonas.JPG|thumb|Amaszonas Bombardier CRJ200 at Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport in 2014]] The airline's fleet previously operated the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=5}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" |- !Aircraft !Total !Introduced !Retired !Notes |- |Bombardier CRJ-100LR |1 |2015 |2016 | |- |Bombardier CRJ-200LR |8 |2012 |2022 | |- |Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |3 |2000 |2008 | |- |De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 |2 |2017 |2023 | |- |Embraer 190 |6 |2019 |2023 | |- |Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner |3 |2004 |2018 | |- |}

==Incidents== *On July 10, 2001, at 16:47 local time, the two pilots of an Amaszonas Cessna 208 Caravan (registered CP-2395) carrying eleven passengers had to execute an emergency landing on a hill near Viacha, six minutes into a flight from La Paz to Rurrenabaque, due to an engine problem. When hitting the ground, the aircraft turned over and was destroyed, but all persons on board survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010710-0 |title=Amaszonas 2001 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=2001-07-10 |access-date=2013-02-03}}</ref> *On January 21, 2005, at around 10:00 local time, another Amaszonas Caravan (registered CP-2412) crash-landed, this time near Colquiri. The aircraft with two pilots and ten passengers on board had been on a chartered flight from La Paz to Sucre, when it encountered atmospheric icing conditions, thus being unable to maintain height. There were no fatalities, but as a consequence, Amaszonas was stripped of the allowance to operate Caravans on passenger flights. One of the survivors of the crash was Bolivian businessman and politician Samuel Doria Medina.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan CP-2412, Friday 21 January 2005 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322472 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2005 |title=Samuel Doria Medina sufre accidente de aviación |url=https://www.bolivia.com/noticias/autonoticias/DetalleNoticia24684.asp |access-date=28 April 2025 |website=Bolivia.com |language=spanish}}</ref> *On February 27, 2011, at 15:10 local time, an Amaszonas Fairchild Metro 23 (registered CP-2473) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20110227-0 |title=Accident Description Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=2011-02-27 |access-date=2013-02-03}}</ref> was substantially damaged when the left landing gear collapsed upon landing at El Alto International Airport. The aircraft carrying six passengers and two crew members had been on a scheduled flight from San Borja to Rurrenabaque when problems with the undercarriage occurred, leading the pilots to divert to La Paz. All persons on board survived the ensuing crash landing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20110227-0 |title=Amaszonas 2011 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=2011-02-27 |access-date=2013-02-03}}</ref> *On March 29, 2018, at 09:20 local time, an Amaszonas Fairchild Metro 23 (registered CP-2459) carrying 12 passengers and 2 crew suffered a bird strike on the right engine during takeoff at Riberalta Airport, causing the crew to abort takeoff resulting in a runway excursion. The flight was bound for Trinidad, Bolivia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-29 |title=Avión de Amaszonas sufre percance en Riberalta |trans-title=Amaszonas plane suffers accident in Riberalta |url=https://eldeber.com.bo/bolivia/avion-de-amaszonas-sufre-percance-en-riberalta_89039 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=El Deber |language=es-BO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hradecky |first=Simon |date=29 March 2018 |title=Incident: Amaszonas SW4 at Riberalta on Mar 29th 2018, runway excursion on rejected takeoff due to bird strike |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=4b6b04a9&opt=0 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=The Aviation Herald}}</ref> There were no fatalities and only minor injuries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=López Camacho |first=Enid |date=29 March 2018 |title=Incidente aéreo de Amaszonas en Riberalta deja un herido |trans-title=Amaszonas air incident in Riberalta leaves one injured |url=https://www.lostiempos.com/actualidad/economia/20180329/incidente-aereo-amaszonas-riberalta-deja-herido |access-date=25 July 2024 |work=Los Tiempos |language=es}}</ref> At the time, the executive director of Bolivia's Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics stated that Amaszonas had previously reported 11 incidents in their history.<ref name=":0" />

==See also== {{Portal|Bolivia|Aviation|Companies}} *List of defunct airlines of Bolivia

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Línea Aérea Amaszonas}} *[http://www.amaszonas.com/index.php?mc=204 Official website] {{in lang|en}} *[http://www.amaszonas.com/index.php?mc=70 Official website] {{in lang|es}}

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