GCA Airlines was registered with the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Ibague on August 17, 2017, and permits were also requested from the Colombian Civil Aeronautics on August 30 of the same year in order to have its constitution as a transportation company approved, along with several national and international routes.[2] On that occasion, Civil Aeronautics approved its constitution as well as all the requested routes except for the Cali - Valencia route, which was postponed.
Initially, in the request submitted to Aerocivil, the Perales Airport in the city of Ibague was conceived as the airline's hub, but the delay in the modernization works of the airport limited progress in its certification, prompting the request for the transfer to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport.[3]
Although the Cali - Valencia route was postponed, it was reconsidered and approved by Aerocivil considering that it is a Colombian airline and the current restriction only applies to Venezuelan airlines until the moment in which reciprocity and equitable access issues are normalized the markets.
On April 25, 2022, GCA Airlines had suspended their operations due to financial difficulties.[1][5] The airline was completely folded in January 2023.[6]
airlines, gran, colombia, aviación, operating, colombian, airline, subsidiary, avior, airlines, registered, ibague, based, city, cali, with, alfonso, bonilla, aragón, international, airport, city, palmira, that, provided, services, city, from, santiago, cali, . Gran Colombia de Aviacion S A S operating as GCA Airlines was a Colombian airline subsidiary of Avior Airlines It was registered at Ibague based in the city of Cali and with a hub at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in the city of Palmira that provided its services to the city from Santiago de Cali Gran Colombia de AviacionIATA ICAO Callsign 9A GCA GRAN COLOMBIAFoundedAugust 17 2017Commenced operationsNovember 29 2019Ceased operationsApril 25 2022 1 HubsAlfonso Bonilla Aragon International AirportFleet size5Destinations7Parent companyAvior AirlinesHeadquartersCali ColombiaKey peopleJorge Luis Anez CEO Websitewww wbr gcaair wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editGCA Airlines was registered with the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Ibague on August 17 2017 and permits were also requested from the Colombian Civil Aeronautics on August 30 of the same year in order to have its constitution as a transportation company approved along with several national and international routes 2 On that occasion Civil Aeronautics approved its constitution as well as all the requested routes except for the Cali Valencia route which was postponed Initially in the request submitted to Aerocivil the Perales Airport in the city of Ibague was conceived as the airline s hub but the delay in the modernization works of the airport limited progress in its certification prompting the request for the transfer to Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport 3 Although the Cali Valencia route was postponed it was reconsidered and approved by Aerocivil considering that it is a Colombian airline and the current restriction only applies to Venezuelan airlines until the moment in which reciprocity and equitable access issues are normalized the markets On July 11 2018 the airline s first aircraft arrived at El Dorado International Airport a Boeing 737 400 that was later moved to Cali to start the certification procedures before the Civil Aeronautics On November 29 2019 the airline commenced operations with a flight between the Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali and the Rafael Nunez International Airport in the city of Cartagena 4 On April 25 2022 GCA Airlines had suspended their operations due to financial difficulties 1 5 The airline was completely folded in January 2023 6 Destinations edit nbsp A Boeing 737 400 and three Fokker 50s of CGA parked at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in 2018 By June 2021 GCA Airlines flew to the following destinations Country City Airport Notes Refs nbsp Colombia Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport Bucaramanga Palonegro International Airport Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport Hub Cartagena Rafael Nunez International Airport 7 Cucuta Camilo Daza International Airport Pereira Matecana International Airport 8 San Andres Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International AirportFleet editAs of April 2022 update GCA Airlines operated the following aircraft 9 GCA Airlines fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes C Y Total Boeing 737 400 2 2 12 132 144 Fokker 50 3 50 50 Never entered service Total 5 2See also editAvior Airlines List of airlines of ColombiaReferences edit a b Colombia s GCA Air suspends flight operations Ch aviation Retrieved April 25 2022 Aerocivil authorized a Venezuelan capital airline to operate from Ibague Revista Dinero August 31 2017 Retrieved August 22 2018 Minutes of the evaluation group for commercial air projects PDF September 4 2017 Retrieved 22 August 2018 GCA Airlines starts flying in Spanish Torre Eldorado November 28 2019 Retrieved November 28 2019 What happened to the flights of Gran Colombia de Aviacion GCA Airlines Nlarenas com Retrieved July 4 2022 Colombia s GCA Air folds returns B737 Ch aviation com Retrieved February 1 2023 The new airline that will start operating route Cali Cartagena aerolatinnews com El Espectador Retrieved November 20 2019 GCA Airlines Offers New Route From Pereira in Spanish Torre Eldorado Retrieved June 2 2021 GCA Airlines Fleet Details and History Planespotters net Retrieved April 24 2021 External links editOfficial Website Portals nbsp Colombia nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GCA Airlines amp oldid 1168998187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
