Aero Ejecutivos
Encyclopedia
Aeroejecutivos is a small airline
based in Venezuela
providing a scheduled service, tourist and charter flights. The current situation of this airline is a bit unclear. Some of its DC-3's are stored in Miami.
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Aeroejecutivos also offers charter
services using leased aircraft
, including jet aircraft
.
Aeroejecutivos' fleet is constituted exclusively by 4 DC-3 aircraft, making it one of the few airlines in South America
and the only one in Venezuela
, to fly classic aircraft in their normal scheduled flights.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
providing a scheduled service, tourist and charter flights. The current situation of this airline is a bit unclear. Some of its DC-3's are stored in Miami.
Destinations
Scheduled services are operated as follows (at September 2006):- Maiquetia to Los Roques ArchipelagoLos Roques ArchipelagoThe Los Roques islands are a federal dependency of Venezuela, consisting of about 350 islands, cays or islets. The archipelago is located 80 miles directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight, has a total area of 40.61 square kilometres.Being almost an untouched coral reef,...
, once daily and twice during the high season. - Maiquetia to El Yavi, AmazonasAmazonas (Venezuelan state)Amazonas State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided.The state capital is Puerto Ayacucho. The capital until the early 1900s was San Fernando de Atabapo. Although named after the Amazon River, most of the state is drained by the Orinoco. Amazonas State covers a total surface...
, once daily - Maiquetia to CanaimaCanaima National ParkCanaima National Park is a 30,000 km² park in south-eastern Venezuela that borders Brazil and Guyana. It is located in Bolívar State, and roughly occupies the same area as the Gran Sabana region....
, once daily
Fleet
For scheduled services, Aeroejecutivos uses a Douglas DC-3Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
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Aeroejecutivos also offers charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
services using leased aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
, including jet aircraft
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
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Aeroejecutivos' fleet is constituted exclusively by 4 DC-3 aircraft, making it one of the few airlines in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and the only one in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, to fly classic aircraft in their normal scheduled flights.