Línea Aérea Amaszonas

Amaszonas
IATA ICAO Call sign
Z8 AZN AMASZONAS
FoundedOctober 1, 1998
Commenced operations
2000
Ceased operations
August 8, 2023
AOC #791F491F
HubsEl Alto International Airport
Focus citiesViru Viru International Airport
AmasMiles
Subsidiaries
Fleet size3
Destinations6
HeadquartersSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Key peopleLuis Divino (Owner)
Mauricio Souza (CEO)
Websitewww.amaszonas.com

Línea Aérea Amaszonas S.A. 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. 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 and sold to businessman Luiz Divino in September 2023.

History

The company was founded on October 1, 1998, with operations commencing in 2000. Initially, Amaszonas operated chartered flights using a small fleet of Cessna 208 Caravan and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprop aircraft. In 2012, following the demise of AeroSur, five Bombardier CRJ200 were acquired from Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc. to launch scheduled passenger services. 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.

In late 2014, Amaszonas announced it would lease nine CRJ200 aircraft to expand its regional network and intended to fly to up to 40 destinations by 2017.

In 2015, Amaszonas purchased the Uruguayan airline BQB Líneas Aéreas, five 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.

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.

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.

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:

City Country Airport Status
ArgentinaBuenos AiresAeroparque Jorge NewberyTerminated
BoliviaCochabambaJorge Wilstermann International Airport
La PazEl Alto International AirportHub
OruroJuan Mendoza AirportTerminated
RurrenabaqueRurrenabaque AirportTerminated
Santa Cruz de la SierraViru Viru International AirportFocus city
SucreAlcantarí Airport
Juana Azurduy de Padilla International AirportTerminated
TarijaCapitán Oriel Lea Plaza AirportTerminated
TrinidadTeniente Jorge Henrich Arauz AirportTerminated
UyuniUyuni AirportTerminated
YacuibaYacuiba AirportTerminated
CobijaCaptain Aníbal Arab AirportTerminated
Santa Ana del YacumaSanta Ana del Yacuma AirportTerminated
ChileIquiqueDiego Aracena International Airport
ParaguayAsunciónSilvio Pettirossi International Airport
Ciudad del EsteGuaraní International AirportTerminated
PeruArequipaRodriguez Ballon International AirportTerminated
CuscoAlejandro Velasco Astete International AirportTerminated
UruguayMontevideoCarrasco International AirportTerminated
Punta del EsteCapitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International AirportTerminated

Interline agreements

As of April 2014, Amaszonas had interline agreement with the following airlines:

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.

Fleet

Amaszonas Bombardier CRJ200 at Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport in 2014

The airline's fleet previously operated the following aircraft:

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

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sale of Amaszonas is almost complete, says Bolivian government". Airdatanews.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ Home page. Amaszonas. Retrieved on 12 August 2021. "Calle 12, Esquina Sánchez Bustamante, Edificio Gogo N°799, Calacoto, La Paz, Bolivia"
  3. ↑ "Brazilian airline Nella announces purchase of Bolivian Amaszonas". SWI swissinfo.ch. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Amaszonas has new owner, made official by Nella Airlines Group". El Deber. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Profile for: Amaszonas". Aero Transport Data Bank. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Fighting for Survival Airliner World May 2016 pages 60-63
  7. 1 2 "Bolivia gets new scheduled carrier". volaspheric. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Airliner World: 15. January 2015. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Amaszonas confirmó adquisición de BQB. Comenzará a operar el 4 de mayo". 2015-04-18. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "NELLA Airlines, Regional/Commuter". 2021-07-29. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bolivia's Amaszonas sold to US-based NELLA Airlines Inc". 2021-08-11. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Mapa de Rutas". Amaszonas. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Amaszonas". www.amaszonas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  14. ↑ "Air Europa Routes and Destinations" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  15. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 5.
  16. ↑ "Amaszonas 2001 crash landing". Aviation Safety Network. 2001-07-10. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  17. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan CP-2412, Friday 21 January 2005". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  18. ↑ "Samuel Doria Medina sufre accidente de aviación". Bolivia.com (in Spanish). 21 January 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  20. ↑ "Amaszonas 2011 crash landing". Aviation Safety Network. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  21. ↑ "Avión de Amaszonas sufre percance en Riberalta" [Amaszonas plane suffers accident in Riberalta]. El Deber (in Spanish). 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  22. ↑ Hradecky, Simon (29 March 2018). "Incident: Amaszonas SW4 at Riberalta on Mar 29th 2018, runway excursion on rejected takeoff due to bird strike". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  23. 1 2 López Camacho, Enid (29 March 2018). "Incidente aéreo de Amaszonas en Riberalta deja un herido" [Amaszonas air incident in Riberalta leaves one injured]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.

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