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Intercontinental de Aviación

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Intercontinental de Aviación
IATA ICAO Call sign
RS ICT[1] CONTAVIA[1]
FoundedOctober 16, 1960
(as Aeropesca)
Ceased operations
February 2005
HubsEl Dorado International Airport
Secondary hubsAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations26
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Key peopleLuis Alfredo Gallego Ramos (General manager)
Employees~700 (1999)[2]
Websitewww.inter.com.co

Intercontinental de Aviación S.A. (English; lit. 'Intercontinental Aviation' and operated as INTER[3]) was a regional airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It operated domestic services and flights to neighboring countries. Its main hub was located at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, with a secondary hub at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali. The airline closed operations in 2005.

History

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A Curtiss C-46 parked at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in 1979

The airline was founded as Aeropesca Colombia on October 16, 1960, initially transporting fish and various goods.[2] Aeropesca began operating charter flights outside of Colombia by 1965, using a Curtiss C-46 Commando. It later ventured into the passenger market in late 1971, using two Vickers Viscounts from Aloha Airlines.[4]

After suffering from several accidents, the airline was sold to a group of shareholders who changed their name and image to Intercontinental de Aviacion in 1982. Only one Vickers Viscount and the Curtiss C-46 operated with the company.[4] A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 and another Vickers Viscount were purchased, and on June 3, 1983, it began operating from Bogotá to the west.

After changing shareholders in 1986, Intercontinental consolidated itself as a developing company and became a competitor for Avianca and SAM.[5] The airline began operating international flights in 1991, and more DC-9-15s were acquired, followed by two De Havilland DHC-8s. The Executive Class and VIP lounges began to be offered in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and Barranquilla.

In March 1999, the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority temporarily suspended Intercontinental's operating certificate due to disputes concerning airport and landing fees.[6] In October 2000, the airline attempted to modernize its fleet by purchasing Beechcraft 1900Ds and two Boeing 737-300s; however, neither type was ever operated.[2]

On October 14, 2004, the U.S. Department of the Treasury revealed that Intercontinental was financed and crontelled by members of the Norte del Valle cartel, which led the airline to be blacklisted with links to drug trafficking, along with 14 other bussinesses.[7][8] The Colombian government seize the airline in February 2005 and permanently immobilized the six aircraft it had at the time.[9][10]

Destinations

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Intercontinental operated scheduled flights to the following cities:[2]

National

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 Colombia

International

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 Cuba

 Ecuador

 Panama

 Venezuela

Fleet

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A Vickers Viscount taxiing at El Dorado International Airport in 1991

Aeropesca and Intercontinental consisted of the following fleet:[4][2]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On November 4, 1965, a Consolidated PBY Catalina (registered HK-811) went missing during a domestic flight. Four of the six occupants on board were discovered 9 days later near the Peruvian border.[15]
  • On July 11, 1966, a Curtiss C-46 Commando (registration HK-527) went missing over mountainous terrain during a flight from Bogotá to Buenos Aires. The aircraft was carrying eight bulls for an exhibition in Buenos Aires. All 8 occupants on board were killed.[16]
  • On January 5, 1974, a Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar (registered HK-1146) had a landing gear failure during takeoff at Bogotá. The aircraft returned to the airport and tried to land; however, the brakes were ineffective, causing it to overshoot the runway and come to rest in a drainage ditch.[17] All 5 occupants on board survived.
  • On August 14, 1978, a Curtiss C-46 Commando (registration HK-1350) flying in worsening weather conditions drifted off course during a flight from Bogotá to Tame and crashed into Mount Paramo de Laura near Tota, Colombia, killing all 18 people on board. Certified to carry only six passengers, it had 15 passengers on board at the time of the crash.[19]
  • On September 14, 1997, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 (registered HK-4062X) was on a flight from San Andrés to Pereira, via Bogotá. As the aircraft landed at Matecaña International Airport, the nose and left main undercarriage, followed by the right main undercarriage, collapsed.[23][24] All 39 passengers and 5 crew members survived. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off; however, it was preserved at Bojacá on private farmland for ground equipment.
  • On June 14, 2002, a DC-9-14 (registered HK-3859X) overshot the runway on landing at Benito Salas Airport. All 65 passengers and 6 crew members survived, while the aircraft was written off.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Chapter 3. ICAO Aircraft Company Three-Letter Identifier". Federal Aviation Administration (.gov).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Intercontinental de Aviación S.A". Volavi.co (in Spanish). Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  3. ↑ "INTER TENDRÁ OTRA IMAGEN:". Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). April 25, 1999.
  4. 1 2 3 "Aeropesca". Volavi.co (in Spanish). Retrieved March 11, 2006.
  5. 1 2 "EL DC9-15: IDEAL PARA COLOMBIA". Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). June 6, 1991.
  6. ↑ "AEROCIVIL LE CORTO LAS ALAS A INTERCONTINENTAL DE AVIACIÓN". Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). March 25, 1999.
  7. ↑ "Treasury Designates North Valle Drug Cartel Traffickers". Home.treasury.gov. October 14, 2004.
  8. ↑ "US Freezes Colombian Drug Cartel Leaders' Assets". Voanews.com. October 28, 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 "INTERCONTINENTAL PIERDE SUS ALAS POR VÍNCULOS CON EL NARCOTRÁFICO". Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). February 25, 2005.
  10. ↑ "Economic Sanctions Against COLOMBIAN DRUG CARTELS" (PDF). March 12, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  11. ↑ "INTER EN CÚCUTA:". Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). September 9, 1993.
  12. ↑ "NUEVO VUELO:". Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). March 21, 1991.
  13. ↑ "INTERCONTINENTAL, A RIOHACHA". Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). January 10, 2000.
  14. ↑ "INTER VUELVE A PANAMÁ". Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). August 19, 2002.
  15. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  17. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  18. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  19. ↑ Aviation Safety Network Accident Description
  20. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  21. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  22. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  23. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  24. ↑ "Crash of a De Havilland Dash-8-301 in Pereida". Baaa-acro.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
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  • Intercontinental de Aviación in Aviacol.net
  • Flight International, 5–11 April 2005
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