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Founded | 1929 (as Aerovías de Guatemala) March 14, 1945 (as Aviateca) | ||||||
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Hubs | La Aurora International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Mundo Maya International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | LifeMiles | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate) | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Avianca Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||||
Key people | Frederico Pedreira (CEO) | ||||||
Founder | Alfredo Denby Chattfield | ||||||
Website | avianca |
Aviateca S.A. branded Avianca Guatemala is a regional airline headquartered in Guatemala City.[1] Aviateca was under government ownership and remained so until 1989 when it joined the Grupo TACA alliance of Central America and was privatized. It was fully integrated into TACA, operating under the TACA Regional banner, which later merged with Avianca.