Vertical de Aviación

Vertical de Aviación

Founded	1982
Ceased operations	August 2023[1]
Hubs	El Dorado International Airport
Fleet size	26
Headquarters	Bogotá, Colombia
Website	www.verticaldeaviacion.com

Vertical de Aviación S.A.S. was a charter airline based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. As the name implies, it flew mainly helicopters, but the company also operated fixed-wing aircraft such as the Jetstream 32.

Although the company transported passengers and cargo, it had a much broader business model and scope focusing on Defense, Oil, Logistics, and Government sectors.[2] During 2017, it operated in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Nigeria, Mexico, and Bolivia and has operated in Afghanistan through U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition contracts. [3]

History

Vertical de Aviación was founded in 1982, operating Bell helicopters.[4] It was the first Colombian airline to operate Russian helicopters transporting passengers and cargo.

In August 2023, the company was liquidated.[1]

Fleet

Vertical de Aviación MI-171

As of 2017, the company's fleet was composed of the following:

• 12 MI-171
• 4 Mil Mi-8 MI-171A1
• 4 MI-8 MTV
• 2 Sikorsky S-76d

Fixed wing

• 4 BAe Jetstream J-32 (turboprop aircraft)

References

1. "Vertical de Aviación no va más, la Supersociedades ordenó su liquidación". 28 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
2. "Operaciones y Aereonave". Retrieved 5 February 2017.
3. "Vertical-de-aviacion". Retrieved 5 February 2017.
4. "Login required". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2023-01-25.

External links

• Vertical de Aviacion Official page