COSTA RICA

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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 1998
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COSTA RICA
Linens Aereas Costarricerxses iLACSA,
Avenida la No. 39 E, Box 1531
San Jose, Costa Rica
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Officers:
Generai Manager:
Vice President,
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Assistant Manager
Operations Manager;
Ownership:
Principal stockholders:'
Robert E. Smith
Fernando Teran
Raul Gu rdiarz
Mario Sabor.o
Francisco Bonilla
Capt. Jorge Paris
Pan American. World Airways
40%
Costa Rican Government
20%
Sociedad industrial, Comercial
Agricola, a Costa Rican
corporation
TICA, a personal investment
company incorporated in
Costa Rica by Robert Z.
Srn=,th and wife
Z0%
130
Financial control: no information
Estimate of net worth.: $757,916. 26, as of 30 June 1953 (CAB Docket 6141;
Unduplicated route miles: 2, 397,
Equipment: 4 DC-3s, 4C-46s
Total company employees: 155
Pilots employed: 36
Carrier is affiliated with Pan American World Airways and serves Miami,
Florida, Havana, Cuba; Managua, Nicaragua; Panama City, Panama,
Mexico City. Mexico.
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EL SALVADOR
TACA International Airlines, S.A.
San Salvador, El Salvador
Officers:
President:
Exec Vice President:
Vice President-Traffic:
Vice President-
Operations:
Treasurers:
Secretary-
Directors:
Ricardo H. Kriete
George R. Woody (US'p
. Dan Brock !US)
Charles H. Strickland
William B. Daly
Enrique Canas
Ricardo H. Kriete
Francis H. Inge (US)
George R. Woody
Roberto Duenas
Ainor Keilhauer
vianuel Suarez A.
Ownership:
Principal stockholder: TACA Corporation (owned by Waterm4tn
Airlines) 98%
Financial control: TA A Corporation, and ultimately? Waterman Airlines
Estimate of net worth: $156, 177.92, as of 30 September 1953
(CAB Docket 5476)
Unduplicated route miles: 2, 566
Equipment: DC -4s
This also includes TACA de Mexico and TACA Corporation of the Republic
of Panama which are rot operating companies. TACA has New Orleans
and New York offices and is represented in the US by Waterman Steamship
Corporation, General Agents.
Besides San Salvador, TACA serves Mexico City, Belize, Guatemala City,
Tegucigalpa, Managua., San Jose and Panama City.
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.Empresa Guatemalteca de Aviacion (AviAteca)
I2~ Gape PonieRe 6
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Officers-
President- C apt Ricardo Rodriguez P
Auditor: Joaquin Cordova
International Opera-
tions Manager: Charles J. Hirst
Local Operations N.gr. M A. Ponciano
Maintenance Super--n
tendant: Cuitir:xtn~~ Lana.
Directors: L. A. Giron
J. A. itamire . Retana
Ricardo Rodriguez P.
Ownership: Guatemalan Government Jexpropriated 1946)
Financial control; Guatemalan Government
Estimate of net worth. no information
Unduplicated route miles: 3,752
Equipment: 7 C -47s; I C-46
Total company employees- _ 340
Pilots employed 20
Carrier serves only points within the Republic of Guatemala.,
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HONDURAS
Servicio Aereo de Honduras, S. A. (SAH A)
Avenida Colon y Cuarto Calle
Tegucigalpa, D.C., Honduras
Officers:
President: Carlos Izaguirre
Vocal lo: Horacio Maya Posas
Vocal 2o: Robert E. Smith
Vocal 3o: Edward C. Brice
Treasurer: Fernando Lardizabal
Secretary: Hernan Coello
(Above officers are Directors)
General Manager: Raul Zelaya R
Operations Manager: John B. Saidla
Chief Pilot: Jorge A. Torres
Legal Representative: Hernan Coello
Ownership:
Principal stockholders: Pan American World Airways 40%a
Honduran Government .20%
(remaining 40% of stock held by
71 shareholders?
Financial control: Pan American World Airways, which holds chattel
mortgages on most of'SAHSA's equipment.
Estimate of net worth: no information
Unduplicated route miles: 1, 266
Equipment: 4 DC-3s
Carrier's services incorporate the routes of TACA de Honduras; it
operates exclusively within Honduras.
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HONDURAS
Transportes Aereos Nacionales, S A. (TAN)
Tegucigalpa, D. C, 1 .. 11
Officers:
President & Gen. Mgr: Miguel Brooks
Vice President: Robert C. Forsblade
Secretary: Daniel Casco L.
Directors: Miguel Brooks
Robert C. Forsblade
Daniel Casco L.
Mdrald Connor
Joaquin Bonilla
J. Humberto Moradiagc,
C. N. Shelton,, US
Ownership:
Principal stockholders: Miguel Brooks 92%
C. N. Shelton 7%
Financial control: Miguel Brooks
Estimate of Net worth: $134, 694.48, as of 30 june 1953 (CAB Docket 6111)
Unduplicated route miles: 1, 180
.Equipment: 2 C -46s
Carrier serves Miami, Havana, San Salvador, Managua, Guayaquil and
Lima on a very infrequent schedule.
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NICARAGUA
Lineas Aereas de NicaraLua (La Nica)
Managua, Nicaragua
Officers.
General Manager.
Guillermo Xucla
Ownership:
Principal stockholders.
Gen. Anastasio Somoza, Presi-
dent of Nicaragua
40%
Nicaraguan Government
20%e
Pan American WoridAirways
201
Financial control: Probably exercised by General Somoza, if not by
virtue of his stock ownership, then by virtue of
his public office.
Estimate of net worth: no information
Unduplicated route miles: 1, 184
Equipment: 7 C-47s; 1 Navion
Carrier is the only line serving interior points in Nicaragua and serves
the area on a very frequent basis. It also flies once weekly to San Jose,
Costa Rica.
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Compani,a Pana.mena de Aviacion (COPA'
ca .aventua veru
Panama City. R. P,
Officers.
President.
Vice President:
Secretary.
Treasurer:
General Manager.
Directors-
Ownership-
Principal stockholders.
Ricardo Arias, Jr.
Carlos Icaza A.
Roberto Huertematte
Florencio Icaza
Raymond A. Norton
Ricardo Arias, Jr.
T. Gabriel Duque
Roberto Huertematte
Florencio Icaz.a
Carlos Icaza
Pan American World Airways
Various Panamanian citizens
33%
b7%
Financial control. Probably exercised by Pan American World Airways,
with which COPA is associated.
Estimate of net worth: no information
Unduplicated route miles: 542
This carrier operates to points within the Republic of Panama only.
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Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia, S. A.! (AVIANCA)
Parque ae Santander
Bogota, Colombia
Officers:
President:
Commercial Vice Pres. :
Exec. Vice President;
Financial Vice Pres.:
Secretary:
Directors:
Ownership:
Principal stockholders:
Gregorio Obregon Pochet
H. Max Healey
Jorge Gonzalez P.
Fernando Carrizosa H.
:olio Barriga Alarcon
Gregorio Obregon Ppchet
Juan Pablo Ortega
Juan Uribe Holguin
Julio Mario Santodomingo
Alfredo Vasquez Carrizosa
Jesus Maria Marulanda
Pan American World Airways
40%
LANSA
9%
J
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3%
uan
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Financial control: Probably Pan American World Airways
Estimated value of assets: $Z0, 187, 704.40 (1952) /State despatch 1139,_
Bogota, 25 June 19521
Equipment: 8 DC-4s; 17 DC-3s; 2 Lockheed Constellations; 2 PBY-5s;
2 C-54s; 9 C-47s; -5 C-46s.
Total company employees: 3, 700
Pilots employed: 91
Carrier is associated with Pan American World Airways and is the largest
airline in Colombia. It serves, in addition to Colombian cities, Miami and
New York; Panama City, Panama; Lisbon, Portugal; Paris, France; Rome,
Italy; Hamilton, Bermuda; Ponta Delgada, Azores and Cuenca, Guayaquil,
Manta, Quito and Tulcan, Ecuador, carrying passengers, cargo and mail.
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C? L C . ~~ . A
Linens fi.erea s Naciona.l :s,
Calle 34, No. 45_23 -
ala.rrangtdlla, Colo.z:bia
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A. ':LA i. SA i
6
Officers (1953):
Chair.mao,
General Manager
Commercial Manager:
Technical Director!
Directors
Enrique A. de la i:osa
Sales Pretelt
Alcides do lapriella
Jorge Correa S,
CQregorio Obrcgcn P. (Prv-sident, AVlAi'.J,-A.-
Jtrge Gonzalez .Fiedralita
Octavio Hernandez
Pedro M. Cbregon
F ulg encio Fernandez J.
Ownership; AVIANCA owns 99, 998Z%0 of the stock
Financial control: A.` IAI`-;'CA
Estimated value of assets.
1, 689, 619, 50 (19-i.1; / ~itate dr p stK',h 1128, _
] ogota4 Z 7 :arch 1951 r
Unduplicated route miles 5, 081
Equiprrient, 12 #)C-3s; 4 C-47s
Total company employees: 59Z
Pilots employed; 68
Carrier serves Colombian cities for passengers, cargo and mail.
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3 ci cdad Aeron ica de hlirrma4 S. A.
C llw 19a No. 6-39-41
l~~rt;ot Colombia
Officer8
F? Y'wu id ent'
,Y irat Vice President.
Chief of Operations;
Con-u ercial Supt.
,:yaintenance Supt.
Trafzic .h' anager;
Directors-.
Jaime Reyes Patria
:tenjarrin Trujillo L.
Raul Garavita
Hernando Hurtado
Alfonso Hernandez R.
Alberta Gomez R,
Alfonso l:: orero R,
Guillerrxso i'4.olano C. Chaim-naax
Delia Suarez Trujillo
Manuel Guillermo Torres
Fernando Car. rizosa y.
Ajustin Aljure
Guillermo Angelo :Ruiz
Ownership:. Purchased in 1.95 by AVIANCA
Financial control., .A VL .NCA
Estimated value of assets-. $720.0O0.00 (before purchase by AVIANCA.)
/State despatch 1128. flogota, 27 March 19511
Unduplicated route miles: -85
Eq,dprrient~ 3 DC-3s; Z C-47s
Total company employees,. 137
Pilots employedz 6
Carrier serves Bogota, Girardoto Ibague and Medellin (Colombia) for
passengers and cargo.
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Aer i de Colombia, Ltda.., 'ALR.QTAXL)
Call.e I'll, No. I3-609 Room 2IZ
Bo
gota. Colombia
>ecretary General, Antonio Munoz T..
Manager: l-l.erbert Wild
Directors. Herbert Wilds Chairman
Jorge llesttrepo Ho os
:ale jandro Angel
Rodrigo Mendez
Fernando Carrizosa
Gabriel Calle
Ownership: All A:: RCTA I stock is owned by A";1L 'X;A or officials
of AVIANCA,
Financial eontroi A Y1Aa+CA
Estimated value of aasets. $160, 000.00 J State despatch 1128, Bogota
27 March l"' 1 /
quacpAg'd J e Vy a Lea5n i s I tiOAxdu n gtiorser,-)an
Total company employees; z l
Pilots employed; 7
Carrier serves Colombian cities with passengers, cargo and mail.
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Lineas interamericanas ."Lereaa. S.A. (i4A)
Avenida Jimenez, No. 8-60
Bogota, Colombia
Offic.e.rs
President & men. Mg;
r
`ti ;e Pros. e Traffic
M+Ag r?
Chief of Operations
IIaintcn.ance Supt.!
Chief Pilot;
Secretary General:
Directors.
Ernesto Murillo F.
C
Carlos Rey ltoa.iero
Jeronin o Diaz Grarrados
Heliodoro Diaz Garcia
Justino Diaz Garcia
7 :'n ilia Correa
Heliodoro Diaz , arci ., Chairman
Luis C. Medina
Comez Zapata
Ows!rorship, Major stockholders are Sressd Ernesto Murillo F, , Carlos
Rey aioxnero, Ueliodoro Diaz Garcia, and le-ronicno Diaz
Cranados and their wives. Each family holds 3(i0 shares
of stock.
Financial control; Major stockholders, who are also officials of the company:
Estimated value of assets;
$345, 600. 00 (1951) /State despatch l 128, Bogota,
27 March 1951/
Equipment, 3 G -46s
Total company employees:
106
Pilots employed. 12
Carrier serves Barranquilla, Bogota. and 1'ledellin, carrying cargo and
passengers.
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Aso+ciacion Interamericana de Aviacion9f L.tda., (AID A)
Calle 129 No. 8-11
Bogota,, Colombia
Officers,,
1 4anager:
Submanager:
Chief of Operations.
Chief Pilot:
Directors
Ownership:
Principal stockholders.
Miguel Dun it E.
1' arnando .DERP,it
Pedro Vargas Col.
Capt. Wilhelm .' .
Miguel .Gun it. I%, a
l:lonorato Z. opinosa
Rarnon Gonzalez
Octavio G:~o a gales
Julio Blanco
Miguel Dumit z},
Lieberman
Chairman
76,,
(A11 stock owned by Coloinbii n nationals)
Financial control. Miguel Durrrit K.
Estimate of net worth, no information
Equipment.- Z P13Y -5As
Total company employees,.,. 21
Pilots employed. 1
Serves Colombian cities for passengers and cargo,
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Taxi Aereo Santander (TA~),.ANZIIILR)
Apartado Postal No. 688
Bucaramanga,, Colombia
Officers:
"pane?a.l Mana,g r!
/t.rlnf.inistrator?
Chief of :perataans
and Pilot;
aint.anancc Supt.
Di rectors':
Gonzalo S, Calvih .
L, Alberto M-orales
zNIa,jor Alberto Farada
Rafael y. lanco Ca
it~?Tia to S '~_ar3t.1vi , Kxa: .Y~.E ]:~ r
L. Alberto I?+ .oral ,s
zv~n rs:aipa ,onxalo S. Ualvia owns all stock of
gtiiprnexat, I Stinson 108.3; 4 dei-?aviIland Beaver DI C-
s otal company ernployemea.;
Pilots employed: 4
Carrier serves ;iucaramanga, 13 arrancabermeja, Puerto Wilclae,s, Zap.atoca
and other cities on s. cargo taxis basis.
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Sociedad Occidental de Transporter Aoreos, L.tda. W : TA
Cai.la 9a, t To, 3.85 ..
Cali, Columbia
jff a rs;
General Manager: Luis Carlos Lon;toro L
'raffic Officer; Capt, Nelson Ar oroc.ho P.
Directors,, Capt. Bernardo :''s^.obedo I ., a 3= r~~uicl.c;n~t
Manuel Londono 1.
Edgar Calda s P,
Owner'ship; no inforrnation
Financial control. no irifor.-nation
Estimate of not worth:, no infer matiou
quip rn.entis 3 i,a~...r My~ r`.,L. 1*..{ ~Q ? r T
a ~ 1'#i' ~'Yrtienp l L;"---64 -lc~ ward
Carrier operates a "taxi" and cargo service from Cali to =asC:-a Pcpayan;:
Buenaventura and Turnaco,
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"Burrito", S. A.
Apartado Aereo 905
i.'"edellin, Colombia
r;ic:erar
residentz
' ict Pre ident?
rh&cx of ':paI'atiolls
i xR... `i1ot;
yt i iY:4)'??. lk:e Supt
.: 1 4 Ctors-:,
Owr,2ralip<
l'rincipal atockholders;;
r? nton'to J. Zulu aga
%arrion Cana .ares
T. ewis tCCS)
R11c nzo f , oet ~ a
Taylor I
u.iilerr o Villa. E.
.arr~1 Care.t.arrs
Henry M.. Levi
Aiatonio J. u1uaa;a G.
Arthur V.. Taylor
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