Aeronica

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Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaragüenses was an airline based in Managua in Nicaragua. It was established in 1981, however a 49% stake was taken by TACA Int'l in 1992.

1 Code Data
2 Services
3 Fleet
4 External links

[edit] Code Data

IATA Code: RL
ICAO Code: ANI
Callsign: Aeronica

[edit] Services

Aeronica operated domestic routes and international services to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Mexico and the United States. Aeronica became Nicaragua's airline after the demise of LANICA (Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua) right before the Sandinista revolution of 1979.

[edit] Fleet

The fleet included:

In 1981 a Boeing 727-025 (still current in 1991); a Boeing 737 and a Boeing 707.
In 1982 a Curtiss C-46
In 1983 a CASA 212 Aviocar 200
In 1985 a Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
In 1987 a DC-6BF
In 1988 a further DC-6
In 1990 an Antonov 26 and a Tupolev 154