Paranair
Paranair S.A. (legally Compañía de Aviación Paraguaya S.A.) is a Paraguayan airline based at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, in the country's capital of Asunción. It utilizes a fleet of Bombardier CRJ100/200 aircraft to operate scheduled flights between Paraguay and other South American countries.
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| Founded | 2015 (as Amaszonas Paraguay) October 15, 2018 (as Paranair) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | September 23, 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Asunción, Paraguay | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline was founded in 2015 as Amaszonas Paraguay, originally as a joint venture between Air Nostrum and Amaszonas.[1] As Amaszonas Paraguay, the airline's first flight took place on September 23, 2015.[2] On June 19, 2018, the airline announced its separation and independence from the Amaszonas group of airlines by rebranding the company as Paranair. The company's joint backers became Inversiones en Lineas Aereas Internacionales and Avmax Group Inc. from Spain and Canada respectively, with each company holding a 50% stake in Paranair.[3] Operations under the Paranair name began on October 15, 2018.[4]
Destinations
As of February 2022, Paranair offers or has previously offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[5]
Fleet
As of April 2021, Paranair operates the following aircraft:[10][11]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| Bombardier CRJ100LR | 1 | — | 50 | ||||
| Bombardier CRJ200ER | 2 | — | 50 | ||||
| Total | 3 | — | |||||
See also
References
- "Air Nostrum inicia operaciones latinas con Amazonas y Flyest" [Air Nostrum starts Latin operations with Amazonas and Flyest]. reportur.com.ar (in Spanish). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "Lanzamiento de Amaszonas Paraguay" [Launch of Amaszonas Paraguay]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Paranair será la nueva compañía aérea paraguaya" [Paranair will be the new Paraguayan airline]. Paranair (Press release) (in Spanish). Compañía de Aviación Paraguaya S.A. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- "Paranair es el nombre de la nueva aerolínea con bandera paraguaya" [Paranair is the name of the new airline with Paraguayan flag]. Contacto News (in Spanish). Contacto Editorial. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- "Paranair - Destinations". Paranair. Compañía de Aviación Paraguaya S.A. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "Paranair anuncia reinicio de vuelos a Aeroparque". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- "Paranair anuncia nueva ruta de Asunción a Santa Cruz de la Sierra". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- "Paranair anuncia vuelos de temporada a Floripa y Río". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Paranair lanza vuelos de verano Asunción – Punta del Este". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Paranair recibe nuevo Bombardier CRJ-200". Aeronauticapy. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Paranair Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
