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Aviones Comerciales de Guatemala

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Aviones Comerciales de Guatemala
Founded1954
Operating bases
HeadquartersGuatemala City, Guatemala

Aviones Comerciales de Guatemala (Avcom) is[1] a charter airline based in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It was established in 1954. It operates domestic charter services and was associated with Grupo TACA.[citation needed] Its main base is La Aurora International Airport.[2]

Fleet

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Avcom DHC-7 at La Aurora International Airport in 2012

The fleet of Avcom consisted of the following aircraft (as of March 2007):[2]

Accidents and incidents

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On February 16, 1996, a DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 (registered TG-JAK), was on a ferry flight from Guatemala City to Cancábal crashed. On approach, the captain descended into the clouds below MDA. The aircraft contacted with trees and crashed, killing the 2 occupants on board.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Avcom - Aviones Comerciales de Guatemala". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. ^ a b Flight International, 27 March 2007[full citation needed]
  3. ^ "AVCOM - Aviones Comerciales De Guatemala- Accident & incidents". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.