SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas"Condiciones del contrato y otros avisos importantes." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved 19 May 2011. was an Argentine airline founded in 2005, and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of Santa Fe Province, who sought to improve air connections between the cities of Córdoba and Santa Fe. It had its headquarters in Rosario."Contactos." Sol Líneas Aéreas. Retrieved 9 October 2010. "Casa Central - Domicilio legal Rosario: Entre Ríos 986 - CPA S2000CRR"
The airline filed for bankruptcy and ceased operation in January 2016."La aerolínea Sol confirmó el cese de actividades." Clarín iECO. Retrieved 17 January 2016. At the time of closure, the airline's fleet was made up of Saab 340 A/B and Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.
Corporate affairs
Key people , Horacio Gabriel Angeli held the company chief executive and president positions.
Destinations Sol Líneas Aéreas served the following destinations throughout its history:
CountryCityAirport name RefsArgentinaBahía BlancaComandante Espora AirportBarilocheSan Carlos de Bariloche AirportBuenos AiresAeroparque Jorge NewberyComodoro RivadaviaGeneral Enrique Mosconi International AirportCórdobaIngeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportEsquelEsquel AirportMar del PlataAstor Piazzolla International AirportMendozaGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMerloVilla de Merlo AirportNeuquénPresidente Perón International AirportRío GallegosPiloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRío GrandeHermes Quijada International AirportRosarioIslas Malvinas International AirportSan LuisBrigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda AirportSanta FeSauce Viejo AirportTrelewAlmirante Marcos A. Zar AirportTucumánTeniente General Benjamín Matienzo International AirportUshuaiaUshuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International AirportVilla GesellVilla Gesell AirportVilla MercedesVilla Reynolds AirportUruguayMontevideoCarrasco International AirportPunta del EsteCapitan Corbeta C.A. Curbelo International Airport
Fleet At time of shutdown: + SOL Líneas Aéreas fleet AircraftIn fleetOrdersPassengersNotesCYTotalBombardier CRJ200—5 —5050Saab 340 A/B4——3434Total45 In 2015, the airline took delivery of the first of six CRJ200 aircraft (leased from Air Nostrum) that were to enter service from October 2015.
Accidents and incidents
18 May 2011: Flight 5428, a 1985-built Saab 340A, tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic Córdoba–Mendoza–Neuquén–Comodoro Rivadavia passenger service, crashed in Prahuaniyeu, south-west of Los Menucos, in Río Negro Province, Argentina, while en route the last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots. All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident. The cause of the accident had not been determined as of September 2011, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.
See also
Transport in Argentina
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