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AeroGal was founded in November 1985 by Ecuadorian businessman Carlos Serrano Lusetti to offer air transportation of passengers and cargo in Continental Ecuador and the Galapagos Archipelago. It began operating in 1986 with 2Dornier Do 28s with a capacity for 12 passengers each.
In October 2009, AeroGal was 80% taken over bySynergy Group and announced its merger withAvianca andTACA Airlines.[3] With the merger, the company expanded its connections to Europe. It also merged withVuelos Internos Privados, being the first Ecuadorian company of this firm. The codes shared with this airline were still preserved in Aerogal's image, but since it merged withAviancaTaca Holding, it was part of the same company.
Avianca invested US$7.2 million to strengthen and modernize the company. Despite the purchase by Avianca, AeroGal continued using its separate identity until June 18, 2014, when the airline was renamed toAvianca Ecuador and continues to operate in Ecuador. On June 18, 2014, AeroGal was renamed under the brand Avianca Ecuador, but the official name was not changed accordingly until early 2018, when the company was officially renamed toAvianca Ecuador S.A.[4]
On October 28, 1997, aFairchild Hiller FH-227D (registered HC-BUF) was carrying company staff and equipment to the provisional operations base atAmbato. The approach was flown at 100 knots. The touchdown was very late, with just 900 meters of the runway remaining. A fine ground pitch was selected, but the aircraft overran the runway and fell into a deep ravine.[19] All seven occupants survived with various injuries.
On May 2, 2009, aBoeing 757-200 (registered HC-CHC) was taking off fromJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, when its right engine suffered repeated compressorstalls and lost power. The crew reduced the thrust on that engine to idle, leveled off, and returned to Guayaquil for a safe landing about 13 minutes later.[20]
On September 19, 2010, AeroGal'sBoeing 767-300ER (registered HC-CIJ) was involved in a near-miss atJohn F. Kennedy International Airport. Initial reports by theNTSB indicated that the flight was cleared to land on runway 13L, but instead attempted to land on runway 13R. The runway was used by aJetBlue aircraft cleared for takeoff. The error was spotted by aDelta crew in line for takeoff, who relayed the information to the tower. The air traffic controller issued an order for the flight to turn immediately and was able to prevent the collision.[21]
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