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CODE DATA


  • IATA Code: S3

  • ICAO Code: BBR

  • Callsign: Santa Barbara



HISTORY


The airline was established on 1 November 1995 and started operations on 1 March 1996 . It wholly owns Islas Airways .


SERVICES


Santa Barbara Airlines operates the following services (at January 2005):



The Airline plans to start new European routes to Portugal within the year 2006. A specific Destination within Portugal has not yet been announced.


FLEET


The Santa Barbara Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at November 09, 2005):


The brand-new Boeing 767-300ER Aircraft replaced the 2 older McDonnell Douglas DC-10 -30, which had suffered vast mechanical problems in the months prior to their retirement, causing them to be grounded on two occasions by the Venezuelan Government . Santa Barbara Executives promptly announced the timely Retirement of the venerable DC-10 's, a move that had been speculated and expected for several months. They also announced the decision to wet-lease 2 relatively new Boeing 767 Aircraft the same week, in mid-October 2005 . The 767-300ER's began service on November 2, 2005.

Santa Barbara, with the wet-lease of the 767 Aircraft , has become the Venezuelan Airline with the most modern fleet.


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