Ventavia

Ventavia, officially Empresa Ventorana de Aviación SA, is a commercial with headquarters in Ascara, Montaña, Ventora. It is the second largest airline in the after Avensa. Ventavia was founded in in 1949 in Ascara, the country's financial hub, and began operations in 1950. The operates 74 aircraft to a variety of destinations predominantly in Ventora, Watan, and around the Abayadi Sea basin. In 2009, Ventavia joined the GlobalSkies and recognizes miles earned on alliance carriers with its own SkyRange (: Rango del Cielo). As of 2020, Ventavia employs 12,970.

In 1971, Ventavia bought Linea de Vuelo SA (lit. FlightLine). The wholly owned subsidiary provides aircraft services such as catering, cleaning, deicing, and. In 2011, Linea de Veulo began offering airport services, such as, management, and ground traffic control.

Destinations
Regularly scheduled service calls on 58 destinations, primarily around the Abayadi basin.

Current fleet
As of fall 2020, Ventavia has an operational fleet of 74 aircraft, including 69 passenger aircraft and 5 freighter aircraft.

Former fleet
Aircraft previously operated by Ventavia include:


 * Rocha-Contador
 * Rocha-Contador
 * Rocha-Contador
 * Rocha-Contador
 * Rocha-Contador

Cabins
Many of Ventavia's aircraft main cabins have 5-abreast seating arranged in a 3-2 configuration, with three seats on one side of the aisle and two seats on the other. First class cabins have two seats on each side of the aisle. Second class plus seats have more legroom and the seats themselves are typically more comfortable than standard second class seating.

Flights with 45-minute or longer duration typically offer a complimentary beverage and light snack service with alcoholic beverages available for purchase. Meal service may be available in the main cabin on flights lasting at least three hours, depending upon time of day. Alternatively, long-haul flights offer a more robust snack. First class patrons receive complimentary alcoholic beverages and higher caliber snacks and/or meal service, depending on flight duration and times. Various entertainment options may be available, either complimentary or for purchase, depending on flight length and service class.

Reward programs
First class passengers may take advantage of early boarding and also have priority for deboarding.

The airline's frequent-flier program, Rango del Cielo (lit. SkyRange), gives members priority boarding within their seating class. Members may also be able to upgrade their seating, depending upon availability. The upgrade may be complimentary or in exchange for a fee or banked miles in the rewards program. Furthermore, silver and gold tier members receive priority check-in, additional complimentary baggage allowances, and preferential seat assignments if flying in the main cabin.

Salón del Cielo (lit. SkyLounge) is the airline's airport lounge program. First class passengers and frequent flier program base members may purchase a day pass for lounge access. Silver and gold tier Rango de Cielo members have complimentary access to the lounges. Gold tier members may also bring a guest and bear no additional charges for taking advantage of the buffet and beverage services offered in the lounges.

Ventavia treats other GlobalSkies airline frequent-flier programs identically to its own program. In like fashion, Rango del Cielo members may use GlobalSkies airport lounges as if they were a SkyLounge.

Corporate affairs
The company has its head offices at Ascara Global Aerodrome, which it has occupied since it began operations in 1950. Since then, Ventavia has built an additional building for much of the administration, including finance, human resources, records, and SkyRange, the airline's frequent-flier program. Referred to as The Annex (El Anexo), the larger building also houses main offices for Linea de Vuelo.

Roberto Echevarría Bustos became the in 2018. Rocío Galabes Tondefo is the company's first female and has been managing director since 2011. Heliodoro Málajoz Cartarteixo is the managing director for Linea de Vuelo. He was appointed to the position in 2019.

In 1995, Ventavia spun off its reservations services into a wholly-owned subsidiary, Viajes Globales SA (lit. Global Travel). The new entity also strove to enter into the travel agency business. The move was largely unsuccessful due to competition in the travel industry and the challenges of the separate company managing Ventavia's bookings. Viajes Globales was liquidated in 2004, with the airline's reservation services brought back in-house.

Accidents and incidents

 * On July 1, 1967, flight 363, a, made an emergency landing at Somozas Global Aerodrome due to a fire in one of the engines. None of the 125 passengers and crew were injured by the incident but a flight attendant was hospitalized with hysteria afterward.
 * On October 28, 1984, flight 602, a, crashed into the sea on approach to Escalo Global Aerodrome killing 23 of 49 on board.
 * On August 8, 2018, flight 788, a, landed without a front landing gear at Ascara Global Aerodrome. Seven passengers and 2 flight attendants suffered minor injuries.