Avianca Fokker 50 HK-4468

Fokker 50 Avianca
 
Registration: HK-4468
Type: F-27-050
Engines: 2 × PWC PW127B
Serial Number: 20300
First flight: Jul 26, 1994
 
Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A., "Airways of the American Continent") is a Colombian airline. It has been the flag carrier of Colombia since 5 December 1919, when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its main hub at El Dorado International Airport. Avianca is the largest airline in Colombia and second largest in Latin America. Through SCADTA, Avianca is the world's second oldest extant airline after KLM, and celebrated its 100th anniversary in December 2019. It is the oldest airline in the Western Hemisphere. It became an official member of Star Alliance on 21 June 2012.