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Empresa Pública Nacional Estratégica Boliviana de Aviación, operating as Boliviana de Aviación or BoA, is the flag carrier airline of Bolivia and is wholly owned by the country's government. It was established in October 2007 and began operations in March 2009. The airline is headquartered in Cochabamba with its main hub at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport and focus cities at El Alto International Airport and Viru Viru International Airport. Most international flights, however, including long-haul services to Madrid and Miami, operate out of Viru Viru in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Boliviana de Aviación currently flies to 13 destinations in 5 countries and is the largest airline in Bolivia in terms of fleet size and passengers carried.

Boliviana de Aviación

IATA ICAO Callsign OB BOA BOLIVIANA
Founded	24 October 2007
Commenced operations	30 March 2009
Hubs	Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
Focus cities	El Alto International Airport Viru Viru International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Elévate
Fleet size	21
Destinations	19
Parent company	Bolivian Government
Headquarters	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Key people	Ronald Casso (CEO)
Revenue	Bs. 102 million (2014)[1]
Net income	Bs. 38.7 million (2014)[1]
Total assets	Bs. 629 million (2014)[1]
Employees	2,345 (2015)[1]
Website	www.boa.bo

The airline was established as a state-owned enterprise in 2007 under the government of president Evo Morales as the successor airline of former flag carrier Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, which ceased operations after 87 years of continuous operation and in 2011, following the demise of the country's second largest airline, AeroSur, Boliviana de Aviación expanded its network to international destinations and became the only major airline in Bolivia.

Boliviana de Aviación previously operated an all-Boeing fleet, which consisted of Boeing 737s and Boeing 767s and it recently ordered two Bombardier CRJ200 regional aircraft to begin regional services under the airline's new regional branch BoA Regional.[2] The airline is undergoing a major expansion, it is currently updating its Boeing 737 Classic fleet to newer Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft and is planning to add new destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean.[3][4]

In November 2014, the Boliviana de Aviación became a full member of the International Air Transport Association.[5][6]

History

Boliviana de Aviación BoA was created by means of the Supreme Decree Nº 29318 of October 24, 2007 as a Strategic National Public enterprise, under the order of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Services and Housing. It is supported with articles of association approved by means of Supreme Decree Nº 29482 of March 19, 2008. The airline's principal intention is to provide the State a direct mechanism of execution of the aeronautical politics and the democratization of the air transport in Bolivia.

It was established by the Bolivian Government under the president Evo Morales, replacing the troubled Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano as flag carrier. The president remembered that the state-owned airline was created to attend the country in emergency situations, like the bankruptctcy of the former flag carrier Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB), leaving hundreds of unemployed people. BoA's inaugural flight was made on 29 March 2009 connecting the cities of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. In 2010, BoA became the only airline in Bolivia to operate international flights outside Latin America after AeroSur ceased operations.

Expansion

Route expansion

In less than three months of operations (after its inaugural flight), Boliviana de Aviación extended its domestic network serving the city of Tarija.[7] In a gradual time the airline expects to extend its services to the principal cities in Bolivia to consolidate its presence in the national market.[7] The inaugural flight to Tarija was made from El Alto International Airport.[7]

Boliviana de Aviación operates a comprehensive network of scheduled domestic flights, covering all the principal cities of Bolivia. However the airline's fast growth allowed BoA to commence operating international routes. On 14 May 2010, Boliviana de Aviación received all the operative authorizations for flying internationally inaugurating its first international flight from Cochabamba to Buenos Aires.[8] In November 2010, the airline inaugurated its second international destination: São Paulo.[9] BoA currently offers daily non-stop service to Buenos Aires and five weekly frequencies to São Paulo.[10]

Following AeroSur's demise in 2012, BoA became the principal carrier of Bolivia, and leased an Airbus A330 to inaugurate the key link to Madrid, Spain in November 2012.[11] BoA later leased Boeing 767s to operate this flight.

Boliviana de Aviación also plans to open new service to Lima, Peru.[12]

Fleet expansion

Boliviana de Aviación started operations with two Boeing 737-300s.

• On 29 September 2009, BoA announced the arrival of its 3rd Boeing 737.
• On 14 April 2010, BoA received its 4th Boeing 737.
• In April 2011, BoA received its 5th Boeing 737, president Evo Morales celebrated the new acquisition and emphasized the positive results in the coverage of the internal market.[13]

Financial and operational performance

On 29 March 2009, Boliviana of Aviación (BoA) made its inaugural flight. To almost a year of the fact, the participation of the state company in the regular aeronautical market came to a close of 50% and utilities^{[clarification needed]} to some US$2.2 million.[14] Some domestic networks have been dominated by the services of BoA. Most of the airline's financial success is due to the 10% reduction of all its fares in domestic flights compared with AeroSur.[15]

Since 2010, the airline began taking leadership in some domestic routes, in decline of the private flag carrier AeroSur. According to the Authority of Inspection and Social control of Transport and Telecommunications (ATT), Boliviana de Aviación achieved the passengers' biggest quantity in three routes:[16]

• Cochabamba-Cobija (64%)[17]
• Cochabamba-Sucre (73%)[18]
• Cochabamba-Tarija (93%)[19]

Destinations

Boliviana de Aviación's main hub is in Cochabamba at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport. Its focus cities are La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Most international flights, including long-haul services to Miami and Madrid operate out of Viru Viru International Airport due to the airport's capability to handle larger aircraft.

Codeshare agreements

Boliviana de Aviación has codeshare agreements with the following airlines (as of January 2016):

• Iberia

Fleet

Current fleet

The fleet of Boliviana de Aviación includes the following aircraft as of December 2021:[20][21][22]

Boliviana de Aviación fleet

Aircraft	In fleet	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Airbus A330-200	—	3[23]	TBA	TBA	TBA
Boeing 737-300	7	—	—	138	138
Boeing 737-700	4	—	—	136	136
Boeing 737-800	4	—	—	168	168
Boeing 767-300ER	4	—	10	215	225
Bombardier CRJ200	2	—	—	50	50
Total	21	—

Former fleet

Since its inception, Boliviana de Aviación has operated the following aircraft:

Boliviana de Aviación former fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A330-200	1	2012	2013	Leased from Hi Fly
Boeing 737-500	1	2013	2015
Boeing 767-200ER	1	2013	2014	Leased from Omni Air International

Antonov An-148

The Bolivian Government and the Russian ambassador were negotiating the acquisition of the Antonov An-148 for official and civil uses.[24] Bolivia is interested in acquiring eight planes, one as the presidential carrier and seven to the state-owned airlines which are Boliviana de Aviación and Transporte Aéreo Militar. According to the negotiation, BoA would have receive four planes and TAM three planes of this type.[25] However, the negotiation depended on the cooperative advances between the Bolivian and Russian governments as regards a credit for US$250 million. Such plan has been postponed/canceled due to economic and technical unviability. [26]

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Boliviana de Aviación

Boliviana de Aviación, kurz BoA, ist eine staatliche bolivianische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Cochabamba.[1]

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- [en] Boliviana de Aviación

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[es] Boliviana de Aviación

Boliviana de Aviación (IATA: OB, OACI: BOV, indicativo: BOLIVIANA), comúnmente llamada BoA, es la aerolínea bandera de Bolivia; es propiedad del Estado boliviano.[2] Fue fundada el 24 de octubre de 2007 y comenzó operaciones el 30 de marzo de 2009. Su sede central se encuentra en Cochabamba, ubicada en el centro del país, y su centro de conexiones principal es el Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann,además de contar con el Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto de La Paz y el Aeropuerto Internacional Viru Viru de Santa Cruz de la Sierra como bases de operaciones secundarias. No obstante, la mayoría de sus servicios internacionales, incluyendo vuelos de largo alcance a Madrid y a Miami, operan desde el Aeropuerto Internacional de Viru Viru. Boliviana de Aviación vuela actualmente a 14 destinos en 6 países y es la aerolínea más grande de Bolivia en términos de número de flota y de pasajeros transportados. Boliviana de Aviación fue establecida en 2007 como compañía sucesora de la ex aerolínea de bandera Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, que dejó de funcionar después de 87 años de operación continua.[3] Inicialmente, la aerolínea comenzó a volar rutas nacionales, pero se expandió a destinos internacionales después de ocho meses desde el comienzo de sus operaciones.[4] En 2011, tras la quiebra de la segunda aerolínea más grande de Bolivia, AeroSur, Boliviana de Aviación se convirtió en la única aerolínea principal de Bolivia y en 2012, llegó a controlar el 82% del mercado aéreo de transporte de pasajeros.[5] Junto con Transporte Aéreo Militar, Boliviana de Aviación es una de las dos aerolíneas estatales de Bolivia.

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[fr] Boliviana de Aviación

La Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) est une compagnie aérienne publique bolivienne. Cette compagnie est créée en 2007 par le président Evo Morales en remplacement des compagnies Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano et Aerosur.

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[it] Boliviana de Aviación

Boliviana de Aviación, spesso definita semplicemente BoA, è la compagnia aerea di bandiera della Bolivia ed è interamente di proprietà del governo del paese. È stata fondata nell'ottobre 2007 e ha iniziato le operazioni nel marzo 2009. La compagnia aerea ha sede a Cochabamba mentre il suo hub principale è l'Aeroporto Internazionale Jorge Wilstermann. La compagnia vola verso 16 destinazioni in 5 paesi ed è la più grande compagnia aerea della Bolivia in termini di dimensioni della flotta e passeggeri trasportati.

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[ru] Boliviana de Aviación

Empresa Pública Nacional Estratégica Boliviana de Aviación, более известная под брендом Boliviana de Aviación — национальная авиакомпания Боливии, принадлежащая правительству страны[en]. Была основана в 2007 году и начала деятельность в 2009. Штаб-квартира авиакомпании находится в Кочабамбе, а главный хаб — в международном аэропорту имени Хорхе Вильстермана, хотя большинство международных рейсов, включая рейсы в Мадрид и Майами, выполняются из Виру-Виру и Санта-Круса-де-ла-Сьерра. Boliviana de Aviación в настоящее время выполняет рейсы в 5 стран и является крупнейшей авиакомпанией Боливии по размеру парка и количеству перевезённых пассажиров.

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