| Airline: | Avianca Honduras |
| Iata: | WC |
| Icao: | ISV |
| Callsign: | ISLEÑA |
| Founded: | 1981 (as Isleña Airlines) |
| Hubs: | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport |
| Frequent Flyer: | LifeMiles |
| Alliance: | Star Alliance |
| Parent: | Avianca Group |
| Headquarters: | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Key People: | Arturo Alvarado Wood (Founder) Frederico Pedreira (CEO) |
Isleña de Inversiones S.A. de C.V. branded Avianca Honduras was a regional airline based in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It offered mostly scheduled and chartered passenger flights out of its hub at Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport.[1] It was one of the most successful airlines in the country and in the Central American region, as it was part of Grupo TACA. It was one of the seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, etc.) in the Avianca Group of Latin American airlines.
The airline was founded as Isleña Airlines in 1981 by Arturo Alvarado Wood in the city of La Ceiba. It began operations on March 31, 1981 with a Cessna 206 between La Ceiba and Roatán. Their central office was formerly located in La Ceiba and its hub at Golosón International Airport.
In 1998, Grupo TACA acquired a 20% stake in the company, and began operating under the TACA Regional banner.[2] In 2014, Isleña was unified with the rest of TACA's subsidiaries into the Avianca Holdings, being renamed Avianca Honduras.
By October 2018, Avianca Honduras had suspended its routes until further notice.[3] In March 2020, the airline retired is remaining aircraft and transferred its operations to Avianca.[4]
As of March 2020, Avianca Honduras operated to the following destinations:
Further destinations were served by chartered flights.
Throughout is existence as Isleña Airlines, the airline operated the following aircraft:[5] [6] [7]