Avianca Ecuador A320neo N776AV Aerogal airplane retro painting Avianca

AeroGal takes off again with Avianca's retro plane

Avianca presentó on fifth ancestryón retro, this time paying tribute to the aerolínea ecuadorian Aerogal in a Airbus A320neo.

Avianca presentó the fifth grandfatherón of the collectionón retro with which the aerolínea commemorates the origin and history of aviationón Latin American and that isá time the image that AeroGal -today Avianca Ecuador– lucíto from the toñO 2008. It's about a Airbus A320neo, with marriageícula N776AV (arrivedó on 2018) that stands out in its tail the icónica iguana de Galápaid, on a blue background with flying frigates.

Previously the Aerolínea también develó vintage models TACA, Lacsa, Avianca and Aviateca.

The history of AeroGal

Before moving on, I invite you to enjoy a new Aero Report where I show you moreás details and informationón of the avión retro in honor of AeroGal on YouTube:

Aerogal it's an aerosolíEcuadorian company that was founded in 1985 by businessman Carlos Serrano Lusetti, initially operating with two Curtis C-46 and Douglas C-54, and later incorporatedó two Dornier D28 aircraft to expand the service focused on transportation toécargo and passenger prisoner within the paíyes and Galápaid.

Añundress themés, the airínea consolidó his positionón on the market with three Fokker Fairchild F-27 for the petr segmentóI read in The Coca and Sour Lake, achieving acceptanceón and the resources to incorporate your first and úNico Boeing 727-200 what to operateía.

On 2002, Aerogal startedó to expand by incorporating its first Boeing 737-200 to fly to Baltra and later establishing routes to destinations in Colombia and Perú. On 2005, the airíI don't incorporateó its first larger planesñor how they were Boeing 757 and later in the 2009 Boeing 767 for the route between Guayaquil and New York, All this úlast as the first “flirts” with Avianca.

On 2010, the purchase of Aerogal by Avianca – TACA, which were made of the greatestíto shareholding of the company.

Añor undressés, the company becameó in the airínea más big of the Ecuador and núaircraft grouper, by having 14 Boeing aircraft and 3 Dornier 328. Which were later replaced by seven A319s that arrived from the former Mexicana de Aviaci.ón and thus unifyingí the fleet only in airplanes Airbus.

On 2014, the compañíto exchangesó your name to Avianca Ecuador, as part of the integrationón de Aerogal en la aerolíNew Avianca, the first plane arrivingón with the painting of this in April 2015 on the Airbus A319 HC-CKN.

The trade name and radio called Aerogal end up disappearing on 17 July 2018, dándose theí the integration is finishedón of companies and closing 33 añhistory of a brand that representsó at Gal Islandsápaid throughout the regionón.

Today in Día, Avianca Ecuador operates flights to más de 6 destinations in Ecuador and offers international connections to 14 destinations in Américh latina, Américh from the North más connections to Europe and throughés of the Avianca network.

the painting process

At Avianca MRO, at the José International Airporté María Córdova, the airíI don't realize itó the process of paint to be requiredó of the work of 12 tétechnicians specialized in aircraft painting who were based on the painting of 2008, that there is alreadyíhas been applied toñthe atreás in these same facilities on the AeroGal aircraft that were transferred to the aerolíEcuadorian line in that élittle.

Avianca Ecuador A320neo N776AV AeroGal
I was able to be exclusively inside the MRO during the final phase of painting.

After something más de 4 díace of jobs and más de 15 gallons of paint special for airplanes, what endedó with the applicationón a clear coat for a better finish, the grandfatheróAn Avianca retro in honor of Aerogal isá próready to enter service.

Avianca Ecuador A320neo N776AV
Application processón of transparent paint.

As additional information, for the paint to dry completely requires 120 hours, once this time has passed the aviócan'tá move to your new operator, Avianca Ecuador to cover national and international destinations with a capacity to 180 passengers and consuming 20% less fuel per seat than previous versions of the Airbus A320.

It's avión that tenderá base Ecuador, it is expected to arrive at the país for the month of May, prior to the start of flights between Quito and New York.

Adiós definitive the Aerogal brand by Avianca-Ecuador

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4 thoughts on “AeroGal takes off again with Avianca's retro plane”

  1. How beautiful to be able to see that tail again, for me it is one of the best and most striking liveries in the world of aviation.

  2. The flag was sold through the purchase figure of the Ecuadorian company to foreigners to convert it into avianca but what they really bought was the routes of the national company and therefore the rights to the flag of Ecuador sponsored by the DAC

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