Sol Líneas Aéreas


SOL S.A. Líneas Aéreas was an Argentine airline founded in 2005, and operating since August 2006 pursuant to an agreement between Transatlántica Group and the government of Santa Fe Province, who sought to improve air connections between the cities of Córdoba and Santa Fe. It had its headquarters in Rosario.
The airline filed for bankruptcy and ceased operation in January 2016. At the time of closure, the airline's fleet was made up of Saab 340 A/B and Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.

Corporate affairs

Key people

, Horacio Gabriel Angeli held the company chief executive and president positions.

Destinations

Sol Líneas Aéreas served the following destinations throughout its history:
CountryCityAirport nameRefs
ArgentinaBahía BlancaComandante Espora Airport
ArgentinaBarilocheSan Carlos de [Bariloche Airport]
ArgentinaBuenos AiresAeroparque Jorge Newbery
ArgentinaComodoro RivadaviaGeneral [Enrique Mosconi International Airport]
ArgentinaCórdobaIngeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
ArgentinaEsquelEsquel Airport
ArgentinaMar del PlataAstor Piazzolla International Airport
ArgentinaMendozaGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
ArgentinaMerloMerlo Airport">Villa de Merlo">Merlo Airport
ArgentinaNeuquénPresidente Perón International Airport
ArgentinaRío GallegosPiloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
ArgentinaRío GrandeHermes Quijada International Airport
ArgentinaRosarioIslas Malvinas International Airport
ArgentinaSan LuisBrigadier Mayor [César Raúl Ojeda Airport]
ArgentinaSanta FeSauce Viejo Airport
ArgentinaTrelewAlmirante Marcos A. Zar Airport
ArgentinaTucumánTeniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
ArgentinaUshuaiaUshuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport
ArgentinaVilla GesellVilla Gesell Airport
ArgentinaVilla MercedesVilla Reynolds Airport
UruguayMontevideoCarrasco International Airport
UruguayPunta del EsteCapitan Corbeta C.A. Curbelo International Airport

Fleet

At time of shutdown:
In 2015, the airline took delivery of the first of six CRJ200 aircraft that were to enter service from October 2015.

Accidents and incidents

18 May 2011: Flight 5428, a 1985-built Saab 340A, tail number LV-CEJ, operating a scheduled domestic Córdoba–Mendoza–Neuquén–Comodoro Rivadavia passenger service, crashed in Prahuaniyeu, south-west of Los Menucos, in Río Negro Province, Argentina, while en route the last leg, following several distress calls made by the pilots. All 22 occupants of the aircraft, of whom 19 were passengers, perished in the accident. The cause of the accident had not been determined as of September 2011, although ice accumulation on the aircraft wings is believed to have been a factor.