Amaszonas Uruguay was the flag carrier airline of Uruguay. The airline operated commercial passenger services out of its hubs at Carrasco International Airport and Laguna del Sauce International Airport to most major South American destinations, as well as several secondary destinations in the Southern Cone.

Amaszonas Uruguay
IATA ICAO Call sign
Z7 AUZ URUGUAYO
FoundedApril 2015
Commenced operationsJune 2016
Ceased operationsJanuary 21, 2021
HubsCarrasco International Airport
Focus citiesCapitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport
Frequent-flyer programJet Class Miles
Fleet size1
Destinations6
Parent companyLínea Aérea Amaszonas
HeadquartersMontevideo, Uruguay
Key peopleSergio de Urioste (Manager)
Websiteamaszonas.com

History

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In April 2015, the Bolivian airline Línea Aérea Amaszonas reached an agreement with the Uruguayan company BQB Lineas Aereas, thus obtaining the transfer of its permits to enter the aforementioned airline's airspace and changing its name to Amaszonas Uruguay in exchange for maintaining 30 employees of this airline. The airline announced the suspension of operations on November 19, 2020.[1] The airline officially ceased all operations on January 21, 2021.[2][3]

Destinations

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An Amaszonas Uruguay Bombardier CRJ200ER in the former livery in 2016

Amaszonas Uruguay flew to the following destinations:[4]

Country City Airport Notes
Argentina Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra Viru Viru International Airport
Brazil São Paulo São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport
Paraguay Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
Uruguay Montevideo Carrasco International Airport Hub
Punta del Este Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport Focus city

Codeshare agreements

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Fleet

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Current Fleet

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An Amaszonas Uruguay Embraer 190 in the new livery in 2020

As of January 2021, Amaszonas Uruguay's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[5]

Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer 190 1 1 110
Total 1 1

Former fleet

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Amaszonas Uruguay formerly operated the following aircraft:[5]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Bombardier CRJ100LR 1 2016 2020
Bombardier CRJ200ER 1 2017 2020

Incidents

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  • On November 9, 2017, a Bombardier CRJ-200ER (registered CX-SDU) was operating Flight 749 from Asuncion, Paraguay to Montevideo, Uruguay. It suffered a tire explosion at the gate, damaging another aircraft and seriously injuring a ground worker. The worker was taken to a military hospital where he had both legs amputated. The airline postponed all operations on November 10 and reestablished services the next day.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Amaszonas Uruguay suspends operations". Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "IATA suspends Amaszonas Uruguay from BSP". Ch-aviation.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Amaszonas Uruguay is out of the IATA BSP". Aviacionnews.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Route map". Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  5. ^ a b "Amaszonas Uruguay Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Accident: Amaszonas Uruguay CRJ2 at Montevideo on Nov 9th 2017, tyre explosion on the ground causes amputation of both legs of ground worker". The Aviation Herald. 2017-10-11. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
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