Paranair S.A.
Paranair logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZP AZP GUARANI
Founded2015 (as Amaszonas Paraguay)
15 October 2018 (as Paranair)
Commenced operations23 September 2015
HubsSilvio Pettirossi International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations8
HeadquartersAsunción, Paraguay
Websitewww.paranair.com

Paranair S.A. (legally Compañía de Aviación Paraguaya S.A.) is a Paraguayan airline based at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, in the country's capital of Asunción. It utilizes a fleet of Bombardier CRJ100/200 aircraft to operate scheduled flights between Paraguay and other South American countries.

History

Paranair's previous logo as Amaszonas Paraguay
Paranair's previous logo as Amaszonas Paraguay

The airline was founded in 2015 as Amaszonas Paraguay, originally as a joint venture between Air Nostrum and Amaszonas.[1] As Amaszonas Paraguay, the airline's first flight took place on 23 September 2015.[2] On 19 June 2018, the airline announced its separation and independence from the Amaszonas group of airlines by rebranding the company as Paranair. The company's joint backers became Inversiones en Lineas Aereas Internacionales and Avmax Group Inc. from Spain and Canada respectively, with each company holding a 50% stake in Paranair.[3] Operations under the Paranair name began on 15 October 2018.[4]

Destinations

As of September 2022, Paranair offers or has previously offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[5]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Argentina Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newbery [6]
Ministro Pistarini International Airport Terminated [7]
Corrientes Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport Terminated [8][9]
Salta Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport Terminated [10][11]
Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra Viru Viru International Airport [12]
Brazil Brasíliaa Brasília International Airport Terminated [13][14]
Campinas Viracopos International Airport Terminated [15][16]
Campo Grande Campo Grande International Airport Terminated [17][18]
Curitiba Afonso Pena International Airport Suspended [17][19]
Florianópolis Hercílio Luz International Airport Seasonal [20]
Porto Alegre Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Terminated [21][18]
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Seasonal [20]
São Paulo São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport Terminated [16][22]
Chile Iquique Diego Aracena International Airport Suspended [23][19]
Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Terminated [24][19]
Paraguay Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport Hub
Ciudad del Este Guaraní International Airport [25]
Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport Terminated [26][27]
Uruguay Montevideo Carrasco International Airport [28]
Punta del Este Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport Seasonal [29]

a.^ Route operated by Paranair on behalf of LATAM Paraguay as wet lease.

Codeshare agreements

Paranair has a codeshare agreement with LATAM Paraguay.[30]

Fleet

A Paranair Bombardier CRJ200 at Carrasco International Airport in 2019
A Paranair Bombardier CRJ200 at Carrasco International Airport in 2019

As of September 2022, Paranair operates the following aircraft:[31][32]

Paranair fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier CRJ100LR 1 — 50 stored
Bombardier CRJ200ER 2 — 50
Total 3 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Air Nostrum inicia operaciones latinas con Amazonas y Flyest" [Air Nostrum starts Latin operations with Amazonas and Flyest]. reportur.com.ar (in Spanish). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Lanzamiento de Amaszonas Paraguay" [Launch of Amaszonas Paraguay]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Paranair será la nueva compañía aérea paraguaya" [Paranair will be the new Paraguayan airline]. Paranair (Press release) (in Spanish). Compañía de Aviación Paraguaya S.A. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Paranair es el nombre de la nueva aerolínea con bandera paraguaya" [Paranair is the name of the new airline with Paraguayan flag]. Contacto News (in Spanish). Contacto Editorial. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Destinations". Paranair (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Paranair anuncia reinicio de vuelos a Aeroparque". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Paranair concentra vuelos a Buenos Aires en Aeroparque". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (4 October 2017). "Amaszonas Paraguay anuncia nueva ruta: Asunción – Corrientes" [Amaszonas Paraguay announces new route: Asunción – Corrientes]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Amaszonas Paraguay cancela ruta Asunción-Corrientes" [Amaszonas Paraguay cancels Asunción-Corrientes route]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Aterrizó en Salta el vuelo inaugural de Amaszonas Paraguay" [The inaugural flight of Amaszonas Paraguay landed in Salta]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (25 February 2019). "Paranair canceló ruta Asunción-Salta" [Paranair canceled the Asunción-Salta route]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  12. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (18 October 2021). "Paranair inauguró hoy su ruta Asunción – Santa Cruz de la Sierra" [Paranair inaugurated its Asunción – Santa Cruz de la Sierra route today]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  13. ^ Ortiz, Jose (6 December 2019). "Despegó el primer vuelo de Latam Paraguay operado por Paranair: ¡a Brasilia!" [The first Latam Paraguay flight operated by Paranair took off: to Brasilia!]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  14. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (24 June 2020). "Latam Airlines cancela ruta Asunción-Brasilia" [Latam Airlines cancels Asuncion-Brasilia route]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  15. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (29 December 2017). "ASU-Río y ASU-Campinas, desde enero con Amaszonas Paraguay" [ASU-Río and ASU-Campinas, from January with Amaszonas Paraguay]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  16. ^ a b Galeano, Gustavo (18 April 2018). "Amaszonas Paraguay volará al aeropuerto de Guarulhos" [Amaszonas Paraguay will fly to Guarulhos airport]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  17. ^ a b Galeano, Gustavo (5 December 2019). "Viajamos en su primer vuelo: Amaszonas ya llega a Curitiba y Campo Grande" [We traveled on its first flight: Amaszonas already arrives in Curitiba and Campo Grande]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Amaszonas Paraguay suspende vuelos a Porto Alegre y Campo Grande" [Amaszonas Paraguay suspends flights to Porto Alegre and Campo Grande]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  19. ^ a b c Galeano, Gustavo (5 February 2022). "Paraguay: Guía de vuelos previstos en Febrero de 2022" [Paraguay: Guide of scheduled flights in February 2022]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  20. ^ a b Galeano, Gustavo (29 July 2022). "Paranair relanza sus tradicionales vuelos de verano de Asunción a Río y Florianópolis" [Paranair relaunches its traditional summer flights from Asunción to Rio and Florianopolis]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  21. ^ Amarilla, Emmanuel (8 December 2017). "¡Amaszonas Paraguay inauguró ruta a Porto Alegre y volamos con ellos!" [Amaszonas Paraguay opened the route to Porto Alegre and we flew with them!]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  22. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (10 February 2020). "Paranair canceló ruta Asunción-São Paulo" [Paranair canceled Asunción-São Paulo route]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Acompañanos a volar con Amaszonas Paraguay a Iquique" [Join us to fly with Amaszonas Paraguay to Iquique]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  24. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (8 March 2018). "Amaszonas confirma vuelos directos ASU-Santiago" [Amaszonas confirms direct ASU-Santiago flights]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Paranair retoma sus vuelos entre Asunción y Ciudad del Este" [Paranair resumes its flights between Asunción and Ciudad del Este]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  26. ^ Amarilla, Emmanuel (5 December 2019). "Cobertura: ¡Amaszonas Paraguay llegó a Lima, Perú!" [Coverage: Amaszonas Paraguay arrived in Lima, Peru!]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  27. ^ "Amaszonas Paraguay canceló otras dos rutas" [Amaszonas Paraguay canceled two other routes]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  28. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (24 September 2020). "Paranair anuncia reinicio de ruta Asunción-Montevideo" [Paranair announces restart of the Asunción-Montevideo route]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  29. ^ "Paranair tendrá vuelos entre Asunción y Punta del Este" [Paranair will have flights between Asunción and Punta del Este]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  30. ^ Galeano, Gustavo (30 June 2022). "Paraguay: LATAM anuncia vuelos a Bolivia en code-share con Paranair" [Paraguay: LATAM announces code-share flights to Bolivia with Paranair]. Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  31. ^ Goto, Naoto (26 December 2020). "Paranair recibe nuevo Bombardier CRJ-200" [Paranair receives new Bombardier CRJ-200]. Aeronauticapy. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  32. ^ "Paranair Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

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