Intercontinental de Aviacion

  June 1983 to 2005

  Colombia

TYPE: Airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: RS / ICT

HEADQUARTERS: Bogota, Colombia

FORMER NAME: Aeropesca

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Intercontinental de Aviacion, doing business as Inter, was born from the ashes of Aeropesca. Of the old company survived only a Viscount and a Commando. The new investors had decided to change the company image and to modernize it. After buying a second Viscount, Inter entered a new era when it introduced the first Douglas DC-9, now marketing itself as "the young jet airline of Colombia".

Inter became a major player in the Colombian airline industry, with its fleet of Douglas DC-9s entering in direct competition with Avianca and SAM. It was popular with the public, as it went the extra mile to offer a superior service onboard: refreshments and liquors were served at no cost, and food was provided by Aercol, American Airlines's own catering company. However, financial loses started to increase in the late 1990's. In 1999, the Colombian civil aviation authority suspended Inter's operating certificate and the company went into liquidation. Inter soon came back, but its operating certificate ended up being revoked in 2005 after it failed civil aviation inspections on safety grounds. It was later revealed that the airline had been running for some time on drug money coming from the North Valley Cartel.

June 1983 to 1987*

Inter operated a single Commando which it inherited from Aeropesca. That airplane was used exclusively for cargo. When it was sold, Inter converted its last Viscount into a freighter to replace it.

• Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: HK-812