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AFISA (Aerofletes Internacionales SA)

Operator Identification

  1966 to November 1972

  Panama


TYPE: Cargo airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Panama

OTHER NAMES: Nil

Operator History

AFISA was a cargo airline that conducted charter flights to various destinations in the Americas. On 26 September 1968, the US CAB granted AFISA the right to operate commercial cargo flights between Panama and Miami, FL. In 1972, civil aviation authorities did not renew the airline's air operator certificate, and it ceased operations.

Commando Operations

1966 to November 1972

AFISA started operations in 1966 with a single Commando. By 1968, three of them were present in the fleet. When the company went down in November 1972, only a single Commando remained.

Commandos Operated

  • Curtiss TC-46A-45-CU Commando: HP-443
  • Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: HP-344

Last edited: 03/01/2021