# Aerolíneas Estelar

Aerolíneas Estelar (formerly Estelar Latinoamérica C.A.) is a Venezuelan airline headquartered in Caracas operating out of Simón Bolívar International Airport.

## History

The airline was founded in 2009. Its first flights were to Porlamar and within months it commenced a route to and from Maracaibo. It was a charter flight company, until it managed to consolidate itself over the years.
On November 6, 2017, the Chilean airline Latin American Wings terminated the contract with Estelar for non-payment, which caused passengers on the Santiago route to be stranded for three days at the airport.
In December 2017, Estelar announced its first intercontinental route from Caracas to Madrid, Spain. Therefore, it expanded its narrow-body fleet with an Airbus A340-300 leased from Hi Fly Malta. The route to Madrid was operated with three weekly frequencies, replacing the old route operated by Conviasa. It also flew to Buenos Aires, with three frequencies a week. In July 2019, the airline leased an Airbus A380-800 from Hi Fly Malta because the leased A340 it had was under repairs, making Estelar the hemisphere's first airline to operate the aircraft type.

## Destinations

As of November 2023, Estelar serves the following domestic and international scheduled destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Ministro Pistarini International Airport | Terminated |
| Colombia | Bogotá | El Dorado International Airport | Terminated |
| Chile | Santiago | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | |
| Italy | Rome | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Terminated |
| Mexico | Cancún | Cancún International Airport | Terminated |
| Panama | Panama City | Tocumen International Airport | Terminated |
| Peru | Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | Terminated |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Lisbon Airport | Terminated |
| Spain | Madrid | Madrid–Barajas Airport | Operated by Iberojet |
| Venezuela | Barquisimeto | Jacinto Lara International Airport | Terminated |
| Venezuela | Barinas | Barinas Airport | |
| Venezuela | Canaima | Canaima Airport | Terminated |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Simón Bolívar International Airport | Hub |
| Venezuela | Cumaná | Antonio José de Sucre Airport | Terminated |
| Venezuela | El Vigía | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport | |
| Venezuela | Maracaibo | La Chinita International Airport | |
| Venezuela | Maturín | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport | |
| Venezuela | Porlamar | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport | |
| Venezuela | Puerto Ordaz | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport | |
| Venezuela | San Antonio del Táchira | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport | |
| Venezuela | Santo Domingo | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport | |

### Interline agreement

* Aeroregional

## Fleet
### Current

As of November 2024, the Estelar fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Aerolíneas Estelar fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | C | Y | Total | Notes |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | — | — | 388 | 388 | Leased from Iberojet |
| Airbus A350-900 | 1 | — | 32 | 400 | 432 | Leased from Iberojet |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | — | — | 118 | 118 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | — | — | 148 | 148 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 12 | 132 | 144 | |
| Total | 6 | — | | | | |

### Former

Estelar had operated the following aircraft:
Aerolíneas Estelar former fleet :
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| Airbus A340-300 | 1 | 2019 | 2020 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta |
| Airbus A380-800 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | Leased from Hi Fly Malta |

## Accidents and incidents

* On March 19, 2018, a Boeing 737-300 (registered YV2918) burst both tires on the right main gear after landing at Simón Bolívar International Airport. No one on board was injured and the aircraft was repaired.
* On March 18, 2020, a Boeing 737-300 (registered YV-642T) was flying from Buenos Aires to Caracas when it was diverted to Cacique Aramare Airport due to atmospheric pressure issues, according to the airline.