page_title: Avianca Cargo
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Avianca Cargo / History
caption_attribution_description: Douglas DC-6A freighter HK-1776 of Tampa Cargo Colombia at Miami International Airport in 1975
context_page_description: Avianca Cargo is a cargo airline based at José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It is an all-cargo airline transporting flowers from Latin America to Miami, as well as general cargo throughout the Americas. It has hubs at El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá; Miami International Airport; and Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima.
context_section_description: The airline was established by Luís H. Coulson along with Captain Juan Fernando Mesa, Captain Orlando Botero Escobar and Captain Anibal Obando Echeverri. It commenced operations on 11 March 1973. Douglas DC-6A piston-engine aircraft formed part of the initial fleet that was acquired. These were retired in the early 1980s.
  Martinair of the Netherlands acquired a 40% stake in Tampa Cargo in 1996. Avianca of Colombia acquired a 100% stake in Tampa Cargo in 2008.
  On September 27, 2011, Avianca ordered four Airbus A330-200F aircraft to replace the existing Tampa Cargo fleet, with deliveries to commence in December 2012. This made Tampa Cargo the first A330F operator in Latin America.
  The airline was re-branded as Avianca Cargo in May 2013.
caption: Douglas DC-6A freighter of Tampa at Miami International Airport in 1975
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