Aviateca S.A. branded Avianca Guatemala is a regional airline headquartered in Guatemala City. Aviateca was under government ownership and remained so until 1989 when it joined the Grupo TACA alliance of Central America and was privatized. It was fully integrated into TACA, operating under the TACA Regional banner, which later merged with Avianca.
A Douglas DC-6A of Aviateca at Miami International Airport in 1971
The "Flying Papaya" livery, shown on a Boeing 727-100 in 1980
A hybrid Aviateca/TACA Boeing 737-200 in the late 90s livery, photographed in January 1999
A former Avianca Guatemala ATR 72-600 landing at Toncontín International Airport in 2018
Transportes Aéreos del Continente Americano, S.A., operating as Avianca El Salvador, is an airline owned by Kingsland Holdings and based in San Salvador, El Salvador. It is one of the seven national branded airlines in the Avianca Group of Latin American airlines, and it serves as the flag carrier of El Salvador.
TACA's logo from 1936 to 1948
A TACA Douglas DC-4 in Tegucigalpa
A TACA Air Cargo Lockheed L-188A Electra at Miami International Airport in 1978
A TACA Boeing 737-300 in 1994