RUTACA Airlines
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RUTACA Airlines is an airline headquartered in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela with its home base at Tomás de Heres Airport and a hub at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas.
A RUTACA Boeing 737-300 at Arturo Michelena International Airport in 2022
A former RUTACA Embraer EMB 110 at Piarco International Airport in 2003
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
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The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial
RUTACA Airlines
…aircraft (as of February 2026): RUTACA Airlines fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes C Y Total Boeing 737-300 3 — 12 112 124 – 144 144 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 2 — – 164 164 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 2 — – 166 166 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 1 — – 166 166 Total 8 — Former A former RUTACA Embraer EMB 110 at Piarco…
MD-83 operated by TezJet landing at Issyk-Kul
An MD-81 of the type's launch operator, Swissair. It was certified by the FAA in August 1980.
An MD-87 operated by Scandinavian Airlines. The shortest variant, certified in October 1987.
An EAT MD-87 for aerial firefighting was certified by FAA in 2014. Note the external ventral tank which adds a 4 ft "vertical safety distance" between the released retardant flow and the engines.