SCADTA
Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transportes Aéreos (German: Deutsch-Kolumbianische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft), or SCADTA, was the world's second airline, and the first airline in Latin America, operating from 1919 until World War II. After the war, SCADTA merged with Colombian regional carrier Colombian Air Service (Spanish: Servicio Aéreo Colombiano), or SACO. Together, SCADTA and SACO formed Avianca - Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia, the Colombian flag-carrier. Avianca still operates to this day and claims SCADTA's history as its own, thus making it the world's second-oldest active airline, after KLM from the Netherlands.
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| Founded | December 5, 1919 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | September 5, 1920 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | June 14, 1940 (merged with SACO to form Avianca) | ||||||
| Hubs | Soledad International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Techo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Avianca | ||||||
| Destinations | See Avianca | ||||||
| Parent company | Pan Am | ||||||
| Headquarters | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||||||
| Key people | Ernesto Cortissoz (First CEO) | ||||||
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