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What we compareACES ColombiaAvianca
Country in archiveColombiaColombia
Founded1971December 5, 1919
Founder—Ernesto Cortissoz and co-founders
HeadquartersMedellín, Colombia, ColombiaBogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Name originThe airline's name came from the Spanish acronym ACES, which stands for Aerolíneas Centrales de Colombia.Avianca is an acronym. It originally stood for Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia, the name formed in 1940, and since 2004 the same acronym stands for Aerovías del Continente Americano, meaning Airways of the Americas.
HighlightsJosé María Córdova International AirportEl Dorado International Airport hub, Star Alliance membership, LifeMiles
Earliest archived brand logo19711919
Latest archived logo19712023
Archived logo assets19

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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