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What we compareAerolínea de AntioquiaAvianca
Country in archiveColombiaColombia
Founded1987December 5, 1919
Founder—Ernesto Cortissoz and co-founders
HeadquartersMedellín-E. Olaya Herrera, Colombia, ColombiaBogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Name originThe sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Aerolínea de Antioquia name.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.
HighlightsMedellín-E. Olaya HerreraEl Dorado International Airport hub, Star Alliance membership, LifeMiles
Earliest archived brand logo19871919
Latest archived logo20062023
Archived logo assets29

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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