Latest archived mark · 2005
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Latest archived mark · 2023
Avianca
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Sam Colombia | Avianca |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | Colombia | Colombia |
| Founded | 1945 | December 5, 1919 |
| Founder | — | Ernesto Cortissoz and co-founders |
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia, Colombia | Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Name origin | SAM was the Spanish acronym for Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín. | 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. |
| Highlights | El Dorado International Airport | El Dorado International Airport hub, Star Alliance membership, LifeMiles |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1945 | 1919 |
| Latest archived logo | 2005 | 2023 |
| Archived logo assets | 3 | 9 |
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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