SOL Lineas Aereas Saab 340A, LV-BEX, c/n 14, presently stored, is pictured at Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) on 20Sep10. (Phil Perry photo)
SOL is planning to add two Saab 340's to its existing fleet of four 340A's and two 340B's in the second half of this year. The airline lost a 340 in an accident in 2011 and has another one, LV-BEX, in storage per airfleets.net
The Rosario-based regional airline reports 20% growth recently, presumably partly due to its codeshare agreement with Aerolineas Argentinas on certain key routes. SOL flies to Buenos Aires Aeropaqrue (AEP) plus several secondary routes in Argentina, including non-stop flights between cities that would otherwise require flying east to Buenos Aires to make a connection.
Among the carrier's route plans are strengthening its presence in Patagonia through mini-hubs in Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD) and Neuquen (NQN), restarting its Rosario (ROS) - Cordoba (COR) - Tucuman (TUC) and Rosario (ROS) - Montevideo (MVD) routes (3x/weekly) plus adding a frequency between Cordoba (COR) and Montevideo (MVD).
Sources:
Aviacion News 20Jun13:
http://www.siscoma.com.ar/online/aviacion/2013/aviacion062013/aviacion062013.html
http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Sol%20Lineas%20Aereas.htm
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