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{{Infobox airline
| airline        = Servivensa
| logo           = Logo SERVIVENSA (1990-2003).jpg
| image          = ServivensaDC9.png
| image_size     = 
| IATA           = VC
| ICAO           = SVV
| callsign       = SERVIVENSA
| founded        = 1989
| commenced      = 
| ceased         = May 1, 2003
| hubs           = [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs = 
| focus_cities   = 
| frequent_flyer = 
| alliance       = [[Aeroperú]] (1999)
| subsidiaries   = 
| fleet_size     = 39
| destinations   = 20
| parent         = [[Avensa]]
| headquarters   = [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]
| key_people     = 
| website        =
}}

'''Servivensa S.A.''' (legally ''Servicios Avensa S.A.'') was a [[low-cost airline]] based in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]] that operated scheduled domestic and international flights.

==History==

Servivensa was established by [[Avensa]] in 1989 to counteract the unionized workforce demands of Avensa's employees. By the mid-1990's it had grown to become larger than its parent company, and Servivensa crews of contract workers began operating Avensa aircraft. However, Venezuela's macroeconomic problems, especially its currency exchange restrictions, caused the airline to have trouble procuring spare parts and led to the widespread grounding of its aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynn |first=Barry |date=1996-09-01 |title=Where angels fear to tread |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/where-angels-fear-to-tread/5361.article |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref>

For a short time in 1999, the airline had an alliance with [[Aeroperú]] that operated codeshare flights between Caracas and Lima.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

By 2001, Servivensa and Avensa were close to bankruptcy and were being sued by BP for over $1 million in unpaid fuel bills.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guthrie |first=Amy |date=2001-06-22 |title=Beleaguered South American Carriers Are in Dire Need of Superhero Rescue |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB993151229133364729 |access-date=2022-10-03 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Servivensa operations were officially ceased on May 1, 2003, when its parent company, [[Avensa]] announced that it was grounding its aircraft due to a drop in demand of air traffic.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

==Destinations==
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[[File:McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51, Servivensa AN0208977.jpg|thumb|A Servivensa [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51]] at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1993]]
[[File:Servivensa Boeing 727-200 Durand-1.jpg|thumb|A Servivensa [[Boeing 727-200]] at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1997]]

*'''{{CUR}}'''
** [[Willemstad]] ([[Curaçao International Airport]])
*'''{{CRI}}'''
**[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] ([[Juan Santamaría International Airport]])
*'''{{COL}}'''
**[[Barranquilla]] ([[Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport]])
**[[Bogotá]] ([[El Dorado International Airport]])
*'''{{ECU}}'''
**[[Quito]] ([[Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport]])
*'''{{MEX}}'''
**[[Mexico City]] ([[Mexico City International Airport]])
*'''{{PER}}'''
**[[Lima]] ([[Jorge Chávez International Airport]])
*'''{{USA}}'''
**[[Miami]] ([[Miami International Airport]])
**[[New York City]] ([[John F. Kennedy International Airport]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/servivensa-bids-renew-caracas-new-york-authority|title=Servivensa Bids To Renew Caracas-New York Authority|website=Aviationweek.com|date=January 16, 1996}}</ref>
*'''{{VEN}}'''
**[[Canaima National Park|Canaima]] ([[Canaima Airport]])
**[[Caracas]] ([[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]]) '''Hub'''
**[[Ciudad Bolívar]] ([[Tomás de Heres Airport]])
**[[Ciudad Guayana]] ([[Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport]])
**[[El Vigía]] ([[Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport]])
**[[Maturín]] ([[José Tadeo Monagas International Airport]])
**[[Maracaibo]] ([[La Chinita International Airport]])
**[[Mérida (state)|Mérida]] ([[Alberto Carnevalli Airport]])
**[[Porlamar]] ([[Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport]])
**[[Santa Elena de Uairén]] ([[Santa Elena de Uairén Airport]])
**[[Valencia]] ([[Arturo Michelena International Airport]])

==Fleet==
[[File:YV-74C 1 B737-229 Servivensa-AeroPeru MIA 25JAN99 (6158477241).jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 737-200]] in an Servivensa/Aeroperú hybrid livery at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1999]]
Servivensa operated the following aircraft:<ref>[[Flight International]], 3–9 October 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Servivensa|title=Servivensa Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref>

*4 [[Beechcraft 90]]
*3 [[Boeing 727-100]]
*7 [[Boeing 727-200]]
*2 [[Boeing 737-200]]
*1 [[Boeing 757-200]]
*2 [[Douglas DC-3C]]
*5 [[Douglas C-47A Skytrain]]
*8 [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31]]
*3 [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32]]
*3 [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51]]

==Accidents and incidents==
*On December 17, 1994, [[Douglas C-47A]] (registered YV-761-C) crashed on approach to [[Cerro Aicha Airport]], killing all nine people on board.<ref name=ASN171294>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941217-1|title=YV-761-C Accident description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=25 June 2010}}</ref>
*On October 2, 1998, [[Douglas DC-3C]] (registered YV-611C) crashed on approach to [[Canaima Airport]]. The aircraft had been on a local sightseeing flight to view the [[Angel Falls]]. One of the 25 people on board was killed.<ref name=ASN021098>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19981002-0|title=YV-611C Accident description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=25 June 2010}}</ref>
*In 2000, U.S. federal prosecutors indicted 18 individuals for a drug trafficking conspiracy centered around using Servivensa flight attendants to smuggle heroin into the United States, following a year-long investigation known as Operation Aeromoza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HEROIN RING IN THE SKY IS GROUNDED |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-11-03-0011030362-story.html |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of defunct airlines of Venezuela]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Servivensa&distinct_entry=true Servivensa Fleet]

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[[Category:Airlines established in 1990]]
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[[Category:Venezuelan companies established in 1990]]
[[Category:Defunct low-cost airlines]]


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