Intercontinental de Aviación S.A. (English; lit. 'Intercontinental Aviation') was an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It operated domestic services and flights to neighbouring countries. Its main hub was located at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, with a secondary hub at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali. The airline closed operations in 2005.
The airline was founded and started operations on October 16, 1960 as Aeropesca Colombia.
The company had several accidents, and was sold to a group of shareholders who changed their name and image to Intercontinental de Aviacion in 1982. Only one Vickers Viscount and the Curtiss C-46 Commando left the company. A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 and another Vickers Viscount were purchased, and in June 1983, it began operating from Bogotá to the west.
In 1986 it changed shareholders, consolidated itself as a developing company and became a competition for Avianca and SAM. The airline began operating international flights in 1991, and in 1993 more DC-9-15 and DeHavilland DHC-8 were acquired. The Executive Class and VIP lounges began to be offered in Bogotá, Cali, Medellin and Barranquilla. In October 2000, four Beechcraft 1900Ds were purchased, which, as well as two Boeing 737-300s, which were never operated.
The airline was forced to cease operations in September 2005 following the crash of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 in Venezuela. After the crash, the Colombian Civil Aviation authority required that all airlines undergo a special inspection of its maintenance facilities and aircraft.
Aeropesca Colombia and Intercontinental de Aviación consisted of the following fleet:
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