- La Costeña
La Costeña is an
airline based inManagua ,Nicaragua . It operates passenger services from Managua to eight domestic destinations as part of theGrupo TACA regional system. Its main base isAugusto C. Sandino International Airport , Managua. cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 103 | date= 2007-04-03]History
The airline started operations in November
1999 . It has 140 employees (at March2007 ).Destinations
La Costena operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations:
Bluefields , Bonanza,Corn Islands , Managua, Minas,Puerto Cabezas , Rosita, San Carlos, Siuna andWaspam .Incidents and accidents
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20 July 1999 - La Costena Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (YN-CED), on a flight from Managua to Bluefields, descended prematurely and flew into a remote Cerro Silva hillside, killing all 2 crew and 14 passengers. A GPS device had been removed for use in another aircraft before the flight. [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990720-0 Aviation Safety Network] ]Fleet
As of March
2007 the La Costena fleet includes :*4 Cessna Caravan 675
*2Shorts SD360 References
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