Venezuela has big plans for its state-owned airline Conviasa for the post pandemic, with fleet and network expansion on sight.
Ramón Velásquez Araguayá, Vice Minister of Air Transport and president of Conviasa, said to local media that during the first week of December the airline will start its services between Caracas, Moscow an Tehran, and plans in the near future would also include Italy, Portugal and China.
To support this expansion, Conviasa will add a new Airbus A340-300 to its fleet, due to arrive in the coming weeks (it was previously owned by Avior). Furthermore, Velásquez said that the airline plans to add another three Airbus A340-500
The company also reported that it is looking for pilots, without details about the position. Those interested should register at http://apis.conviasa.aero/tripulacion_mando/.
Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak CONVIASA international network reached Havana (Cuba), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Quito (Ecuador), Santo Domingo (República Dominicana), Panama, Managua (Nicaragua), Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Cancún (Mexico) and Toluca (Mexico).
