Avianca Honduras was founded as Isleña Airlines in 1981 by Arturo Alvarado Wood. It was one of the most successful airlines in the country and in the Central American region, was part of the TACA Group. The central office was located in the city ofLa Ceiba and the operations center at Golosón Airport. Revenue flights between La Ceiba and Roatán were commenced on 31 March.
Destinations
In 2015, Avianca Honduras operated scheduled flights to the following destinations: ;Guatemala
Further destinations were served by chartered flights.
Fleet
The Islena Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft :
In 2015 as part of Avianca's fleet renewal, Avianca Honduras received new ATR 72-600, operating a total of four at one time. As of January 2013, the Airlines fleet consisted of 4 ATR 42-320 with an average age of 19.5 years. The first turboprop aircraft of that type was put in service with the airline in 1996. Previously, airliners of the types Fokker F27 Friendship and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 had formed part of the fleet, as well as smaller ones like Twin Otter, Short 360 and Let L410 Turbolet.
Incidents
On 4 April 1990, an Isleña Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter landed in the water short off the runway at Útila Airport, following a scheduled passenger flight from La Ceiba with 18 passengers on board. The two pilots claimed to have been blinded by the sun, thus misjudging the remaining distance to the runway. All occupants of the aircraft could be saved.
On 3 March 1997, an Isleña Airlines Let L410 Turbolet did not gain sufficient height upon take-off from Golosón International Airport for a scheduled passenger flight to Puerto Lempira with 19 passengers on board. Following the retraction of the landing gear, the two pilots had applied a wrong engine power setup, and were forced to bring the aircraft down again in a belly landing, during which it was damaged beyond repair.
