AeroHonduras was an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...

, Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

. It operated scheduled flights within Central America

Central America

Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

 and to the USA. It ceased operations in 2005.

History

The airline was established in January 2002 as Sol Air, and started operations on 12 July 2002 with a leased Boeing 727-200

Boeing 727

The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...

. In July 2003 Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela, normally referred to as just Aeropostal, is a flag carrier and the national airline of Venezuela also an airline based in Torre Polar Oeste in Caracas, Venezuela. It operates domestic services and international services in the Caribbean...

 bought a significant stake in the company (45%), and rebranded the airline AeroHonduras. The remaining 55% stake is owned by Ricardo Martinez, who is the President of the airline.

In 2005, AeroHonduras suspended operations after its only operating aircraft (a Boeing 737-300

Boeing 737

The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...

) wet lease

Wet lease

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d from Falcon Air Express

Falcon Air Express

Falcon Air Express is an airline based in Miami, Florida, USA. It operated charter services and wet-leasing of aircraft. Its main base is Miami International Airport. Falcon Air sub-contracts for Venezuelan carrier Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela...

was taken back by the company. There were issues with financial payment for services, delays associated with repairs and financial mismanagement associated with its suspension of service. Although the airline indicated it was a temporary move, the carrier was suffering financial and operational problems for some time.