The airline was founded in 2009. Its first flights were to Porlamar and within months it commenced a route to and from Maracaibo.[2] It was a charter flight company, until it managed to consolidate itself over the years.
On November 6, 2017, the Chilean airline Latin American Wings terminated the contract with Estelar for non-payment, which caused passengers on the Santiago route to be stranded for three days at the airport.[3]
In December 2017, Estelar announced its first intercontinental route from Caracas to Madrid, Spain. Therefore, it expanded its narrow-body fleet with an Airbus A340-300 leased from Hi Fly Malta.[4] The route to Madrid was operated with three weekly frequencies, replacing the old route operated by Conviasa. It also flew to Buenos Aires, with three frequencies a week. In July 2019, the airline leased an Airbus A380-800 from Hi Fly Malta because the leased A340 it had was under repairs, making Estelar Americas' first airline in history to operate the aircraft type.[5]
As of July 2023[update], the Estelar fleet consists of the following aircraft:[14][needs update]
Former
Accidents and incidents
On March 19, 2018, a Boeing 737-300 (registered YV2918) burst both tires on the right main gear after landing at Simón Bolívar International Airport.[15] No one on board was injured and the aircraft was repaired.
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^"La venezolana Estelar suspende sus ventas en Europa". Reportur.com (in Spanish). 26 September 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^"Llega Airbus a Venezuela que cubrirá la ruta Caracas-Madrid. A partir de hoy". Diarioelregionaldelzulia.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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