GRUPO TACA · San Salvador El Salvador

From Canada to Chile, airline TACA (Transportes Aéreos Centroamericanos) bridges the Americas. The carrier serves about 30 cities throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean, as well as about 10 cities in North America. It operates a fleet of about 40 jets, mostly Airbus models, from hubs in Peru, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. It maintains code-sharing relationships with carriers such as Iberia and United Airlines. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) Founded as an air cargo carrier in 1931, TACA is owned by the family of CEO Roberto Kriete. In October 2009 TACA announced it would be taken over by Columbia-based carrier Avianca. To read the full description, subscribe now.