Alas Chiricanas

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Alas Chiricanas S.A. (Spanish: Chiriquí Wings) was a commuter airline based in Panama, which was operational from 1980 to 1995.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fleet

Their fleet contained Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirantes, although they also operated the De Havilland Canada Dash 7 in fierce competition with regional Aeroperlas.

Accidents and incidents

On July 19, 1994, Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 crashed on a wooded hillside following an in-flight explosion while en route from Colón to Panama City, killing all 18 passengers and 3 crew. The explosion was caused by a bomb.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After the accident, the company went out of business, and Aeroperlas absorbed part of its fleet.

See also

References

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