The Aerotuy Tourist Line or LTA by its Spanish acronym is a Venezuelan airline of private capital whose headquarters were in the city of Caracas. It was founded in 1982. aereotuy Dash-7-102 IATA ICAO LD YOURS Indicative AEREOTUY Foundation 1982 cease June 30, 2018 Main airport Los Roques Airport headquarters Caracas, Capital District, Flag of Venezuela Venezuela [edit data in Wikidata] In February 2016 it was announced that it was purchased by Grupo Cóndor C.A. Therefore, it joins this alliance and ceases operations for an indefinite period[1]. The company was finally liquidated on June 30, 2018.[2]. The Dornier Do 228 is a short-range twin-engine commercial aircraft with STOL characteristics, manufactured by the German company Dornier Flugzeugwerke between 1981 and 1998. The first prototype made its first flight on March 21, 1981. It can carry up to 19 passengers or 1,710 kg of load. Sun 228 Dornier Do 228NG by Aerocardal Guy Commercial plane Maker Flag of Germany Dornier Flugzeugwerke Flag of India HAL (under license) First flight March 21, 1981 Inserted 1982 State In service Primary user Flag of Nigeria Dornier Aviation Nigeria Other users featured United States Flag Vision Airlines Flag of the Philippines To Soriano Aviation Flag of Norway Lufttransport Production 1981 - 1998 2009 - present No. built 270 [edit data in Wikidata] In 1983, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited company bought the production license for the Do 228, manufacturing 228 aircraft in India to sell them in the Asian market. Approximately 270 Do 228s were built in Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany) and Kanpur (India). In 2009, RUAG began building the new generation Dornier 228 NG in Germany, while the fuselage, wings and tail were built in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and transported to Germany for final assembly. It is basically the same plane with improved technology and features, such as a five-blade propeller, glass cockpit and longer range. The first delivery was made in Septemb