Venezuelan airline Avior Airlines has asked US regulators for approval to resume flights to the United States.
The move follows a February 3, 2026, filing with the US Department of Transportation in which Avior asked for approval to resume previously approved US service and to add flights to Miami and Houston. The carrier is seeking a two-year authorization.
Some US authority already exists. Avior has long held approval for scheduled service between Barcelona, Venezuela, and Miami, as well as charter authority between the two countries.
The filing follows the Trump administration’s January 29 decision to end a five-year suspension of US-Venezuela air service.
Avior also asked regulators to act on a request it first filed in 2016 to resume service between Caracas and Miami. The department never ruled on that application. In its latest filing, the carrier is asking the Transportation Department to finally act on the request along with its current application.
Avior emphasized that it is a privately owned Venezuelan company with no financial ties to the Venezuelan government and said it remains owned and controlled by Venezuelan nationals. The carrier said it has previously been found financially fit to operate service to the United States and submitted updated financial information under seal in support of its request.
The filing comes as American Airlines recently moved to restore service to Caracas following the reopening of airspace.
Avior said it is ready to resume flights once approvals are granted and Venezuela’s safety rating is restored, following a US downgrade in 2019.
Avior’s fleet consists of Boeing 737-400 series aircraft, all Venezuelan-registered and owned by the airline. The carrier operates primarily within Venezuela and on some routes to Colombia.
The transportation Department has not yet responded to Avior’s application.
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