SACO (Colombia)
The Colombian Air Service, or SACO, was an early Colombian airline. Founded in 1933, in 1940 SACO merged with the Colombo-German Air Transport Company ; the new company was named Avianca. Avianca still operates to this day, and claims SCADTA's history as its own, thus making it the second-oldest airline in the world.
On 24 June 1935, a Ford Trimotor of SACO collided during take off with another Ford Trimotor of SCADTA at Medellín, Colombia. Fifteen people were killed, including the world-famous tango singer Carlos Gardel.
