The
Colombian Air Service , or
SACO, was an early
Colombian airline. Founded in 1933, in 1940 SACO merged with the Colombo-German Air Transport Society (
Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo, or
SCADTA); the new company was named Airline of the American Continent (
Aerovías del Continente Americano, or
Avianca). Avianca still operates to this day.