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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified the Venezuelan state-owned airline Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronauticas y Servicios Aereos, S.A. (CONVIASA) as subject to sanctions as part of the Government of Venezuela, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13884. Action also identifies the CONVIASA fleet of aircraft as blocked property of the Government of Venezuela pursuant to E.O. 13884. Conviasa and its fleet have been blocked since the issuance of E.O. 13884 of August 5, 2019, and they have been added to the OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals List to ensure strengthened compliance with U.S. sanctions.
“The illegitimate Maduro regime relies on the Venezuelan state-owned airline CONVIASA to shuttle corrupt regime officials around the world to fuel support for its anti-democratic efforts,” said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “The Trump Administration will not allow Maduro and his proxies to continue stealing from the Venezuelan people and abusing state-owned assets to advance their own corrupt and destabilizing activities.”
CONVIASA operates as a commercial airline based in Caracas, Venezuela, flying both domestic routes as well as providing service to select international locations. This action does not prevent the ability of the Venezuelan people to travel, as they can continue to travel on various other carriers not subject to OFAC sanctions. Rather, this action is intended to curtail the Maduro regime’s misuse of the airline. For instance, the Maduro regime has commandeered CONVIASA’s aircraft to promote its own political agenda, including shuttling regime officials to countries such as North Korea, Cuba, and Iran.
Ramón Velásquez, head of the state-owned Venezuelan airline Conviasa, told Prensa Latina news agency, that the airline will expand the range of flights to Europe and the Middle East. This will be possible through an alliance with Iran’s Mahan Air which will fly to several destinations, such as Syria or Turkey, also Rome and from there, Russia and China, also Iran itself. He did not name a timetable;
Mahan Airlines is acting on behalf of Iranian terrorism agenda. Providing financial, material and techological support to the IRGC-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). Has transported personnel, weapons and goods on behalf of Hizballah;
In Germany, France and the US, Mahan Air is not welcome. The airline has been known to transport IRGC and Quds force commanders, as well as and Hezbollah terror leaders, into war zones in the Middle East. In July 2018, the United States Department of Treasury, named Mahan Air “an Iranian airline previously designated in connection with Iran’s support for international terrorism.”;
Industry:
Aviation
Parent company:
Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport
Established:
31 March 2004
Country:
Venezuela
Address:
Maiquetia, Venezuela
Website:
www.conviasa.aero
E-mail:
info@conviasa.aero
Person of interests:
Ramon Araguayano, CEO
Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on February 7, 2020 pursuant to Executive Order 13884;
» Venezuelan Airlines partner with Khomeinist regime’s Mahan Air to fly to Europe;
The following CONVIASA aircraft are blocked property of the Government of Venezuela”
YV1003, Make & Model: Viking Air DHC7
YV2984, Make & Model: Airbus A319
YV1004, Make & Model: Airbus A340
YV1008, Make & Model: ATR ATR42
YV1009, Make & Model: ATR ATR42
YV1005, Make & Model: ATR ATR42
YV1850, Make & Model: ATR ATR72
YV2421, Make & Model: ATR ATR72
YV2422, Make & Model: ATR ATR72
YV3434, Make & Model: Boeing B737
YV2558, Make & Model: Boeing B737
YV2559, Make & Model: Boeing B737
YV378T, Make & Model: Boeing B737
YV1007, Make & Model: Boeing B737
YV2557, Make & Model: Boeing B737
YV2556, Make & Model: Boeing B737
YV1000, Make & Model: Viking Air DHC7
YV3016, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2966, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2850, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2849, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2851, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2911, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2912, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2913, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2943, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2944, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2953, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2954, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2965, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2964, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV3052, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV3071, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190
YV2969, Make & Model: Cessna 208
YV2970, Make & Model: Cessna 208
YV2993, Make & Model: Cessna 208
YV2994, Make & Model: Cessna 208
YV3032, Make & Model: Cessna 208
YV3033, Make & Model: Cessna 208
YV3034, Make & Model: Cessna 208
OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked persons.