Venezolana Internacional de Aviación Sociedad Anónima , or
VIASA for short, was the
Venezuelan flag carrier between 1960 and 1997. It was headquartered in the Torre Viasa in
Caracas. Launched in 1960, it was nationalised in 1975 due to financial problems, and re-privatised in 1991, with the major stake going to
Iberia. The company ceased operations in , and went into
liquidation.