Action to Enhance Compliance with Broad Venezuela Sanctions Program

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today 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. Today’s 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 today 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.

The following CONVIASA aircraft are blocked property of the Government of Venezuela.

YV1003 , Make & Model: Viking Air DHC7

, Make & Model: Viking Air DHC7 YV2984 , Make & Model: Airbus A319

, Make & Model: Airbus A319 YV1004 , Make & Model: Airbus A340

, Make & Model: Airbus A340 YV1008 , Make & Model: ATR ATR42

, Make & Model: ATR ATR42 YV1009 , Make & Model: ATR ATR42

, Make & Model: ATR ATR42 YV1005 , Make & Model: ATR ATR42

, Make & Model: ATR ATR42 YV1850 , Make & Model: ATR ATR72

, Make & Model: ATR ATR72 YV2421 , Make & Model: ATR ATR72

, Make & Model: ATR ATR72 YV2422 , Make & Model: ATR ATR72

, Make & Model: ATR ATR72 YV3434 , Make & Model: Boeing B737

, Make & Model: Boeing B737 YV2558 , Make & Model: Boeing B737

, Make & Model: Boeing B737 YV2559 , Make & Model: Boeing B737

, Make & Model: Boeing B737 YV378T , Make & Model: Boeing B737

, Make & Model: Boeing B737 YV1007 , Make & Model: Boeing B737

, Make & Model: Boeing B737 YV2557 , Make & Model: Boeing B737

, Make & Model: Boeing B737 YV2556 , Make & Model: Boeing B737

, Make & Model: Boeing B737 YV1000 , Make & Model: Viking Air DHC7

, Make & Model: Viking Air DHC7 YV3016 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2966 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2850 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2849, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2851 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2911, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2912 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2913 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2943 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2944 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2953 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2954 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2965 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2964 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV3052 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV3071 , Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190

, Make & Model: Embraer ERJ190 YV2969 , Make & Model: Cessna 208

, Make & Model: Cessna 208 YV2970 , Make & Model: Cessna 208

, Make & Model: Cessna 208 YV2993 , Make & Model: Cessna 208

, Make & Model: Cessna 208 YV2994 , Make & Model: Cessna 208

, Make & Model: Cessna 208 YV3032 , Make & Model: Cessna 208

, Make & Model: Cessna 208 YV3033 , Make & Model: Cessna 208

, 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.

Identifying information on the entity and aircraft identified today.

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