Simón Bolívar International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar") CCS / SVMI

CONFIRMED via company site plus independent directory/Facebook listings (RIF J-•••): full ramp and ground handling at Maiquetía (SVMI/CCS), based at Plataforma 28, Oficina 32; complete GSE fleet (loaders, conveyors, baggage carts, tow tractors); INAC-recognized aeronautical services provider founded Dec 2012.

CONFIRMED: Venezuelan state airline self-handles its own flights at Maiquetía and, per independent reference sources, also offers ramp/ground assistance ("servicios de rampa y asistencia en tierra") to scheduled and non-scheduled third-party carriers at Venezuela's main aerodromes, including its home base CCS; in-house, Conviasa (also third-party).

UPGRADED from unconfirmed: company's own website (jmchandling.com) confirms it is INAC-approved as a "Specialized Airport Services Operator" providing ground support fleet, GSE maintenance and cleaning, and safety/SMS training for airline operations; located at Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía, Nivel 1, Sector 8.2 (contact page corroborates location).

CONFIRMED via company Instagram/site ("Empresa de Servicios Aeronáuticos"): also advertises aircraft ground handling ("Atención en Tierra de Aeronaves") alongside its cargo warehouse operation at CCS.

CONFIRMED via AC-U-KWIK aviation directory listing "SVMI - DELTAVEN (PDVSA), Caracas, VENEZUELA": PDVSA's marketing subsidiary supplies Jet A-1 into-plane fuel at Caracas-Maiquetía/Simón Bolívar (SVMI). CORRECTED: as of mid-2026 the Venezuelan government has ordered airlines to stop paying PDVSA directly and instead wire fuel payments (Jet A1, MGO, IFO 380) to a US Treasury custody account via Fedwire, per multiple June 2026 trade-press reports — draft's claim that airlines pay PDVSA's own US accounts is backwards and has been corrected. Removed an unverified ~9,000 bbl/day refining-capacity figure that could not be sourced to Maiquetía specifically.

CONFIRMED location only: Conviasa's own hangar/administrative complex is at Sector 6-3, east side of Maiquetía airport (address corroborated by multiple sources). Could not independently verify recent reporting of grounded aircraft or maintenance-capacity constraints, so operational status of the base-maintenance function is left unconfirmed — in-house, Conviasa.

PARTIALLY CONFIRMED: business directories (Cybo) list "Hangar Laser Airlines" at Maiquetía, La Guaira, Vargas (postal code 1162), corroborating its existence and on-airport location, but categorize it generically as an airline business rather than confirming a maintenance function specifically. Appears to be Laser Airlines' own hangar/maintenance operation — in-house, Laser Airlines — but the maintenance-specific claim and precise location within the airport remain unconfirmed.

Engine shop — turbine and piston engine/powerplant maintenance and repair, based at its own facility on Rampa 3, Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía; INAC-certified OMA (confirmed on company site: workshops at both Maiquetía and Oscar Machado Zuloaga Airport, Charallave, are INAC-certified); also holds a second facility at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Airport, Charallave; specific class rating unconfirmed.

Avionics/instrument shop — bench repair of avionic systems (site lists "Reparaciones... de Aviónica" among core capabilities); INAC-certified OMA at Maiquetía; class rating unconfirmed.

Hydraulics/electrical shop — hydraulic and electrical component servicing (site lists "sistemas eléctricos e hidráulicos" among systems serviced); INAC-certified OMA at Maiquetía; class rating unconfirmed.

Structures/fuselage/airframe shop — structural and fuselage repair work, including landing-gear-related airframe maintenance performed as part of major inspections; INAC-certified OMA at Maiquetía; composite/sheet-metal specialization and a distinct landing-gear class rating are not separately itemized on the public site — unconfirmed.

Component/accessory shop — in-house Organización de Mantenimiento Aeronáutico headquartered at Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía, alongside Conviasa's own hangars; performs preventive/corrective component maintenance across aircraft systems for Conviasa's own fleet and, confirmed via Venezuelan Ministry of Transport (MPPT) press material, as third-party support to other Venezuelan carriers (e.g. a documented preventive/corrective service performed for a third-party Boeing 737-400, reg. YV621T); holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, awarded by Fondonorma, scoped to "mantenimiento aeronáutico y sus componentes" (aeronautical maintenance and its components) per the Venezuelan transport ministry's own announcement; specific shop-type breakdown (engine/APU/battery/etc.) and class rating not publicly itemized — unconfirmed.

Interiors/cabin/upholstery shop — aircraft interior modifications and tapicería (upholstery)/cabin refurbishment, run out of Aeropostal's OMAC 001 (Organización de Mantenimiento Aeronáutico Certificada N° 001) at Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía; also confirmed (Venezuelan Ministry of Transport press coverage) providing third-party heavy/back-shop maintenance support for MD-80-series aircraft, including corrosion inspection, structural, landing-gear and electrical work, under INAC oversight; specific first-class-only interiors scope and class rating unconfirmed.

CONFIRMED via LSG Group's own site and multiple directories: flight kitchen at Catia La Mar/La Guaira (Maiquetía's metro area), address referenced as Vía Catia La Mar, Maiquetía — "LSG Sky Chefs de Venezuela C.A." supplies onboard meal provisions to national and international airlines serving CCS.

CONFIRMED via company site, cargo directory and business listings: general and refrigerated cargo warehousing at Almacén/Galpón No. 2, Zona de Carga, Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar; described as handling the largest volume of cargo flights arriving at Maiquetía. www.venwas.com.ve

CONFIRMED via multiple news sources: Venezuela's National Guard maintains a standing security/counter-narcotics presence at Maiquetía (drug interdiction operations, seasonal security operatives, "Unidad de Resguardo" and anti-drug units) as the state security force at the airport. SOFTENED: draft's specific claim of formal "AVSEC coordination with airlines' AVSEC managers" was not independently corroborated, so detail now describes the broader, confirmed state-security role rather than that specific claim; a state agency rather than a commercial contractor.

CONFIRMED as a real, established executive transport operator serving Caracas and "toda Venezuela" (own site/Instagram/Facebook show 19+ years of operation, not the draft's "14+ years"). No source specifically ties it to a dedicated Simón Bolívar International Airport operation or a confirmed airline crew contract, so it reads as general Venezuela-wide executive/passenger transport rather than an airport-specialized service; status left unconfirmed and years-in-business figure corrected.

CONFIRMED via company site: operates as an FBO/handler for corporate and VIP flights — quick technical-stop fuel/turnaround coordination plus VIP/diplomatic passenger handling at SVMI.

CONFIRMED via company site: FBO operating at SVMI/CCS since 1989, Auxiliary/General Aviation Terminal Office 1 & 2, private lounge in GA terminal; handles FBO/ground support, customs/immigration, parking, permits/flight-plan filing, VIP and crew lounge, ground transport and car rental, maintenance support; bilingual staff 0800-1700 with 24hr on request. · 0800-1700, 24hr on request

Same AC-U-KWIK directory entry also lists Deltaven as providing FBO/handler, pilot, and aircraft services at SVMI alongside its fuel role; this is a single aviation-directory listing, not independently confirmed on a company site, so left unconfirmed.

CONFIRMED as a real, operating hotel ~5 minutes from Simón Bolívar International Airport (Maiquetía), advertising a 30-minute airport-hotel-airport shuttle; positioned for short-stay/frequent travelers but no confirmed airline crew-layover contract found, so status remains unconfirmed.