{"id":5882630,"date":"2026-07-17T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/catalina-ii-flying-boat-pan-am-first-customer-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:23:04","slug":"primer-cliente-del-hidroavion-catalina-ii-de-pan-am-en-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/catalina-ii-flying-boat-pan-am-first-customer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"El hidroavi\u00f3n Catalina resurge"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Hace ochenta a\u00f1os, un hidroavi\u00f3n de fuselaje ancho llamado PBY Catalina rescat\u00f3 a pilotos derribados, hundi\u00f3 submarinos y cruz\u00f3 oc\u00e9anos en misiones que duraban un d\u00eda y una noche completos. Su certificado de tipo ha sobrevivido discretamente desde entonces. Ahora alguien quiere construir unidades completamente nuevas y utilizarlas como yates voladores.<\/p><p>El 16 de julio, Catalina Aircraft Trust, con sede en Florida, anunci\u00f3 su primer cliente para el Catalina II, una versi\u00f3n modernizada con turboh\u00e9lice de la legendaria aeronave de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El comprador es inesperado: una empresa emergente de Hong Kong llamada Pan American Airways System, que ha obtenido la licencia del hist\u00f3rico nombre de Pan Am y ha firmado una carta de intenci\u00f3n financiada para la adquisici\u00f3n de hasta 46 aeronaves.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.03em\">DATOS R\u00c1PIDOS<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Anunciado<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">16 de julio de 2026 (informado inicialmente por FlightGlobal)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Aeronave<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Catalina II: hidroavi\u00f3n turboh\u00e9lice modernizado<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Fabricante<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Catalina Aircraft Trust, Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Cliente<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Sistema de Pan American Airways (Hong Kong), hasta 46 aeronaves<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Cabina<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Ultralujo, 10 plazas, sal\u00f3n y cocina: recuperando el nombre &quot;Clipper&quot;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Primeras rutas<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Rutas troncales africanas, por ejemplo, de Alejandr\u00eda a Ciudad del Cabo.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Primer servicio<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Previsto para 2027 (el desarrollo a\u00fan est\u00e1 en fase inicial).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una leyenda con certificado de tipo en vivo<\/h2><p>Catalina Aircraft Trust ha sido durante m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada la entidad responsable de la certificaci\u00f3n de tipo del PBY Catalina original, dando soporte al pu\u00f1ado de ejemplares cl\u00e1sicos que a\u00fan vuelan. En 2023, en el sal\u00f3n aeron\u00e1utico de Oshkosh, anunci\u00f3 algo m\u00e1s ambicioso: un reinicio completo de la producci\u00f3n, construyendo nuevos fuselajes basados directamente en el dise\u00f1o probado de la d\u00e9cada de 1930.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cCatalina Aircraft anuncia un programa de reinicio de la producci\u00f3n con el renacimiento de una leyenda ic\u00f3nica y respetada: el Catalina II, un nuevo avi\u00f3n turboh\u00e9lice modernizado con variantes civiles y gubernamentales\/militares.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Aeronaves Catalina<\/strong> \u2014 Anuncio de reanudaci\u00f3n de la producci\u00f3n, Oshkosh 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Seg\u00fan Lawrence Reece, fundador y presidente de la compa\u00f1\u00eda, la l\u00f3gica es que modificar un modelo ya certificado deber\u00eda ser mucho m\u00e1s sencillo que certificar una aeronave completamente nueva desde cero. El Catalina II, argumenta, se convertir\u00eda en el \u00fanico hidroavi\u00f3n de transporte certificado en Occidente, un nicho de mercado realmente singular.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1762447427  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/4c\/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina_landing_at_Naval_Air_Station_Jacksonville%2C_Florida_%28USA%29%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg\" alt=\"Un PBY Catalina aterrizando en el agua en 1943.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">El Consolidated PBY Catalina original, aterrizando en la base a\u00e9rea naval de Jacksonville alrededor de 1943; el dise\u00f1o de tiempos de guerra que recupera el Catalina II. Foto: Armada de los EE. UU. \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Yates voladores sobre \u00c1frica<\/h2><p>Pan American Airways System, que posee la licencia de la marca Pan Am de Pan American Global Holdings, planea operar los Catalina II como aeronaves de ultralujo: solo diez asientos cada una, con sal\u00f3n y cocina, bajo el hist\u00f3rico nombre &quot;Clipper&quot; que alguna vez lucieron los grandes hidroaviones transoce\u00e1nicos de Pan Am. Las primeras rutas ser\u00edan servicios troncales africanos, como de Alejandr\u00eda a Ciudad del Cabo, conectando complejos tur\u00edsticos de lujo con parajes naturales, antes de expandirse al Caribe, Sudam\u00e9rica y m\u00e1s all\u00e1.<\/p><p>Es una visi\u00f3n rom\u00e1ntica. Y, por ahora, solo eso. Gran parte del desarrollo del Catalina II a\u00fan est\u00e1 pendiente: los motores, la avi\u00f3nica y los sistemas de vuelo todav\u00eda est\u00e1n en evaluaci\u00f3n, y el operador actualmente no utiliza ninguna otra aeronave. Su entrada en servicio est\u00e1 prevista para 2027, una fecha que incluso los observadores m\u00e1s comprensivos reciben con escepticismo.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cSigo siendo muy esc\u00e9ptico, pero\u2026 cuando vea a tres o m\u00e1s en su rampa, me quitar\u00e9 el sombrero.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>aniemyer<\/strong> \u2014 Comentarista de aviaci\u00f3n, en X (14 de julio de 2026)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 los hidroaviones vuelven a ser interesantes de repente?<\/h2><p>El momento no es del todo nost\u00e1lgico. A medida que las fuerzas armadas exploran las vastas extensiones del Pac\u00edfico, las antiguas virtudes de los aviones anfibios \u2014gran autonom\u00eda, capacidad para operar sin pistas de aterrizaje, gran capacidad de carga interna\u2014 vuelven a estar de moda. La Fundaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 promocionando el Catalina II para b\u00fasqueda y rescate, patrulla mar\u00edtima, extinci\u00f3n de incendios y misiones especiales, con cifras que afirman que alcanzan hasta 19 horas de autonom\u00eda y pueden transportar hasta 30 soldados o 7250 kg de carga.<\/p><p>No es el \u00fanico intento de resurgimiento: otra empresa de Florida, Catalina Aircraft Company de Vero Beach, est\u00e1 desarrollando un dise\u00f1o completamente nuevo y m\u00e1s ambicioso llamado SPAR. A\u00fan est\u00e1 por verse si alguno de los dos llegar\u00e1 a producirse. Pero por primera vez en mucho tiempo, el hidroavi\u00f3n \u2014esa elegante e improbable m\u00e1quina\u2014 vuelve a ser tema de conversaci\u00f3n entre los clientes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zJLa0E65Vc\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">El PBY Catalina de tiempos de guerra: el avi\u00f3n que el Catalina II se propone modernizar.<\/p><p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#555\">Fuentes: FlightGlobal; The Aviationist; Catalina Aircraft Trust; AvBrief.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Publicaciones relacionadas<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/henri-fabre-hydravion-le-canard-first-seaplane-1910\/\">El pato que invent\u00f3 el hidroavi\u00f3n<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/saunders-roe-princess-flying-boat-too-late\/\">El gigantesco hidroavi\u00f3n brit\u00e1nico, nacido demasiado tarde.<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighty years ago, a fat-bellied flying boat called the PBY Catalina rescued downed airmen, sank submarines and crossed oceans on missions that lasted a full day and night. 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