LC Perú
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| Founded | 1993 (as LC Busre) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | December 12, 2018 | ||||||
| AOC # | LY0F915F | ||||||
| Hubs | Jorge Chávez International Airport[1] | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | DESTINO | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lima, Peru[1] | ||||||
| Key people | Carlos Carmona A. (general manager) | ||||||
| Website | lcperu | ||||||
LC Perú S.A.C. was a Peruvian airline based in Lima, Peru. It operated scheduled domestic flights. Its main base was Jorge Chávez International Airport.[1]
History[]
The company was founded in 1993, they started operations as a cargo agent. In 1998, charter flights began for the periodic transport of passengers nationwide. In 2003, a second Fairchild Metro III was incorporated and ventured into regular passenger transport, for 2004 the destinations of Cajamarca, Ayacucho, Huánuco and Pucallpa were covered.
In 2011, the airline made an alliance with LAN Perú, in late 2011, the name was changed to the current name LC Perú. From the partnership with the USMP in 2011, the Fairchild Metro were withdrawn, replaced with Bombardier Dash 8 Q200, in 2013 the IOSA Certification and BARS Certification were obtained.
On December 12, 2018 the airline failed to renew its aviation insurance and was forced to declare bankruptcy.[2]
Destinations[]
As of December 2018, LC Perú served the following destinations:[3]
Fleet[]
The LC Perú fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2018):[4][5]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 | 1 | — | 37 | |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | 3 | — | 76 | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 4 | — | 120 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | — | 2 | 186 | [6] |
| Total | 8 | 2 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "LC Perú Airline Profile". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15..
- ^ "LC Perú Airline Bankrupt". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Itinerario" [Timetable] (in Spanish). LC Perú. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 28.
- ^ "LC Perú Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ LC Perú will fly to Ecuador, Bolivia and the United States
External links[]
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- (in Spanish and English) Official website
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- Defunct airlines of Peru
- Airlines established in 1993
- Airlines disestablished in 2018
- 1993 establishments in Peru
- 2018 disestablishments in Peru
- Defunct companies of Peru