Ladeco
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Founded | November 1, 1958 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | August 2, 1995 (purchased by Lan Chile) | ||||||
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Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
Destinations | 49 | ||||||
Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
Ladeco was a Chilean airline; Ladeco is the acronym of "Línea Aérea Del Cobre" or the "Airline of Copper," in reference to the principal Chilean export.[1]
History[]
Ladeco began operations on November 1, 1958 flying mostly internal routes between Chile's major cities and some international routes.
In 1994, Lan Chile bought over 99% of the shares and merged Ladeco into its fleet. At the time of the takeover, Ladeco was equipped mainly with Boeing 737s as well as some 727s and 757s. Ladeco then became exclusively an internal carrier between Chilean cities. In 1998, Ladeco merged with , ita name has since disappeared and most internal routes were taken by a new affiliate of LAN called LAN Express.
Destinations[]
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- Chile
- Arica (Chacalluta International Airport)
- Iquique (Diego Aracena International Airport)
- Antofagasta (Cerro Moreno International Airport) (Focus City)
- Calama (El Loa International Airport) (Hub)
- (Ricardo García Posada Airport)
- Copiapó (Chamonate Airport)
- La Serena (La Florida Airport (Chile))
- Viña del Mar ()
- Santiago (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport) (Main Hub)
- Concepción (Carriel Sur International Airport)
- Los Ángeles (María Dolores Airport)
- Temuco (Maquehue Airport)
- Valdivia (Pichoy Airport)
- Osorno (Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport)
- Puerto Montt (El Tepual Airport)
- Balmaceda (Balmaceda Airport)
- Coyhaique (Teniente Vidal Airport)
- Punta Arenas (Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport)
International Destinations:
- Canada
- Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- United States
- Miami - Miami International Airport (Focus City)
- New York City - John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Baltimore/Washington, BWI - Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Washington, D.C., Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia - Serviced moved to BWI Baltimore-Washington International Airport in July 1991
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
- Colombia
- Bogotá - El Dorado International Airport (Focus City)
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Jamaica
- Montego Bay - Sir Donald Sangster International Airport
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires - Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Focus City)
- Mendoza, Argentina - El Plumerillo International Airport
- Salta - Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (Via Iquique)
- San Miguel de Tucumán - Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (Via Iquique)
- San Juan (Argentina) - Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (Via La Serena)
- Ushuaia - Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (Via Puerto Montt-Punta Arenas)
- Comodoro Rivadavia - General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (Via Balmaceda)
- Neuquén - Presidente Perón International Airport (Via Temuco)
- Paraguay
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Puerto Rico
- San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
Fleet[]
The airline's fleet included:[2][3]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Airbus A300B4 | 2 | 1995 | 1996 | Leased by Carnival Air Lines |
Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 1994 | 1995 | Leased from LACSA |
BAC One-Eleven Series 200AJ | 2 | 1991 | 1994 | |
BAC One-Eleven Series 300AG | 2 | 1990 | 1994 | |
Beechcraft 65 | 1 | 1966 | Unknown | |
Beechcraft 95 | 1 | 1965 | 1977 | |
Boeing 707-320C | 3 | 1988 | 1994 | |
Boeing 727-100 | 6 | 1978 | 1995 | |
Boeing 737-200 | 20 | 1980 | 1998 | |
Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 1992 | 1996 | |
Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 1991 | 1996 | |
Douglas C-47 Skytrain | 5 | 1958 | 1976 | |
Douglas DC-6B | 7 | 1966 | 1979 | |
Douglas DC-8-71F | 1 | 1992 | 1994 | Leased from Aero USA Inc. |
Fokker F-27 Friendship | 2 | 1987 | 1991 |
During the 1960s, the airline operated a number of Douglas DC-3s, with their cargo fleet also including three Boeing 707s.[4]
Accidents and incidents[]
On 8 April 1968, a Douglas C-49K (a version of the C-47) (registration CC-CBM) crashed on approach to Balmaceda Airport killing all 36 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago.[5]
References[]
- ^ "LADECO". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "Ladeco Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Ladeco fleet". aerobernie.bplaced.net. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "LanChile Announces the Formation of LanCargo Chile as Part of the New LanCargo Group". Business Wire. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "CC-CBM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
External links[]
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- Defunct airlines of Chile
- Airlines established in 1958
- Airlines disestablished in 1998
- 1958 establishments in Chile
- 1994 disestablishments in Chile