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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 regional 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 From the partnership with the USMP in 2011, the Fairchild Metro were withdrawn, replaced with Bombardier Dash 8 Q200, in 2013 the IOSA Certification and BARS Certification were obtained.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
Final fleet
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The LC Perú fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2018):[4][5]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Retired fleet
LC Perú previously operated the following aircraft:
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "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 set for maiden Q400's arrival". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
External links
Media related to LC Perú at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Spanish and English)