Avianca Perú S.A. (formerly TACA Perú) was an airline based in

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. It operated domestic services and international services. Its main base was

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, Lima. The airline operated out of 18 airports. It was part of the

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and operated its flights with

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' codes. Through Synergy Group, it was one of the seven nationally branded airlines (

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, etc.) in the

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group of Latin American airlines. The airline ceased all operations on May 10, 2020.

History

The airline was established in 1999 as ''TransAm'' and started operations in July 1999. It was founded by Daniel Ratti and Ernesto Mahle. It was rebranded into TACA Perú when

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established a holding in the airline. During 2004, a crisis arose in the aviation industry in Peru, caused by the cessation of operations of

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, the main operator of internal flights. During this period, TACA Perú made some flights to the city of

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. In 2007, TACA Perú began a period of expansion and relaunch, increasing the frequencies of its flights to the main cities of Central and South America, offering a wide range of connecting flights from Lima to North America in the mornings and evenings. In 2012, new national destinations were included, and acquired its first and only

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for medium-range international flights and its consideration was announced within the change of commercial brand, within the

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group, towards the

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brand. On May 28, 2013, the airline was renamed to ''Avianca Perú'' after the AviancaTaca merger. It was owned by Daniel Ratti (51%) and the

(49%). In 2015, the offer to

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and

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was expanded, they were operated with its Airbus A330-200. Regarding domestic flights,

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and

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were suspended indefinitely, allocating the planes used to an increase in frequencies to Cusco. On May 10, 2020,

announced the cancellation of operations in Peru following its filing for bankruptcy protection, starting a process of liquidation and closure of Avianca Perú, which ended the airline after 21 years of operation.

Destinations

Fleet

The Avianca Perú fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of March 2020):

Retired fleet

Avianca Perú previously operated the following aircraft:

References

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