Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A.
d/b/a
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LATAM Airlines Ecuador (formerly LAN Ecuador) is a subsidiary of
LATAM Airlines Group
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is an airline holding company headquartered in Santiago, Chile. It is considered the largest airline company in Latin America with subsidiaries in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. The company filed for ...
, based in
Quito,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
.
It is owned by Translloyd (55%) and
LAN Airlines
LATAM Airlines Chile (formerly LAN Airlines and LAN-Chile) is an airline based in Santiago, Chile, one of the founders of LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America's largest airline holding company. The main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez Internationa ...
(45%).
History
LATAM Ecuador was established in July 2002 as ''LAN Ecuador'' and started operations on April 23, 2003 with two
Boeing 767-300ERs operated by LAN Airlines.
In 2007 the airline became a member of the
Oneworld
Oneworld (stylised as oneworld; CRS: *O) is an airline alliance founded on 1 February 1999. The alliance's stated objective is to be the first choice airline alliance for the world's frequent international travellers. Its central alliance offic ...
alliance as a subsidiary of LAN Airlines. On December 24, 2008, LAN Ecuador received approval to begin domestic operations, which were launched by April 6, 2009, with the
Airbus A318.
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
LATAM Ecuador
codeshares with the following airlines:
*
Air Nostrum
Air Nostrum, legally incorporated as ''Air Nostrum Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo, S.A.'', is a Spanish regional airline based in Valencia.
It currently operates as a franchisee of Iberia as Iberia Regional and an affiliate member of the On ...
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Iberia
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
Fleet
Current fleet
As of July 2022, the LATAM Ecuador fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
See also
*
List of airlines of Ecuador
This is a list of operators which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Ecuador.
Commercial airlines
This is a list of active airlines (May 2021).
Charter airlines
Government airlines
See also
*List of ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Airlines of Ecuador
Airlines of Ecuador
Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association
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Former Oneworld affiliate members
Airlines established in 2002
2002 establishments in Ecuador