LC Perú S.A.C. was a Peruvian
airline
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based in
Lima
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,
Peru
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. It operated scheduled domestic flights. Its main base was
Jorge Chávez International Airport
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.
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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
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was incorporated and ventured into regular passenger transport, for 2004 the destinations of
Cajamarca
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,
Ayacucho
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During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...
,
Huánuco
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and
Pucallpa
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were covered.
In 2011, the airline made an alliance with
LAN Perú
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, 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 From the partnership with the USMP in 2011, the Fairchild Metro were withdrawn, replaced with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
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Certification and BARS Certification were obtained.
On December 12, 2018 the airline failed to renew its aviation insurance and was forced to declare bankruptcy.
Destinations
, LC Perú served the following destinations:
Fleet
![De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 (LC Peru) 92](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-8-200_%28LC_Peru%29_92.jpg)
The LC Perú fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2018):
References
External links
*
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