LATAM Airlines Perú (formerly LAN Perú S.A. until 2015) is an airline based in

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. It is a

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LATAM Airlines Group LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is a Chile, Chilean multinational airline holding company headquartered in Santiago, Santiago, Chile. It is considered the largest airline company in Latin America with subsidiaries in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Par ...

, which owns 49% of the airline. It operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main hub is

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. LATAM Perú is the dominant airline in Peru, controlling 73.4% of the domestic market.

History

LAN Peru was established in July 1998 by the entrepreneurs Boris Hirmas Rubio,

Lorenzo Sousa Debarbieri Lorenzo Sousa Debarbieri (born May 16, 1960) is an entrepreneur, businessman and author from Lima who oversees large privately held tourism and railway companies in Peru (Peru Belmond Hotels, PeruRail and Ferrocarril Transandino (with a 50% in e ...

, Cristian Said and Dr Javier Rodriguez Larrain and

LAN-Chile LATAM Airlines Chile, formerly known as LAN Chile and LAN Airlines, is a Chilean multinational airline based in Santiago and one of the founding companies of the LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline holding company in Latin America. Its m ...

in Lima. Operations began on 2 July 1999, with domestic services from

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and

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. Its launch marked the reappearance of a new major national airline in Peru after the demise of giants

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and others. An international service to

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was added on November 15, 1999. The airline became a subsidiary of

LAN Airlines LATAM Airlines Chile, formerly known as LAN Chile and LAN Airlines, is a Chilean multinational airline based in Santiago and one of the founding companies of the LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline holding company in Latin America. Its m ...

in September 2002, owned by LAN (49%),

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(30%), and Inversiones Aéreas (21%) and has 1,500 employees. In 2004, it was incorporated into

holding with the change of the name of the parent company. In 2004, a court order temporarily suspended flights because of alleged irregularities in the company's incorporation. Subsequently, the ruling party generated controversy for questioning the work of Judge Eloy Zamalloa, who denounced the promulgation of a decree law that opposed such a judicial decision. During the third quarter of 2006, LAN Peru added 8 new

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s to its fleet, intended to replace its

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s for domestic operations in Peruvian territory. In October 2006, LAN Perú obtained authorization from the Peruvian DGAC to operate as an Aeronautical Maintenance Workshop (TMA), granting it the number 029. This allows it, in addition to supporting LAN operations, to offer service to other companies that have aircraft with Peruvian registration. In 2008, the airline transported about 3.5 million passengers, with 2.9 million in the domestic market. In October 2009, the airline was authorized to provide aircraft maintenance services. LAN Peru was dissolved on August 6, 2015, upon completion of the merger between

and TAM Airlines announced on August 13, 2010, creating the

, one of the largest commercial airline consortiums in Latin America and one of the largest worldwide. Subsequently, on May 5, 2016 (almost 6 years after the beginning of the merger with TAM Líneas Aéreas) it began to operate officially and definitively as

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, which meant the change of corporate image and brand, which is estimated to cost $60 million US dollars. On 26 September 2019,

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announced its plans to buy 20% of the

for $1.9 billion, to expand Delta's access to the Latin American market. Additionally, Delta agreed to pay LATAM's exit fee from

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and to take delivery of all

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aircraft that LATAM had on order. On 1 January 2020, it was reported that Delta Air Lines' acquisition of the 20% stake in the LATAM group was completed. Group CEO Enrique Cueto stepped down on 31 March 2020, and was succeeded by Roberto Alvo, the group's then-current Chief Commercial Officer. On 31 January 2020, LATAM announced that it would leave

three months later on 1 May. On 26 May 2020, the

filed for

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bankruptcy in the United States due to economic problems attributed to the

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, although they are currently operating and have been negotiating terms. In August, the company announced its second-quarter results, projecting improved operational prospects. To assist with the

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, the company announced that its subsidiary LATAM Peru would help distribute vaccines to fifteen provinces in Peru for free. In 2024, LATAM Peru, along with the other LATAM subsidiaries would receive a new livery with the countries' national colors.

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

LATAM Perú has

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s with the following airlines: *

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Fleet

Current fleet

, LATAM Perú operates the following aircraft:

Former fleet

In the past, LATAM Perú has previously operated the following aircraft types:

Accidents and incidents

*On November 18, 2022, LATAM Perú Flight 2213, an

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(registered CC-BHB) was taking off from

when it collided with a fire engine that was crossing the runway, killing two firefighters and seriously injuring a third. All 102 passengers and 6 crew aboard the aircraft escaped with 4 receiving serious injuries and 36 receiving minor injuries.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:LATAM Perú Airlines of Peru P Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association Former Oneworld affiliate members Airlines established in 1998 Transport in Lima 1998 establishments in Peru