LC Perú S.A.C. was a Peruvian
regional airline
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based in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
Peru
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. It operated scheduled domestic flights. Its main base was
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Jorge Chávez International Airport is the main international airport serving Lima, the capital of Peru. It is located in Callao, northwest of the Historic Centre of Lima, the nation's capital city, and from the Miraflores District, Lima, dis ...
.
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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 was incorporated and ventured into regular passenger transport, for 2004 the destinations of
Cajamarca,
Ayacucho
Ayacucho (, , derived from the words ''aya'' ("death" or "soul") and ''k'uchu'' ("corner") in honour of the battle of Ayacucho), founded in 1540 as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga and known simply as Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga) until 1825, i ...
,
Huánuco
Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The met ...
and
Pucallpa
Pucallpa (, ; Shipibo language, Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Coronel Portillo Province and the C ...
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 From the partnership with the USMP in 2011, the Fairchild Metro were withdrawn, replaced with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.
Destinations
, LC Perú served the following destinations:
Fleet
Final fleet
The LC Perú fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2018):
Retired fleet
LC Perú previously operated the following aircraft:
*4
Fairchild Metro III
*2
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
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See also
*
List of defunct airlines of Peru
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