Aeroperú

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Aeroperú

IATA PL ICAO PLI Callsign AEROPERU
Founded	22 May 1973
Ceased operations	10 March 1999
Hubs	Jorge Chavez International Airport
Focus cities	Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Club Premier (????-1999)
Airport lounge	Salon Premier (????-1999)
Fleet size	22 (1973-1999)
Destinations	35 (1973-1999)
Headquarters	Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Key people	Gregorio Nolan (CEO)
Website	www.aeroperu.com

Empresa de Transporte Aéreo del Perú S.A.^[1] ("Peruvian Air Transport Enterprise, S.A."), operated as Aeroperú (short form for Empresa Nacional de Aeronavegación del Perú, National Air Navigation Company of Peru), was the former national flag carrier of Peru, and from 1993 to 2000 was a subsidiary of AeroMéxico. Its headquarters were in Miraflores, Lima.^[2][3] It went bankrupt in 1999. Since that date, Peru's national flag carrier has been LAN Perú.

The airline is planning to resume operations in 2012.

History

1973-1999

An Aeroperú Douglas DC-8-62H at Miami International Airport. (1992)

An Aeroperú Boeing 757-200 in the last livery landing at Miami International Airport, Florida. (1996)

Started in 1973, Aeroperú was formed to take over the international routes operated by APSA - Líneas Aéreas Peruanas S.A. (owned then by Pan American Airways). At first, the airline was largely controlled by the Peruvian Air Force. Following Gen. Juan Velasco Alvarado being overthrown, the new military government began withdrawing from the daily running of the national carrier.

Aeroperú was based at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru, and grew into an international airline while also developing a large jet aircraft route system domestically. In its early years Peru's flag carrier used Fokker F-28, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8 (which were leased from Viasa) and a Lockheed L-1011. Aeroperú's main focus was with South American routes, although it did serve Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City as well as Miami.

In the 1990s, economic trouble led to the sale of 47 percent of the airline to AeroMéxico.^{[citation needed]} Aeroperú then re-introduced a new livery, similar to that of AeroMéxico. Three 727-200s and three DC-10-15s were bought from Mexicana, another subsidiary from AeroMéxico at that time.^{[citation needed]} Three Boeing 757s were also introduced as property of AeroMéxico and another one leased. Additionally, service to Los Angeles was introduced.

On 10 March 1999, financial difficulties forced Aeroperú to cease operations. Aeroperú's major creditors decided on 18 August to liquidate its assets.

2011-present

In December 2011, Aeroperú was granted a permit of 4 years to operate commercial domestic flights. The airline still needs to get appropriate operating and technical certificates before being allowed to launch flights.^[4]

Destinations

Aeroperú served a wide variety of destinations across the Americas as well as one destination in Europe from 1973 until its closure in 1999.

Fleet

Aeroperú Boeing 727

• 12 Boeing 727-200
• 6 Boeing 757-200
• 2 Boeing 767-300
• 3 McDonnell Douglas DC-10
• 3 Douglas DC-8
• 2 Lockheed L-1011
• 3 Fokker F-28

Accidents and incidents

Aeroperú had a rather good safety record with only 2 accidents during operations.

• On 25 October 1988, Aeroperú Flight 772, a Fokker F-28 crashed 44 seconds after take-off from Juliaca Airport, Peru. Eleven passengers and one crew member lost their lives, while three more crew and fifty four passengers survived.
• On 2 October 1996, Aeroperú Flight 603, a Boeing 757-23A flying from Miami, Florida to Santiago, Chile crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after take-off from its stopover in Lima, Peru. All sixty one passengers and nine crew perished in the accident.

References

External links

	Peru portal
	Aviation portal

• (Spanish) (English) Aeroperú website (archives)
• (Spanish) older Aeroperú domain (archives)
• (Spanish) "Aeroperu (1993)." Private Investment Promotion Agency - Peru (ProInversión).
• (Spanish) Castillo Maza, Juan. "EVALUACIÓN DEL PROCESO DE PRIVATIZACIÓN DE LAS EMPRESA DE SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS 1991-2000." Gestión en el Tercer Milenio. National University of San Marcos Faculty of Administrative Sciences. Year 5, #9, October 2002. (Bibliography) - ISSN 1728-2969 (electronic version). Includes an abstract in English.