Aero Cóndor Explained

Airline:	Aero Cóndor
Iata:	Q6
Icao:	CDP
Callsign:	CÓNDOR-PERÚ
Founded:	1975
Ceased:	June 2008
Hubs:	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Fleet Size:	8
Destinations:	15
Headquarters:	Lima, Peru
Key People:	Carlos A. Palacín Fernández (CEO and Founder)

Aero Cóndor S.A., also known as Aero Cóndor Peru, was^[1] an airline based in Lima, the capital of Peru. It was founded and started operations in 1975,^[2] and provides domestic charter flights, cargo, scenic, and air ambulance services. Its main hub is Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima.

History

Aero Cóndor operated an extensive domestic network of more than fifteen destinations until June 2008, when most scheduled services were suspended due to the high fuel prices. On the same month, the Peruvian Ministry of Transportation and Communications ordered the grounding of their fleet of Boeing 737 airliners due to safety concerns as these aircraft had been recently involved in several incidents.^[3] Nowadays, the company only serves scenic and charter flight.

Operations

The company is only active at the domain of scenic tourist flights and charter flights.

Former scheduled destinations

• Arequipa (Rodríguez Ballón International Airport)
• Ayacucho (Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport)
• Cajamarca (Major General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport)
• Chiclayo (FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport)
• Cusco (Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport)
• Iquitos (Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport)
• Juliaca (Inca Manco Capac International Airport)
• Lima (Jorge Chávez International Airport) Hub
• Piura (Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport)
• Pucallpa (Captain Rolden International Airport)
• Puerto Maldonado (Padre Aldamiz International Airport)
• Tacna (Crnl. FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport)
• Talara (Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport)
• Trujillo (Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport)
• Tumbes (Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport)

Fleet

Aero Cóndor consisted of the following aircraft:

• 1 Antonov An-24RV
• 1 Antonov An-26
• 1 BAe 146-200
• 1 Boeing 727-200F
• 5 Boeing 737-200
• 3 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
• 1 Fokker F27-100
• 1 Fokker F27-200
• 1 Fokker 50

Accidents and incidents

• On March 10, 1989, a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (registered OB-T-1271) struck a radio antenna and crashed onto a building located into residential area of Lima, on approach to Jorge Chávez International Airport. All 10 occupants on board were killed.^[4]

References

Sources

• Book: Günter Endres. Flight International World Airlines 2010. 2010. Reed Business Information. Sutton, Surrey, England. 978-1-898779-39-1.

External links

• • Aero Cóndor (archive)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aero Condor Peru - Airlines. Ch-aviation.com.
2. Web site: ClubeNet. Airline Aero Condor Peru, information and airline tickets - Rotas Turisticas. 2023-01-22. www.rotasturisticas.com. en.
3. David Kaminski-Morrow, "Peru's Aerocondor ordered to suspend 737-200 flights", Flight Global, June 12, 2008. Retrieved on June 15, 2008.
4. Web site: Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander in Lima: 10 killed. Baaa-acro.com. September 14, 2023.