LC Perú explained

Airline:LC Perú
Fleet Size:8
Destinations:12
Iata:W4
Icao:LCB
Callsign:BUSRE
Aoc:LY0F915F
Founded:1993 (as LC Busre)
Ceased:December 12, 2018
Headquarters:Lima, Peru
Key People:Carlos Carmona A. (General manager)
Hubs:Jorge Chávez International Airport
Frequent Flyer:Destino

LC Perú S.A.C. was a Peruvian regional airline based in Lima, Peru. It operated scheduled domestic flights. Its main base was Jorge Chávez International Airport.[1]

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, Huánuco and Pucallpa 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 From the partnership with the USMP in 2011, the Fairchild Metro were withdrawn, replaced with Bombardier Dash 8 Q200, in 2013 the IOSA Certification and BARS Certification were obtained.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.[2]

Destinations

, LC Perú served the following destinations:[3]

CityAirportNotesRefs
AndahuaylasAndahuaylas Airport
ArequipaRodríguez Ballón International Airport
AyacuchoCoronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
CajamarcaMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport
ChiclayoFAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport
CuscoAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
HuánucoAlférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport
HuarazComandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport
LimaJorge Chávez International Airport
PucallpaFAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport
Tingo MaríaTingo María Airport
TrujilloFAP Captain Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport

Fleet

Final fleet

The LC Perú fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2018):[4] [5]

AircraftIn
service
OrdersPassengersNotes
Bombardier Dash 8 Q2001 - 37
Bombardier Dash 8 Q4003 - 76
Boeing 737-5004 - 120
Boeing 737-900ER - 2186[6]
Total82

Retired fleet

LC Perú previously operated the following aircraft:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LC Perú Airline Profile. centreforaviation.com. 2018-01-15. .
  2. Web site: LC Perú Airline Bankrupt. ch-aviation.com. 2018-12-27.
  3. Web site: Itinerario. Spanish. Timetable. LC Perú. https://archive.today/20161127133219/http://www.lcperu.pe/es/itinerario. 27 November 2016. dead.
  4. Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two). Airliner World. November 2017. 28.
  5. Web site: LC Perú Fleet Details and History. Planespotters.net. February 5, 2021.
  6. Web site: LC Perú set for maiden Q400's arrival. Ch-aviation.com. October 20, 2015.