LATAM Airlines Ecuador explained

Airline:	LATAM Ecuador
Iata:	XL
Icao:	LNE
Callsign:	AEROLANE
Parent:	LATAM Airlines Group (45%)
Founded:	July 2002
Commenced:	April 23, 2003
Aoc:	E1QF037F^[1]
Headquarters:	Quito, Ecuador^[2]
Key People:	Daniel Leng (CEO)
Hubs:	Guayaquil Quito
Frequent Flyer:	LATAM Pass
Fleet Size:	4
Destinations:	9

Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LATAM Airlines Ecuador (formerly LAN Ecuador) is a subsidiary of LATAM Airlines Group, based in Quito, Ecuador.^{[3] [4]} It is owned by Translloyd (55%) and LATAM Airlines (45%).^{[4] [5]}

History

LATAM Ecuador was established in July 2002 as LAN Ecuador and started operations on April 23, 2003 with two Boeing 767-300ERs operated by LAN Airlines.

In 2007, the airline became a member of the Oneworld alliance as a subsidiary of LAN Airlines.^[6] On December 24, 2008, LAN Ecuador received approval to begin domestic operations, which were launched by April 6, 2009, with the Airbus A318.^[7]

Destinations

LATAM Ecuador serves the following destinations:

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ministro Pistarini International Airport		^[8]
Chile	Santiago	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Colombia	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport		^[9]
Ecuador	Baltra Island	Seymour Airport
	Cuenca	Mariscal Lamar Airport
	El Coca	Francisco de Orellana Airport
	Guayaquil	Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport
	Loja	Ciudad de Catamayo Airport		^[10]
	Manta	Eloy Alfaro International Airport
	Quito	Mariscal Sucre International Airport
	San Cristóbal Island	San Cristóbal Airport
	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa International Airport
Peru	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport	Operated by LATAM Perú
Spain	Madrid	Madrid–Barajas Airport		^[11]
United States	Miami	Miami International Airport		^[12]
	New York City	John F. Kennedy International Airport

Codeshare agreements

LATAM Ecuador codeshares with the following airlines:^[13]

• Air Nostrum
• Delta Air Lines
• Iberia

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2022, the LATAM Ecuador fleet consists of the following aircraft:^{[14] [15]}

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:^[16]

LATAM Ecuador former fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A318-100	3	2009	2011	Transferred to LAN Airlines
Airbus A320-200	6	2011	2014
Boeing 767-300ER	6	2008	2012

See also

• List of airlines of Ecuador

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View. av-info.faa.gov. 2019-06-27.
2. Web site: Política de privacidad. LATAM Airlines. 2021-08-13.
3. Web site: Política de privacidad. LATAM Airlines. 2021-08-13.
4. News: Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 104. 2007-04-03.
5. Web site: On-Board Latam Ecuador Aero Airlines. cleartrip.com. 10 December 2016.
6. Web site: History of LATAM Ecuador. es.
7. LAN Ecuador Approved To Begin Domestic Flights http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4259540/
8. Web site: LATAM Ecuador retomará sus vuelos a Buenos Aires. Nlarenas.com. Nicolás Larenas. es. July 1, 2022.
9. Web site: LATAM Ecuador Adds New Route in South America. Airlinegeeks.com. Juan Pedro Sanchez Zamudio. es. March 23, 2022.
10. Web site: Ecuador: LATAM dejará de volar a Loja. Aviacionline.com. January 21, 2023. January 23, 2023.
11. Web site: LATAM Ecuador discontinues Madrid service in Dec 2019. Routesonline.com. Jim Liu. June 25, 2019.
12. Web site: LATAM Ecuador ya vende vuelos directos entre Quito y Miami. Nlarenas.com. Nicolás Larenas. es. August 23, 2022.
13. Web site: Profile on LAN Ecuador. CAPA. Centre for Aviation. 2016-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20161029184219/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/lan-ecuador-xl. 2016-10-29. live.
14. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2019. 13.
15. Web site: LATAM Airlines Ecuador Fleet Details and History. Planespotters.net. February 13, 2021.
16. Web site: LAN Ecuador Fleet Details and History. www.planespotters.net. 2020-01-02.