| Airline: | Aerolíneas Star Perú |
| Iata: | 2I |
| Icao: | SRU |
| Callsign: | STAR UP |
| Founded: | May 1, 1997 |
| Commenced: | May 24, 1998 |
| Hubs: | Jorge Chávez International Airport |
| Frequent Flyer: | Condor Travel |
| Fleet Size: | 9 |
| Destinations: | 18 |
| Parent: | Global Investment Platform |
| Headquarters: | Lima, Peru |
| Key People: | Carlos Carmona (CEO) |
Aerolíneas Star Perú S.A., stylized as Star Perú, is a Peruvian airline based at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru. It operates both passenger and cargo flights within Peru and South America. Founded in 1997, the carrier mostly flies domestic routes within Peru from its base in Lima, along with international charter flights.[1]
The airline was established on May 1, 1997, as Servicio de Transporte Aéreo Regional by the chief executive, Valentin Kasyanov. Operations were inaugurated on May 24, 1998, with a single Antonov An-32 flying cargo and charter services around South America and Peru.[2] The name would later be changed to Star Up and later Star Perú.
In late 2004, Star Perú began scheduled commercial domestic flights after having acquired a Boeing 737-200.[3] Based on monthly growth of passenger traffic, Star Perú was the fastest-growing airline in Peru in 2005.[2] Near the end of 2007, Star Perú offered nine destinations within Peru. Some of the new destinations in large cities such as Arequipa and Cusco would later be suspended.
In 2017 the Ministry of Transport and Communications granted Star Perú access to international flights.[4] The airline was able to obtain a flight to Rio Branco in Brazil but the destination has since been terminated. Around the same time, Star Perú operated flights to Santiago via the Chilean airline, Latin American Wings (LAW). Star Perú continued to fly to and from Santiago until LAW suspended operations in 2018.
In May 2019, Star Perú ended the operation of its BAe 146 and Bombardier CRJ-200. For the destinations on which the Boeing 737 cannot land in, two Dash 8 Q400s were acquired. Star Perú was set to merge with Peruvian Airlines after being acquired by the airline in May 2019. The merge was for both airlines to have a larger share of the Peruvian Market, which was largely controlled by foreign subsidiaries such as Sky Airline Peru and the largest, LATAM Perú. It worked very closely with Peruvian Airlines until it went bankrupt in October 2019.[5] It was around this time that many Peruvian airlines such as the previously said Peruvian Airlines and LC Perú went bankrupt. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Star Perú suspended all operations in 2020. Now, Star Perú continues its operations and have obtained new Boeing 737s. Since 2022, the airline began operating charter flights to various neighboring countries for Peruvian football clubs and the Peru national football team during their participation in international competitions and friendlies. It has become the main airline of transport for football club Alianza Universidad. In 2023, Star Perú and Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas signed an agreement to have the two airlines provide connecting flights from Madrid and Lima to Star Perú's domestic destinations.[6] In May 2024, Star Perú joined the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA).[7] ALTA's mission is to make air transport in Latin America and the Caribbean safer and more environmentally friendly. Its 46 airlines in its network collaborate with each other to work towards this goal. Star Perú will have its ALTA Aviation Safety, Flight Ops & Training Summit in Lima on 18-20 June 2024. Around the same time, Avsoft partnered with the airline. Star Perú would receive access to Avsoft's Learning Management System for the delivery of new aircraft and more experienced pilots. The airline has since been working with Atsa Airlines to expand their route network. The two airlines were able to obtain a destination to Jaén after its runway was approved to light weight aircraft.[8]
As of 2024, Star Perú operates scheduled and charter routes between the following airports:[9] [10]
Star Perú has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
The Star Perú fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2024):[14]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300 | 6 | - | 143 | ||
| Boeing 737-500 | - | 1 | 140 | ||
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | 2 | - | 76 | ||
| Cargo fleet | |||||
| British Aerospace 146-200 | 1 | - | Cargo | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | |||
Star Perú used to fly the following types of aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-24RV | 2 | |||
| Antonov An-26B | 1 | 2002 | ||
| Antonov An-32B | 2 | 1998 | ||
| Boeing 737-200 | 8 | 2005 | 2010 | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Bombardier CRJ-200 | 2 | 2016 | 2018 | Transferred to Air Century |
| British Aerospace 146-100 | 2 | 2008 | 2018 | |
| British Aerospace 146-200 | 6 | 2008 | 2018 | |
| British Aerospace 146-200QT | 1 | 2011 | 2013 | |
| British Aerospace 146-300 | 2 | 2009 | 2018 | |
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