Faucett Perú
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| Founded | 15 September 1928 | |||
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| Commenced operations | 27 September 1928 | |||
| Ceased operations | 1997 | |||
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| Destinations | 17 (at the time of closure) | |||
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| Headquarters | Lima, Lima Province, Perú | |||
| Key people | Elmer J. Faucett | |||
Compañía de Aviación Faucett, colloquially known simply as Faucett Perú or Faucett, was a Peruvian airline.
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[edit] History
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In 1928, Elmer J. Faucett and a group of Peruvian business men joined together to found the first commercial airline in Peru, and one of the first in Latin America. The company was formed on 15 September 1928, and started operations on 27 September the same year.[3]
Initially, flights were made from Lima to Talara to the north, and Arequipa to the south with Stinson Detroiter F-19 aircraft. Faucett merged with Aerovías del Perú in 1938.
Following the end of World War II Faucett re-equipped with Douglas DC-3 and Douglas DC-4 transports. By 1960 the airline had introduced into service the pressurised Douglas DC-6.
The jet age started for Faucett in 1968 with the addition to the fleet of Boeing 727s. In 1971 the airline purchased BAC One-Eleven jets. Douglas DC-8-62 jets flew to Miami as the only international service that the airline operated. Cargo work had been taken on more as the fleet aged. The biggest shareholder of the airline was Aeronaves del Peru, a cargo-only carrier.
The airline ceased operations in 1997.[4]
[edit] Destinations
Faucett Perú served the following destinations:
| † | Hub |
| ‡ | Focus city |
| # | Destination served at the time of closure |
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[edit] Fleet
Faucett Perú operated the following equipment all through its history:[7]
- Airbus A300B4
- Airbus A300-600
- BAC One-Eleven 475
- BAC One-Eleven 500
- Boeing 707-320
- Boeing 707-320B
- Boeing 707-320C
- Boeing 720
- Boeing 727-100
- Boeing 727-100C
- Boeing 737-100
- Boeing 737-200
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas DC-3A
- Douglas DC-4
- Douglas C-47A
- Douglas C-47B
- Douglas C-53
- Douglas C-54
- Douglas DC-6B
- Douglas DC-8-30
- Douglas DC-8-40
- Douglas DC-8-50
- Douglas DC-8-60
- Faucett F-19[citation needed]
- Lockheed L-1011-1
- Stinson[8][9]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On September 11, 1990, a Boeing 727 ran out of fuel 350 miles southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland, whilst on a transit flight from Europe via Keflavik in Iceland. There were no survivors among the 3 crew and 15 airline staff on board. Navigational difficulties are believed to have been involved.
- On March 1, 1996, Faucett Flight 251, a Boeing 737 leased from American Airlines, crashed in the mountains near Arequipa's airport, killing all 117 passengers and 6 crew aboard.[10]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Timetable (Effective 1 February 1983)". Airline Timetable Images. http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/cf83.htm. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Timetable (Effective 1 July 1995)". Airline Timetable Images. http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/cf/cf95.pdf. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "World airline survey – Compania de Aviacion “Faucett” SA" (PDF). Flight International: 566. 13 April 1967. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%200580.html. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ David Learmount (7 July 1999). "Fit to survive". Santiago de Chile. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/65tpwp01J.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "World airline directory – Compania de Aviacion Faucett (Faucett Peru)" (PDF). Flight International: 61. 19 March 1997 – 25 March 1997. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%200717.html. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Horarios (Segundo semestre 1960) [Timetables (2nd half 1960)]" (in Spanish). Airline Timetable Images. http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/cf60/cf60-3.jpg. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "SubFleets for: Faucett Perú". AeroTransport Data Bank. 1 March 2012. http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Faucett+Per%26uacute%3B&where=7446&luck=. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Hyde, D.; Gartshore, I. S.; Melbourne, W. H. (28 October 1960). "Light Aircraft in South America – Peru" (PDF). Flight: 675. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1960/1960%20-%202431.html. Retrieved 4 March 2012. "The Faucett company, rioted for its reliability and operational economy, has the distinction of being one of the few airlines to operate aircraft of its own manufacture. Thirty Faucett-Stinsons were produced around 1945, and four of these robust aircraft still remain in service. Each of the seven-passenger Stinson monoplanes is powered by a 600 h.p. Pratt and Whitney radial engine. The Talara - Tumbes and the Arequipa - Mollendo - Ilo routes are now flown by these four extraordinary machines."
- ^ "Airlines of the World: The Americas – Cia de Aviacion Faucett" (PDF). Flight: 420. 28 April 1938. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1938/1938%20-%201206.html. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Reuters, Timeline: Major air crashes in Latin America since 1993. July 18, 2007. Retrieved on March 6, 2008.
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