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Compañía de Aviación Faucett
IATA ICAO Call sign
CF CFP Charlie Foxtrot
Founded15 September 1928 (1928-09-15)
Commenced operations27 September 1928 (1928-09-27)
Ceased operations1997 (1997)
Hubs
Destinations17 (at the time of closure)
HeadquartersJorge Chávez International Airport
Lima, Lima Province, Perú
Key peopleElmer J. Faucett

Compañía de Aviación Faucett, colloquially known simply as Faucett Perú or Faucett, was a Peruvian airline.

It was headquartered on the grounds of Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima.[3]

History

Douglas DC-3 of Faucett at Lima Airport, Peru, in 1972
A Faucett Lockheed L-1011-1 at Miami International Airport in 1996.

Elmer J. Faucett had been sent to Peru as a representative of the Curtiss Export Company, arriving in the country from the United States in 1920.[4]: 470  In 1928, he 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.[citation needed] With an initial investment of ₤2,500,[4]: 471  the company was formed on 15 September 1928, and started operations on 27 September that year.[5] In 1937, the airline absorbed Cia de Aviacion Peruanas SA from Panagra.[6] At April 1938 (1938-04), the route network was flown with seven Stinsons, and included Chiclayo, Ica, Lima, Sabados and Talara.[7]

Postwar operations

Having their initial investment increased to ₤200,000 by 1943, Elmer Faucett bought a large number of aircraft from the United States in 1945.[4]: 471 

By May 1952 (1952-05), the airline flew a route network that was 3,000 miles (4,800 km) long.[8] Faucett carried 136,456 passengers in 1955, and at year end the company had 307 employees.[9]

Faucett Douglas DC-6B(F) in 1972 fitted with large rear cargo door for freight operations

By March 1960 (1960-03), the airline had a fleet of eight DC-3s, four DC-4s and four Faucett Stinson F-19s to serve a route network that was 6,368 miles (10,248 km) long.[10] A second-hand Douglas DC-6B that was acquired from Panagra was incorporated into the fleet in the early 1960s.[6][11] Another DC-6B was acquired in late 1964 and was converted to DC-6B(F) standard with a large rear freight door.[12] This was operated on cargo services to Miami, Florida.

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 passenger service that the airline operated. Cargo work had been taken on increasingly as the piston engined fleet aged[citation needed]. In 1973, Faucett was owned by Peruvian interests (46%), the Fundación Faucett (35%) and Braniff International Airways (19%).[13] The cargo-only airline Aeronaves del Peru became Faucett's biggest shareholder in 1982.[14]

The airline ceased operations in 1997.[15]

Destinations

Faucett Perú served the following destinations:

† Hub
‡ Focus city
# Destination served at the time of closure
Country (State/Province) City Airport Refs
Perú Arequipa # Rodríguez Ballón International Airport [2][16]
Ayacucho # Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport [2][16]
Cajamarca Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport [17]
Chiclayo # Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport [2][16]
Chimbote Tnte. FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport [17]
Cuzco # Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport [2][16]
Huánuco Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport [17]
Iberia Iberia Airport [17]
Ilo Ilo Airport [2]
Iquitos # Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport [2][16]
Juliaca # Inca Manco Cápac International Airport [2][16]
Lima # Jorge Chávez International Airport † [2][16]
Mollendo Mollendo Airport [17]
Moyobamba Moyobamba Airport [17]
Piura # Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport [2][16]
Pucallpa # FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport [2][16]
Puerto Maldonado Padre Aldamiz International Airport [1]
Quince Mil Quince Mil Airport [17]
Rioja # Juan Simons Vela Airport [2][16]
Tacna # Crnl. FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport ‡ [2][16]
Talara # Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport [2][16]
Tarapoto # Cad. FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport [2][16]
Tingo María Tingo María Airport [17]
Trujillo # Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport [2][16]
Tumbes # Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport [2][16]
Yurimaguas # Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport [2][16]
United States (Florida) Miami # Miami International Airport [2][16]

Fleet

Faucett-Stinson F.19 cargo aircraft built by Faucett, exhibited at their base at Lima in April 1972
Douglas DC-4 of Faucett operating an internal Peruvian passenger service from Lima Airport in 1972

Faucett Perú operated the following equipment all through its history:[18]

Incidents and accidents

  • On September 11, 1990, a Faucett Boeing 727-246 went missing some 350 miles southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland. After having been leased to Air Malta, the aircraft was being returned to Peru from Europe via Iceland, when the crew reported a low fuel notice and that they were preparing to ditch. There were no survivors among 16 occupants on board.[20]
  • 29 February 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.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Timetable (Effective 1 February 1983)". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 22–28, 1995. 64 (- 0749.PDF PDF). Retrieved on June 9, 2016. "Compañía de Aviación Faucett[...]Aeropuerto Jorge Chávez, Apartado 1429, Lima, Peru"
  4. ^ a b c
  5. ^ "World airline survey – Compania de Aviacion "Faucett" SA" (PDF). Flight International: 566. 13 April 1967. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b "The World's airlines – Compañia de Aviacion "Faucett" SA". Flight. 81 (2770): 561. 12 April 1962. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Airlines of the World: The Americas – Cia de Aviacion Faucett". Flight. XXXIII (1531): 420. 28 April 1938. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  8. ^ "The World's airlines – Compania de Aviación Faucett, S.A." Flight. LXI (2260): 593. 16 May 1952. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
  9. ^ "World airline directory – Compañía de Aviación "Faucett" S.A." Flight. 69 (2465): 467. 20 April 1956. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b "World airline survey – Compania de Aviacion "Faucett" SA". Flight. 77 (2665): 497. 8 April 1960. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  11. ^ "World airline survey – Compañia de Aviacion "Faucett" SA". Flight. 79 (2718): 491. 13 April 1961. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
  12. ^ Roach, J.R. and Eastwood A.B. (2007). Piston Engined Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop.
  13. ^ "Compañia de Aviación Faucett SA". 22 March 1973.
  14. ^ "Aeronaves buys Faucett". 7 March 1982.
  15. ^ David Learmount (7 July 1999). "Fit to survive". Santiago de Chile. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
  16. ^ 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. Retrieved 4 March 2012. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h "Horarios (Segundo semestre 1960)". Airline Timetable Images (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "SubFleets for: Faucett Perú". AeroTransport Data Bank. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  19. ^
  20. ^ Accident description for OB-1303 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 27 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Timeline: Major air crashes in Latin America since 1993". Reuters. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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