Star Perú
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| Founded | May 1997 | |||
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| Hubs | Jorge Chávez International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 5 | |||
| Destinations | 11 | |||
| Company slogan | Lo Mejor de nosotros (The Best of us) | |||
| Headquarters | Avenida José Pardo 485, Miraflores, Lima 18 | |||
| Key people | Valentin Kasyanov | |||
| Website | http://www.starperu.com | |||
Star Perú, formerly called Star Up, is a low-cost carrier [1] based at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru. It is a scheduled airline operating passenger and cargo flights within Peru. The carrier only flies domestic routes in Peru from its base in Lima.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in May 1997 as Servicio de Transporte Aéreo Regional by founder, and Chief Executive, Valentin Kasyanov. Operations were inaugurated with a single Antonov An-32 aircraft flying cargo and charter services around South America.[2]
In late 2004, Star Perú began scheduled commercial domestic flights after having acquired a Boeing 737-200. Based on monthly growth of passenger traffic, Star Perú became the fastest growing airline in Peru in 2005.[2]
[edit] Destinations
Star Perú operates scheduled routes between eleven Peruvian airports:[3]
- Peru
- Ayacucho (Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport)
- Cajamarca (Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport)
- Chiclayo (Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones Gonzales International Airport)
- Cusco (Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport)
- Iquitos (Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport)
- Lima (Jorge Chávez International Airport)
- Pucallpa (Captain Rolden International Airport)
- Puerto Maldonado (Padre Aldamiz International Airport)
- Talara (Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport)
- Tarapoto (Cad. FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport)
- Trujillo (Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport)
[edit] Fleet
The Star Perú fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2009):[4]
| Aircraft | Capacity | No. of Aircraft |
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| Boeing 737-200 | 124 | 1 |
| BAe 146-100 | 77/78 | 2 |
| BAe 146-200 | 88 | 1 |
| BAe 146-300 | 112 | 2 |
| Total | n/a | 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Low-Cost Carriers". explorefare.com. 2009-10-04. http://www.explorefare.com/fly/theairlines.jsp?. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ a b "Star Perú's Histroy". starperu.com. 2009-11-03. http://www.starperu.com/2ihistoria.asp?grupo=2. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "Star Perú's Route Network". starperu.com. 2009-11-03. http://www.starperu.com/index.asp?grupo=2. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "Star Perú's Fleet Information". starperu.com. 2009-11-03. http://www.starperu.com/2iflota.asp?grupo=2. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
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