Aerolíneas Peruanas
| File:Aerolineas Peruanas logo.jpg | |||||||
| |||||||
| Founded | 1956 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 1957 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1971 | ||||||
| Hubs | Lima Airport | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lima | ||||||
Aerolíneas Peruanas S.A. (also known by the abbreviation APSA or the English translation Peruvian Airlines)[3] was an airline from Peru, serving as flag carrier of the country from 1956 to 1971.[1] Headquartered in Lima, it operated a network of scheduled passenger flights to major places in Latin America, as well as the United States, out of its hub at Lima Airport.[4] In 1967, APSA had around 1,000 employees.[5]
History
Aerolíneas Peruanas was founded by C. W. Shelton in September 1956,[6] with 77 percent of the company's shares spread amongst private Peruvian investors.[5] Flight operations were launched in mid-1957, on the Lima to Santiago and Miami routes.[5] Originally not a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA was only joined in 1966), APSA could significantly undercut the usual airline fares for flights between South America and the USA.[7] To strengthen its market position, APSA went into a partnership with Transportes Aéreos Nacionales (TAN, from Honduras) and Compañía Ecuatoriana de Aviación (CEA, from Ecuador).[7][2]
The Douglas DC-6 being the aircraft most commonly used with the airline in the early 1960s,[7][8] Aerolíneas Peruanas joined the jet age on 1 December 1963 with the introduction of the Convair 990 Coronado.[9] During that years, the network had been greatly expanded,[4] which culminated in the launch of transatlantic flights using the Douglas DC-8 by the end of the decade.[10][6]
In the early 1970s, Aerolíneas Peruanas found itself in a worsening financial situation. Plans for a take-over by the Peruvian government and Spanish national airline Iberia failed, so that the company was forced to cease all flight operations on 2 May 1971.[11]
Route network
APSA offered scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[2][8][12][3][4]
Fleet
Over the years, APSA operated the following aircraft types:[1]
| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
|---|---|---|
| Convair 990 Coronado | ||
| Curtiss C-46 Commando | ||
| Douglas DC-6 | ||
| Douglas DC-7 | ||
| Douglas DC-8 |
Incidents
On 11 January 1969, an Aerolíneas Peruanas Convair 990 Coronado was hijacked en route a flight from Panama City to Miami and forced to divert to Cuba.[18] At that time, such United States-Cuba hijackings had become common occurrences.
References
- ^ a b c "Aero Transport Data Bank: Aérolíneas Peruanas". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Aérolíneas Peruanas: 1959 timetable (at timetableimages.com)". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Aérolíneas Peruanas: 1966 timetable (at timetableimages.com)". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Aérolíneas Peruanas: 1968 timetable (at timetableimages.com)". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 13 April 1967. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 13 May 1971. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Latin American Low Fare Challenge". Flight International. 12 April 1962. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Aérolíneas Peruanas: 1960 timetable (at timetableimages.com)". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2 April 1964. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 1969. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 13 May 1971. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Aérolíneas Peruanas: 1964 timetable (at timetableimages.com)". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 14 April 1966. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Photo of an Aérolíneas Peruanas DC-8 landing at Gatwick in 1970 (at airliners.net)". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 18 April 1958. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 24 March 1970. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 8 April 1960. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Description of the 1969 APSA hijacking". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
