Aero Cóndor
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| Aero Condor Peru | ||
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| IATA Q6 |
ICAO CDP |
Callsign Condor-Peru |
| Founded | 1975 | |
| Hubs | Jorge Chavez International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 27 | |
| Destinations | 2 | |
| Parent company | Aero Cóndor Perú S.A. | |
| Company slogan | Eres nuestra razon de volar (You Are Our Reason To Fly) | |
| Headquarters | Lima, Peru | |
| Key people | Cap.Carlos A. Palacín Fernández (CEO) (Founder) | |
| Website: http://www.aerocondor.com.pe | ||
Aero Cóndor, also known as Aero Condor Peru, is an airline based in the Peruvian capital of Lima. It was founded and started operations in 1975, and provides domestic scheduled and charter flights, cargo, scenic, and air ambulance services. Its main base is Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima.
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[edit] History
Aero Cóndor had been operating an extensive domestic network of more than fifteen destinations, when in June 2008 almost all scheduled services were suspended due to the high fuel prices. Nowadays, the company only organizes scenic and charter flights, in addition to the probably still remaining service between Cajamarca and Lima.
[edit] Destinations
Aero Cóndor operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at June 11, 2008):
- Cajamarca (Major General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport)
- Lima (Jorge Chavez International Airport)
In addition, the company is still active at the domain of scenic tourist flights and charter flights.
[edit] Former destinations
Ceased in 2008:
- Arequipa
- Ayacucho
- Chiclayo
- Cusco
- Iquitos
- Juliaca
- Piura
- Pucallpa
- Puerto Maldonado
- Tacna
- Talara
- Trujillo
- Tumbes
[edit] Fleet
The Aero Condor Peru fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2007):
- 1 Antonov An-24RV
- 1 Antonov An-26
- 1 Beechcraft B200 King Air
- 1 Beechcraft B90 King Air
- 4 Boeing 737-200
- Note: The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has forbidden their use in June 2008 because of the great number of Aero Cóndor Boeing 737 accidents;
[edit] External links
- (English) (Spanish) Official website
