- Aero Cóndor
Infobox_Airline
airline=Aero Condor Peru
logo=Aerocondorperu-logo.png
logo_size=281
IATA=Q6
ICAO=CDP
callsign=Condor-Peru
parent=Aero Cóndor Perú S.A.
company_slogan = "Eres nuestra razón de volar" ("You are our reason to fly")
founded=1975
headquarters=Lima ,Peru
key_people=CaptainCarlos A. Palacín Fernández (CEO and founder)
hubs=Jorge Chávez International Airport
focus_cities=
fleet_size=27
destinations=Regular: "none"
website= http://www.aerocondor.com.peAero Cóndor, also known as Aero Condor Peru, is an
airline based inLima , the capital ofPeru . It was founded and started operations in 1975, and provides domestic charter flights, cargo, scenic, and air ambulance services. Its main hub isJorge Chávez International Airport in Lima.History
Aero Cóndor operated an extensive domestic network of more than fifteen destinations until June 2008, when most scheduled services were suspended due to the high fuel prices. On the same month, the Peruvian Ministry of Transportation and Communications ordered the grounding of Aero Cóndor fleet of
Boeing 737 airliners due to safety concerns as these aircraft had been recently involved in several incidents. [David Kaminski-Morrow , [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/12/224635/perus-aerocondor-ordered-to-suspend-737-200-flights.html "Peru's Aerocondor ordered to suspend 737-200 flights"] , "Flight Global ",June 12 ,2008 . Retrieved onJune 15 ,2008 .] Nowadays, the company only serves scenic and charter flights.Operations
The company is only active at the domain of scenic tourist flights and charter flights.
Former scheduled destinations
Ceased in 2008:
*
Arequipa (Rodríguez Ballón International Airport )
*Ayacucho (Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport )
*Cajamarca (Major 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 )
*Juliaca (Inca Manco Capac International Airport )
*Lima (Jorge Chavez International Airport )
*Piura (Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport )
*Pucallpa (Captain Rolden International Airport )
*Puerto Maldonado (Padre Aldamiz International Airport )
*Tacna (Crnl. FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport )
*Talara (Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport )
*Trujillo (Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos Airport )
*Tumbes (Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport )Fleet
The Aero Condor Peru fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2007):Fact|date=June 2008
* 1 Antonov An-24RV
* 1Antonov An-26
* 1 BAe 146-200
* 1 Beechcraft B200 King Air
* 1 Beechcraft B90 King Air
* 4 Boeing 737-200 (grounded June 2008)
*Cessna 172
*Cessna 206
*Cessna 207
* 2 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
* 2Fokker F27
* 2Fokker F50 References
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