LATAM Airlines Colombia
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| IATA code : | 4C |
| ICAO code : | ARE |
| Call sign : | AIRES |
| Founding: | 1981 |
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Bogotá , Colombia
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| Home airport : | Bogotá airport |
| Management: | Francisco Jose Mendez Garcia ( CEO ) |
| Alliance : | oneworld (via LAN) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Alta Frecuencia |
| Fleet size: | 18th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.lan.com |
LATAM Airlines Colombia is a Colombian airline . It is a member of the aviation alliance Oneworld Alliance and is a subsidiary of the LATAM Airlines Group , which was created in 2012 from the merger of the Chilean airline LAN Airlines with the Brazilian TAM Linhas Aéreas .
history
The Colombian airline Aires Colombia , most recently AIRES (for Aerovías de Integración Regional Aires SA ), was founded in 1981 and started operations on February 23, 1981. Originally the company was based in Ibagué . The first aircraft to be used were the Embraer EMB 110 .
In October 2010, AIRES was taken over by the Chilean LAN Airlines and is now integrated into the LATAM Airlines Group . Since September 2011, AIRES has been painted by the parent company LAN, because since December 5, 2011 it has appeared on the market under its then new name LAN Colombia . On August 4, 2012, the company name was changed to LAN Airlines Colombia SA. In 2015 she officially joined IATA . On May 5, 2016, after the parent company LAN Chile joined the LATAM Airlines Group, the company name was again changed to LATAM Airlines Colombia.
Since October 2013, LATAM Airlines Colombia has been a member of the oneworld aviation alliance through its parent company .
Destinations
LATAM Airlines Colombia operates regional and international scheduled flights as well as national cargo flights.
fleet
As of February 2020, the LATAM Airlines Colombia fleet consists of 18 aircraft with an average age of 7.9 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 6th | 144 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 11 | 168 | ||
| Boeing 767-300 | 1 | |||
| total | 18th |
Incidents
- On the morning of August 16, 2010, a Boeing 737-700 of the then AIRES was flown against an embankment 49 meters in front of the runway due to a landing approach that was too low on the island of San Andrés . The machine then broke into several parts. There were 125 passengers and six crew members on board. Two of the passengers died and nine suffered serious injuries.
See also
Web links
- LAN Colombia website (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of Latam Airlines latam.com, accessed February 19, 2020 (Spanish)
- ↑ airportzentrale.de - LAN Colombia is now oneworld member October 2, 2013
- ↑ LATAM Colombia fleet details , accessed on February 19, 2020
- ↑ Accident: Aires B737 at San Andres Island on Aug 16th 2010, landed short of runway and broke up. The Aviation Herald , accessed on April 14, 2014 (English).
