Lacsa

Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA
IATA code :	LR
ICAO code :	LRC
Call sign :	TACA LACSA
Founding:	1946
Operation stopped:	2013
Seat:	San Jose , Costa Rica
Home airport :	Juan Santamaría International Airport
Alliance :	Grupo TACA
Fleet size:	15th
Aims:	20th
Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA ceased operations in 2013. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Lacsa ( Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA ) was the national airline of Costa Rica based in San José .

history

The airline was founded in 1946 by Pan American World Airways , the government of Costa Rica and private investors from Costa Rica. Air operations began in 1946, and Lacsa was promoted to national airline in 1949. The regional connections were transferred to Sansa Airlines in 1979 . The airline is now 86.98% in free float, Avianca Holdings (10%) and ASA Lacsa (3.02%) (employee insurance company). Lacsa flew in the group of TACA Regional Airlines .

By mid-2013, the company was renamed to the uniform brand Avianca as part of the merger of its owners . It is now called Avianca Costa Rica .

Destinations

Lacsa flew to over 20 destinations in Central , North and South America . All international destinations are marketed under the name TACA / LACSA Costa Rica . Since January 2005 she has been flying to the following international destinations: Bogotá , Buenos Aires , Caracas , Chicago , Guatemala City , Guayaquil , Havana , Lima , Los Angeles , Managua , Mexico City , Miami , New York , Panama City , Quito , Santo Domingo , San Salvador , San Pedro Sula , Tegucigalpa , Toronto .

fleet

When operations ceased in July 2013, the Lacsa fleet consisted of 15 aircraft operated by TACA :

• 3 Airbus A319-100
• 8 Airbus A320-200
• 1 Airbus A321-100
• 3 Embraer 190

See also

• Former Airlines List (America)
• Avianca Costa Rica

Individual evidence

1. ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Avianca relies on uniform brand February 19, 2013
2. ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Lacsa (English) accessed on July 18, 2013