Viva Air Perú
| Viva Air Perú | |
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| IATA code : | VV |
| ICAO code : | PU |
| Call sign : | VIVA PERU |
| Founding: | 2016 |
| Seat: |
Callao , Peru
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| Home airport : | Lima Airport |
| IATA prefix code : | 343 |
| Management: | Declan Ryan ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 3 (+ 50 orders) |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.vivaair.com/pe |
Viva Air Perú (also Viva Air) is a low-cost Peruvian airline . It is a sister company of the Colombian airline Viva Air Colombia and part of the Grupo Viva . This is a joint venture of the Irelandia Aviation Group , which has already founded airlines such as Ryanair , Allegiant Air , Viva Colombia and Tigerair , and the Mexican bus company Grupo IAMSA .
history
At the beginning of November 2016, Viva Colombia announced that it wanted to found a low cost airline in Peru, which would start operations in early 2017. For the time being, the Viva Air Perú fleet is to be equipped with two A320-200s from Viva Colombia. The airline received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for the transport of passengers, cargo and mail on February 5, 2017. On May 9, 2017, Viva Colombia carried out its first flight.
On June 20, 2017, during the Paris Air Show, Grupo Viva signed a letter of intent with Airbus to purchase 15 Airbus A320s and 35 Airbus A320neos . The letter of intent was converted into a firm appointment on December 22, 2017. The exact division of the aircraft between the two airlines Viva Air Perú and Viva Colombia is not yet known.
Destinations
The airline currently serves six national destinations from its hub in Lima .
fleet
As of May 2017, the Viva Air Perú fleet consists of two aircraft:
| Aircraft type | active | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Economy ) |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | 15th | from Viva Colombia; exact division of the order unclear | 180 |
| Airbus A320-200neo | 35 | exact division unclear | 188 | |
| total | 3 | 50 |
See also
Web links
- Viva Air Perú website (English and Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grupo Viva at centreforaviation.com (English), accessed on April 8, 2018
- ↑ Juan Carlos Castro: Viva Air Perú es la nueva aerolínea low cost que ingresará con tarifas desde S /. 59.90. In: portaldeturismo.pe. Portal de Turismo, November 2, 2016, accessed May 11, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ Viva Air Peru obtiene permiso para operaciones. In: larepublica.pe. La Republica, February 5, 2017, accessed May 21, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ larepublica.pe - Viva Air Perú ya vuela en el país y avivará la competencia (Spanish), accessed on May 11, 2017
- ^ Viva Air commits to 50 A320 Family aircraft. In: airbus.com. June 20, 2017, accessed April 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Viva Air finalizes order for 50 A320 Family aircraft. In: airbus.com. December 22, 2017, accessed April 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Where we fly , accessed April 8, 2018
- ↑ a b Viva Air - Our fleet (English), accessed on April 8, 2018
- ↑ ch-aviation - Viva Air Perú (English), accessed on May 12, 2017
- ↑ Airbus - Orders & deliveries (English), accessed on April 8, 2018