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Cielos Airlines
Cielos Airlines, commonly known by its old name Cielos del Peru, is a cargo airline based in Callao, Lima, Peru. It operates scheduled, ad hoc and contract charter domestic and international cargo services. Its main base is Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima.
History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in 1998. On 31 January 1998, Export Air was merged into the company after Cielos acquired its outstanding stock. It is owned by Alfonso Conrado Rey (70%), Francisco Berniwson (15%) and Manuel Eduardo Francesqui Navarro (15%).
It started operations with a Boeing 707 and a leased McDonnell Douglas MD-11. The fleet grew to a total of 8 aircraft at the end of 2006.
Destinations
Cielos Airlines operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (as of June 2006):
Barranquilla, Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, Colombia
Bogota, El Dorado International Airport, Colombia
Buenos Aires, Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Argentina
Cali, Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport, Colombia
Campinas, Viracopos International Airport, Brazil
Caracas, Simon Bolivar International Airport, Venezuela
Guadalajara Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport, Mexico
Guayaquil, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport, Ecuador
Lima, Jorge Chavez International Airport, Peru
Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, USA
Manaus, Eduardo Gomes International Airport, Brazil
Miami, Miami International Airport, USA
Medellin, Jose Maria Cordova International Airport, Colombia
Mexico City, Mexico City International Airport, Mexico
Montevideo, Carrasco International Airport, Uruguay
Panama City, Tocumen International Airport, Panama
Quito, Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ecuador
Sao Paulo, Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil
Santiago, Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Chile
Santo Domingo, Las Americas International Airport Jose Francisco Pena Gomez, Dominican Republic
Valencia, Arturo Michelena International Airport, Venezuela
Incidents and accidents
On July 6, 2003, Petete a DC-10-30F(CF) with registration number OB-1749 skidded of runway 33 in wet conditions at Afonso Pena International Airport, Curitiba, Brazil. None of the 4 crew members were injured but the accident damaged one of the airplane's engines and its landing gear.
On November 17, 2006, Petete IV a DC-10-30F(CF) with registration number N305FE overran runway 05 while landing in bad weather at Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, Barranquilla, Colombia. All 7 crew members were injured. The airplane stopped 60 m past the runway with a broken nose gear.
Fleet
The Cielos Airlines fleet includes as of March 2007:
5 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
The airplanes in the Cielos Airlines fleet are christened Petete, Petete II, Petete III, ... Named after (the nickname of) the airline owners son, with Petete meaning pacifier in the owners local language.
External links
Cielos Airlines official website
Aviation Safety Network for Incidents and accidents
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