Ladeco

Ladeco was a Chilean airline; Ladeco is the acronym of "Línea Aérea Del Cobre" or the "Airline of Copper," in reference to the principal Chilean export.[1]

Ladeco
IATA ICAO Callsign
UC LCO LADECO
FoundedNovember 1, 1958
Ceased operationsAugust 2, 1995 (purchased and merged into Lan Chile)
Hubs
Focus cities
Fleet size15
Destinations49
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile

History
A Ladeco Boeing 707-321B at Miami International Airport. (1989)
A Ladeco Boeing 757-200 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. (1994)

Ladeco began operations in 1958 flying mostly internal routes between Chile's major cities and some international routes, and continued to run services until 1994 when LanChile (currently called Latam Chile) bought over 99% of the shares and merged Ladeco into its fleet. At the time of the takeover, Ladeco was equipped mainly with Boeing 737 aircraft as well as some Boeing 727s and Boeing 757s. Ladeco then became exclusively an internal carrier between Chilean cities. Its name has since disappeared and most internal routes are covered by an affiliate of LAN Airlines called LAN Express.

Destinations

International Destinations:

Fleet

The airline's fleet included:

During the 1960s, the airline operated a number of Douglas DC-3s with their cargo fleet including three Boeing 707 aircraft.[2]

Accidents and incidents

On 8 April 1968, a Douglas C-49K (a version of the C-47/DC-3) registration CC-CBM crashed on approach to Balmaceda Airport killing all 36 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago.[3]

References
  1. "LADECO". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. "LanChile]]ile Announces the Formation of LanCargo Chile as Part of the New LanCargo Group". Business Wire. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  3. "CC-CBM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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