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| Commenced operations | 1985 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1987 | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet details below | ||||||
| Destinations | See Company history below | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lima, Peru | ||||||
Apisa Air Cargo (ICAO: PIC) was a cargo/freight airline based in Peru that began operations in 1985 and ceased flying in 1997.
Company history[edit]
Apisa Air Cargo began operating using Douglas DC-8-54F aircraft transporting meat to Lima from Barranquilla and Asunción. In 1989 a Douglas DC-8-33F was acquired for the Lima-Iquitos-Lima route and the Lima-Puerto Maldonado-Lima route. This DC-8-33F had a hard landing at Iquitos during bad weather and the aircraft suffered about 80% damage and had to be written off.[1]
Due to the loss of the DC-8, Apisa acquired a Boeing 707-320C from Million Air of Florida and with that aircraft it got a provisional permit to operate a cargo route Lima-Miami-Lima transporting mostly cattle and textiles. Also, flights from Lima to Toronto began on a charter basis using a Boeing 707-338C. But due to pressure from other Peruvian airlines, the permit to operate those routes was cancelled.
Apisa tried to keep operations going by forming a partnership with KLM and Iberia to transfer cargo, but the end came in 1997 when the permits to operate were revoked by the Peruvian government.[2]
Fleet details[edit]
- 1 – Douglas DC-8-33F
- 1 – Douglas DC-8-54F
- 1 – Boeing 707-320C
- 1 – Boeing 707-338C
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Accident description. Aviation-safety.net, 14 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ Apisa Air Cargo en el recuerdo... Archived 22 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Aerolíneas peruanas.com. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
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