Ladeco
Ladeco S.A. was a Chilean airline.
History
Ladeco was established on November 1, 1958, by Juan Costabal Echenique. It transported cargo and passengers from the mining camps in northern and central Chile, mainly belonging to Codelco. Later it operated international routes to the Caribbean and North America.On August 11, 1995, LAN-Chile bought out the shares of Ladeco. At the time of the takeover, Ladeco was equipped mainly with Boeing 737s as well as some 727s and 757s. Ladeco then became exclusively an internal carrier between Chilean cities. In October 1998, Ladeco was merged with Fast Air Carrier. On October 28, 2001, Ladeco was officially rebranded as a new affiliate of LAN-Chile under the name LAN Express, and most internal operations were taken by. The brand was merged into LAN Airlines in 2006.
Destinations
Domestic
- Arica
- Iquique
- Antofagasta Focus City
- Calama Hub
- El Salvador
- Copiapó
- La Serena
- Viña del Mar
- Santiago Main Hub
- Concepción
- Los Ángeles
- Temuco
- Valdivia
- Osorno
- Puerto Montt
- Balmaceda
- Coyhaique
- Punta Arenas
International
- Buenos Aires
- Salta - Via Iquique
- San Miguel de Tucumán
- San Juan
- Ushuaia - Via Puerto Montt-Punta Arenas
- Comodoro Rivadavia - Via Balmaceda
- Neuquén - Via Temuco
- São Paulo
- Rio de Janeiro
- Salvador
- Montreal -
- Bogotá Focus City
- San José
- Havana
- Punta Cana
- Santo Domingo
- Guayaquil
- Guatemala City
- Montego Bay
- Cancún
- Mexico City
- Panama City
- Asunción
- San Juan
- Miami Focus City
- New York City
- Baltimore/Washington
- Washington, D.C. - Serviced moved to Baltimore/Washington in July 1991
- Montevideo
Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| Airbus A300B4 | 2 | 1995 | 1996 | Leased from Carnival Air Lines |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 1994 | 1995 | Leased from LACSA |
| BAC One-Eleven Series 200AJ | 2 | 1991 | 1994 | |
| BAC One-Eleven Series 300AG | 2 | 1990 | 1994 | |
| Beechcraft 65 | 1 | 1966 | ||
| Beechcraft 95 | 1 | 1965 | 1977 | |
| Boeing 707-320C | 3 | 1988 | 1994 | |
| Boeing 727-100 | 6 | 1978 | 1995 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | 20 | 1980 | 2001 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 1992 | 1996 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 1991 | 1996 | |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | 5 | 1958 | 1976 | |
| Douglas DC-6B | 7 | 1966 | 1979 | |
| Douglas DC-8-71F | 1 | 1992 | 1994 | |
| Fokker F-27 Friendship | 2 | 1987 | 1991 |
During the 1960s, the airline operated some Douglas DC-3s, with their cargo fleet also including three Boeing 707s.
Accidents and incidents
- On April 8, 1968, a Douglas C-49K 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.
- On May 17, 1999, a Boeing 737-200 was damaged beyond repairs after one of its fuel tanks burst into flames during refueling at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.