Faucett Perú

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Compañía de Aviación Faucett
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IATA ICAO Callsign
CF CFP Charlie Foxtrot
Founded 15 September 1928 (1928-09-15)
Commenced operations 27 September 1928 (1928-09-27)
Ceased operations 1997 (1997)
Hubs
Destinations 17 (at the time of closure)
Company slogan
  • The airline that knows Perú best! (1983)[1]
  • The first airline of Peru (1995)[2]
Headquarters Lima, Lima Province, Perú
Key people Elmer J. Faucett

Compañía de Aviación Faucett, colloquially known simply as Faucett Perú or Faucett, was a Peruvian airline.

History

File:Douglas C-47 OB-R-200 Faucett Lima 20.04.72.jpg
Douglas DC-3 of Faucett at Lima Airport, Peru, in 1972
File:Faucett L-1011-1 OB-1545 MIA 1993-12-9.png
A Faucett Lockheed L-1011-1 at Miami International Airport in 1996.

Elmer J. Faucett had been sent to Peru as a representative of the Curtiss Export Company, arriving in the country from the United States in 1920.[3]:470 In 1928, he and a group of Peruvian business men joined together to found the first commercial airline in Peru, and one of the first in Latin America.[citation needed] With an initial investment of ₤2,500,[3]:471 the company was formed on 15 September 1928, and started operations on 27 September that year.[4] In 1937, the airline absorbed Cia de Aviacion Peruanas SA from Panagra.[5] At April 1938 (1938-04), the route network was flown with seven Stinsons, and included Chiclayo, Ica, Lima, Sabados and Talara.[6]

Postwar operations

Having their initial investment increased to ₤200,000 by 1943, Elmer Faucett bought a large number of aircraft from the United States in 1945.[3]:471

By May 1952 (1952-05), the airline flew a route network that was 3,000 miles (4,800 km) long.[7] Faucett carried 136,456 passengers in 1955, and at year end the company had 307 employees.[8]

File:Douglas DC-6BF OB-R-750 Faucett MIA 17.04.72 edited-2.jpg
Faucett Douglas DC-6B(F) in 1972 fitted with large rear cargo door for freight operations

By March 1960 (1960-03), the airline had a fleet of eight DC-3s, four DC-4s and four Faucett Stinson F-19s to serve a route network that was 6,368 miles (10,248 km) long.[9] A second-hand Douglas DC-6B that was acquired from Panagra was incorporated into the fleet in the early 1960s.[5][10] Another DC-6B was acquired in late 1964 and was converted to DC-6B(F) standard with a large rear freight door.[11] This was operated on cargo services to Miami, Florida.

The jet age started for Faucett in 1968 with the addition to the fleet of Boeing 727s. In 1971 the airline purchased BAC One-Eleven jets. Douglas DC-8-62 jets flew to Miami as the only international passenger service that the airline operated. Cargo work had been taken on increasingly as the piston engined fleet aged[citation needed]. In 1973, Faucett was owned by Peruvian interests (46%), the Fundación Faucett (35%) and Braniff International Airways (19%).[12] The cargo-only airline Aeronaves del Peru became Faucett's biggest shareholder in 1982.[13]

The airline ceased operations in 1997.[14]

Destinations

Faucett Perú served the following destinations:

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‡ Focus city
# Destination served at the time of closure
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Country (State/Province) City Airport Refs
Perú Arequipa # Rodríguez Ballón International Airport [2][15]
Ayacucho # Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport [2][15]
Cajamarca Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport [16]
Chiclayo # Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport [2][15]
Chimbote Tnte. FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport [16]
Cuzco # Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport [2][15]
Huánuco Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport [16]
Iberia Iberia Airport [16]
Ilo Ilo Airport [2]
Iquitos # Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport [2][15]
Juliaca # Inca Manco Cápac International Airport [2][15]
Lima # Jorge Chávez International Airport † [2][15]
Mollendo Mollendo Airport [16]
Moyobamba Moyobamba Airport [16]
Piura # Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport [2][15]
Pucallpa # FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport [2][15]
Puerto Maldonado Padre Aldamiz International Airport [1]
Quince Mil Quince Mil Airport [16]
Rioja # Juan Simons Vela Airport [2][15]
Tacna # Crnl. FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport ‡ [2][15]
Talara # Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport [2][15]
Tarapoto # Cad. FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport [2][15]
Tingo María Tingo María Airport [16]
Trujillo # Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport [2][15]
Tumbes # Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport [2][15]
Yurimaguas # Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport [2][15]
United States (Florida) Miami # Miami International Airport [2][15]

Fleet

File:Faucett-Stinson F.19 OA-BBQ Lima 20.04.72 edited-3.jpg
Faucett-Stinson F.19 cargo aircraft built by Faucett, exhibited at their base at Lima in April 1972
File:Douglas C-54A OB-R-247 Faucett Lima 20.04.72 edited-2.jpg
Douglas DC-4 of Faucett operating an internal Peruvian passenger service from Lima Airport in 1972

Faucett Perú operated the following equipment all through its history:[17]

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Incidents and accidents

  • On September 11, 1990, a Boeing 727 ran out of fuel 350 miles southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland, whilst on a transit flight from Europe via Keflavík in Iceland. There were no survivors among the 3 crew and 15 airline staff on board. Navigational difficulties are believed to have been involved.[citation needed]

See also

References

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