TANS Peru

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TANS Peru
IATA TJ	ICAO ELV	Callsign Aereos Selva
Founded		1963
Hubs		Jorge Chavez International Airport
Fleet size		2
Destinations		11
Headquarters		Lima, Peru
Key people		Fernando Levano Castillo (President)
Website: http://www.tansperu.com.pe

TANS Peru (Transportes Aereos Nacionales de Selva) was an airline based in Lima, Peru. It operated scheduled domestic flights. Its main base was Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM), Lima. On January 7, 2006 the airline's license was suspended by the Peruvian Government. ^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 History 2 Incidents and accidents 3 Services 4 Fleet 5 References

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1963. It was originally part of the Peruvian air force. It underwent civil aviation authority certification in October 1999 and switched from its military operations licence to a civil one in November 1999. It is wholly owned by the Peruvian government.

[edit] Incidents and accidents

• On January 9, 2003, TANS Peru Flight 222 crashed into a mountain after leaving Chiclayo[1].
• Two years later, on August 23, 2005 TANS Peru Flight 204 crashed outside Pucallpa.

[edit] Services

TANS Peru operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Arequipa, Cuzco, Iquitos, Juliaca, Lima, Piura, Pucallpa, Puerto Maldonado, Tacna, Tarapoto and Tumbes.

[edit] Fleet

The TANS Peru fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2006) ^[1] :

• 3 Boeing 737-200

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006