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| Founded | June 4, 1928 | |||
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| Commenced operations | September 15, 1928 | |||
| Ceased operations | November 15, 1999 | |||
| Hubs | Jorge Chávez International Airport | |||
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| Headquarters | Lima | |||
| Key people | Elmer J. Faucett | |||
Compañía de Aviación Faucett, colloquially known simply as Faucett Perú or Faucett, was a Peruvian airline.
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In 1928 Elmer J. Faucett 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. The company was authorized to operate on June 4, 1928 and it commenced operations on September 15, 1928.[1]
Initially, flights were made from Lima to Talara to the north, and Arequipa to the south with Stinson Detroiter F-19 aircraft. Faucett merged with Aerovías del Perú in 1938.
Following the end of World War II Faucett re-equipped with Douglas DC-3 and Douglas DC-4 transports. By 1960 the airline had introduced into service the pressurised Douglas DC-6.
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 service that the airline operated. Cargo work had been taken on more as the fleet aged. The biggest shareholder of the airline was Aeronaves del Peru, a cargo-only carrier.
The airline was declared bankrupt and ceased operations on November 15, 1999.[2]
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