Faucett Perú

Compañía de Aviación Faucett
IATA
CF		 ICAO
CFP		 Callsign
Charlie Foxtrot
Founded 15 September 1928
Commenced operations 27 September 1928
Ceased operations 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

Douglas DC-3 of Faucett at Lima Airport, Peru, in 1972
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. 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, 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, 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]

Faucett Douglas DC-6B(F) in 1972 fitted with large rear cargo door for freight operations

By March 1960, 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. 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
PerúArequipa #Rodríguez Ballón International Airport [2][15]
Ayacucho #Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport[2][15]
CajamarcaMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport[16]
Chiclayo #Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport[2][15]
ChimboteTnte. FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport[16]
Cuzco #Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport[2][15]
HuánucoAlférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport[16]
IberiaIberia Airport[16]
IloIlo 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]
MollendoMollendo Airport[16]
MoyobambaMoyobamba Airport[16]
Piura #Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport[2][15]
Pucallpa #FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport[2][15]
Puerto MaldonadoPadre Aldamiz International Airport[1]
Quince MilQuince 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 MaríaTingo 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

Faucett-Stinson F.19 cargo aircraft built by Faucett, exhibited at their base at Lima in April 1972
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]

Incidents and accidents

See also


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Timetable (Effective 1 February 1983)". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 "Timetable (Effective 1 July 1995)". Airline Timetable Images. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
  4. ↑ "World airline survey – Compania de Aviacion "Faucett" SA" (PDF). Flight International: 566. 13 April 1967. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The World's airlines – Compañia de Aviacion "Faucett" SA". Flight 81 (2770): 561. 12 April 1962. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Airlines of the World: The Americas – Cia de Aviacion Faucett". Flight. XXXIII (1531): 420. 28 April 1938. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "The World's airlines – Compania de Aviación Faucett, S.A.". Flight LXI (2260): 593. 16 May 1952. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "World airline directory – Compañía de Aviación "Faucett" S.A.". Flight 69 (2465): 467. 20 April 1956. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "World airline survey – Compania de Aviacion "Faucett" SA". Flight 77 (2665): 497. 8 April 1960. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "World airline survey – Compañia de Aviacion "Faucett" SA". Flight 79 (2718): 491. 13 April 1961. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Roach, J.R. and Eastwood A.B. (2007). Piston Engined Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop.
  12. ↑ "Compañia de Aviación Faucett SA". 22 March 1973.
  13. ↑ "Aeronaves buys Faucett". 7 March 1982.
  14. ↑ David Learmount (7 July 1999). "Fit to survive". Santiago de Chile. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 "World airline directory – Compania de Aviacion Faucett (Faucett Peru)" (PDF). Flight International: 61. 19 March 1997 – 25 March 1997. Retrieved 4 March 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 "Horarios (Segundo semestre 1960)" [Timetables (2nd half 1960)]. Airline Timetable Images (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  17. ↑ "SubFleets for: Faucett Perú". AeroTransport Data Bank. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ "Timeline: Major air crashes in Latin America since 1993". Reuters. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

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