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


International

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Fleet

The fleet of Ladeco included the following aircraft:
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airbus A300B4219951996Leased from Carnival Air Lines
Airbus A320-200119941995Leased from LACSA
BAC One-Eleven Series 200AJ219911994
BAC One-Eleven Series 300AG219901994
Beechcraft 6511966
Beechcraft 95119651977
Boeing 707-320C319881994
Boeing 727-100619781995
Boeing 737-2002019802001
Boeing 737-300219921996
Boeing 757-200219911996
Douglas C-47 Skytrain519581976
Douglas DC-6B719661979
Douglas DC-8-71F119921994
Fokker F-27 Friendship219871991

During the 1960s, the airline operated some Douglas DC-3s, with their cargo fleet also including three Boeing 707s.

Accidents and incidents