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Aerovías de Integración Regional S.A. (Acronym: AIRES, lit. airs), d/b/a LATAM Airlines Colombia, and formerly known as LAN Colombia, is a Colombian airline. It is the second-largest air carrier in Colombia after Avianca. It operates scheduled regional domestic passenger services, as well as a domestic cargo service. Its main hub is El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá.[2]

LATAM Airlines Colombia

IATA ICAO Callsign 4C ARE LAN COLOMBIA
Founded	October 2, 1980[1] (as AIRES) December 3, 2011 (as LAN Colombia) May 5, 2016 (as LATAM Colombia)
Hubs	El Dorado International Airport José María Córdova International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	LATAM Pass
Alliance	Oneworld (2013-2020; affiliate)
Fleet size	13
Destinations	18
Parent company	LATAM Airlines Group
Headquarters	Bogotá, Colombia
Key people	Santiago Alvarez (CEO)
Website	www.latam.com/es_co

History

The airline was founded on October 2, 1980, starting operations on February 23, 1981, with a few small planes, until they acquired some Embraer 110 Bandeirante and Fairchild F27. In 1990, the airline registered a 9% decrease in passenger transport.

With the rise of competition with AeroRepública in November 1992, AIRES made small expansions, mostly adding service to the neighboring countries of Venezuela and Ecuador.

In November 1998, the airline began its coverage in the Caribbean Region, opening a base of operations in Barranquilla, from where flights began to: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Valledupar, Corozal among other cities in the north of the country.

On December 13, 2000, the airline began its internationalization with the opening of the Barranquilla-Oranjestad, Aruba route, flying twice a week, later it began operations to Willemstad, Curaçao.

In 2004, the company made a corporate image change, as well as the change in the stationery, said investment had a cost of close to 1,000 million pesos.

In 2009, with the beginning of the trunk routes, a new era began and thus rubbed shoulders with Avianca and Copa Airlines Colombia, and this was done by incorporating Jet aircraft and breaking the tariff scheme by becoming a low-cost airline.

On October 28, 2010, it was announced that 98% of the shares in the previous airline AIRES had been acquired by Chilean carrier LAN Airlines. On November 26, 2010, LAN Airlines announced that it completed the purchase of 98.9% of AIRES' shares, assuming its total debt and including it in the LAN holding company as a subsidiary of the group. On December 3, 2011, AIRES was renamed and started operations as LAN Colombia, becoming a member of the aeronautical holding LATAM Airlines Group.

It became an affiliate member of the Oneworld alliance on October 1, 2013, but left on May 1, 2020.[3][4]

Destinations

Fleet

Current fleet

As of March 2022^[update], LATAM Colombia's fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5][6][7]

LATAM Colombia fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			J	Y	Total
Airbus A319-100	5	—	—	144	144	Operated by LATAM Chile
Airbus A320-200	8	—	—	174	174
Total	13	—

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

LATAM Colombia former fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Boeing 737-700	10	2009	2014	One written off as Flight 8250
Boeing 767-300ER	3	2012	2016	Operated by LAN Airlines[8]
Bombardier Dash 8 Q100	4	1994	2009
Bombardier Dash 8 Q200	12	2003	2015
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300	4	1994	2011
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400	4	2010	2014	Purchased from Jeju Air[9]
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante	6	1981	2001
Fairchild F-27	4	1987	1997

Accidents and incidents

• On August 14, 1995, AIRES Flight 413, an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (registered HK-2594), crashed into a mountain of the Nevado del Huila, Colombia. All 6 passengers and 2 pilots were killed.[10]
• On February 20, 2002, a Bombardier Dash 8-300 (registered HK-3951X), en route from Neiva to Bogotá, was hijacked by 4 brigands, forcing them to land in a town and kidnapped a senator who was on board.[11]
• On January 28, 2008, AIRES Flight 053, Bombardier Dash 8-200 (registered HK-3997), overran the runway at El Dorado International Airport, en route from Maracaibo, Venezuela after the left gear collapsed. The probable cause of the crash was that the aircraft was carrying out a landing with an unresolved fault in the left engine, which prevented the aircraft from being able to stop within the length of runway available, causing a runway excursion. A contributing factor was the failure to correct the maintenance reports in a satisfactory manner and failure to properly follow-up on repetitive entries. None of the 41 occupants were injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged and written off.[12]
• On August 23, 2008, AIRES Flight 051, a Bombardier Dash 8-300 (registered HK-3952), sustained substantial damage after the right hand main landing gear collapsed on landing at Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport. The crew noticed a vibration of the right gear. None of the 31 occupants were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off.[13]
• On August 16, 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashed on landing at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport, in San Andrés, Colombia, after reportedly being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. The death of one person was reported as a result of a heart attack on the way to the hospital and another 129 were injured.[14] One of the injured occupants later died.[15] The cause was later determined to be pilot error.
• On March 29, 2022, LATAM Flight 4292, an Airbus A320-200 (registered CC-BAS) bound for Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena, had to return and make an emergency landing at José María Córdova International Airport in Medellin after its nosewheel was rotated ninety degrees shortly after takeoff, all the passengers and crew were unharmed.[16][17]

See also

• List of airlines of Colombia

References

External links

• Official website
• (in Spanish) Conexión (inflight magazine)
• (in Spanish) LAN Airlines buys Aires

На других языках

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[de] LATAM Airlines Colombia

LATAM Airlines Colombia ist eine kolumbianische Fluggesellschaft und ist eine Tochtergesellschaft der LATAM Airlines Group, die 2012 aus der Fusion der chilenischen Fluggesellschaft LAN Airlines mit der brasilianischen TAM Linhas Aéreas entstanden ist.

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- [en] LATAM Colombia

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[es] LATAM (Colombia)

LATAM Airlines Colombia[1][2] (anteriormente conocida como LAN Airlines Colombia y como AIRES) es una aerolínea comercial de pasajeros colombiana y filial de LATAM Airlines que cubre destinos nacionales e internacionales desde su sede central en el Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado de Bogotá y desde las principales ciudades de ese país. Es la segunda compañía aérea más grande en Colombia por tráfico total de pasajeros con cerca del 23% de mercado doméstico a diciembre de 2015.[3]

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[fr] LATAM Colombia

LATAM Colmbia (précédemment LAN Colombia, ou autrefois Aires (en espagnol, les airs)), est une compagnie aérienne intérieure de Colombie. Elle est devenue le 1er octobre 2013 un membre affilié de l'alliance de compagnies aériennes Oneworld.

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[it] LATAM Airlines Colombia

LATAM Colombia è una compagnia aerea della Colombia ed è una sussidiaria di LATAM Airlines Group. Il vettore ha sede a Bogotà mentre il suo hub principale è l'Aeroporto di Bogotà-El Dorado.

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