Aerolíneas Star Perú S.A. is a Peruvian airline based at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru. It operates both passenger and cargo flights within Peru. The carrier mostly flies domestic routes in Peru from its base in Lima, as well as Puerto Ayora, Ecuador.[1]
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Founded | May 1, 1997 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | May 24, 1998 | ||||||
Hubs | Jorge Chávez International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
Destinations | 7 | ||||||
Headquarters | Lima, Peru | ||||||
Key people | Carlos Carmona (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
The airline was established in May 1, 1997 as Servicio de Transporte Aéreo Regional by the chief executive, Valentin Kasyanov. Operations were inaugurated with a single Antonov An-32 flying cargo and charter services around South America.[2]
In late 2004, Star Perú began scheduled commercial domestic flights after having acquired a Boeing 737-200.[3] Based on monthly growth of passenger traffic, Star Perú was the fastest-growing airline in Peru in 2005.[2]
In May 2019, Star Perú ended the operation of its BAe 146. For the destinations on which the Boeing 737 cannot land in, 2 Dash 8 Q400s. Star Perú was set to merge with Peruvian Airlines, Star Perú worked very closely with Peruvian Airlines until its close in October 2019.[citation needed]
As of 2021, Star Perú operates scheduled and charter routes between the following airports:[4][5] Star Peru had Rio Branco, Acre as its first international destination in Brazil but that destination has been closed.
The Star Perú fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2022):[8]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 737-300 | 4 | 1 | 143 | |
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | 2 | — | 76 | |
Total | 6 | 1 |
Star Perú used to fly the following types of aircraft:[8]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Antonov An-24RV | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | |
Antonov An-26B | 1 | 2002 | Unknown | |
Antonov An-32B | 2 | 1998 | Unknown | |
Boeing 737-200 | 8 | 2005 | 2010 | |
Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Bombardier CRJ-200 | 2 | 2016 | 2018 | Transferred to Air Century |
British Aerospace 146-100 | 2 | 2008 | 2018 | |
British Aerospace 146-200 | 6 | 2008 | 2018 | |
British Aerospace 146-200QT | 1 | 2011 | 2013 | |
British Aerospace 146-300 | 2 | 2009 | 2018 | |
Media related to Star Perú at Wikimedia Commons
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