Faucett Perú

Compañía de Aviación Faucett

IATA CF ICAO CFP Callsign Charlie Foxtrot
Founded	June 4, 1928
Commenced operations	September 15, 1928
Ceased operations	November 15, 1999
Hubs	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Destinations
Headquarters	Lima
Key people	Elmer J. Faucett

Compañía de Aviación Faucett, colloquially known simply as Faucett Perú or Faucett, was a Peruvian airline.

History

Faucett F.19 cargo aircraft preserved at Lima Airport in 1972

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.

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

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]

Historical fleet

• Airbus A300B4
• BAC One-Eleven
• Boeing 707
• Boeing 720
• Boeing 727
• Boeing 737-100
• Boeing 737-200
• Douglas DC-3
• Douglas DC-4
• Douglas DC-6
• Douglas DC-8
• Faucett F-19
• Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
• Stinson SM-1 Detroiter

Incidents and accidents

• On September 11, 1990, a Boeing 727 ran out of fuel 350 miles southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland, whilst on a transit flight from Europe via Keflavik in Iceland. There were no survivors among the 3 crew and 15 airline staff on board. Navigational difficulties are believed to have been involved.

• On March 1, 1996, Faucett Flight 251, a Boeing 737 leased from American Airlines, crashed in the mountains near Arequipa's airport, killing all 117 passengers and 6 crew aboard.^[3]

References

1. ^ Sergio De la Puente and Dan Relayze Gerhardt, Historia de la Compañía de Aviación Faucett. Retrieved on March 6, 2008.
2. ^ Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing
3. ^ Reuters, Timeline: Major air crashes in Latin America since 1993. July 18, 2007. Retrieved on March 6, 2008.

External links

• Aircraft and Code data