Cielos Airlines, commonly known by its old name Cielos del Peru, is a cargo airline based in Callao, Lima, Peru. It operates scheduled, ad hoc and contract charter domestic and international cargo services. Its main base is Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima.

History

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in 1998. On 31 January 1998, Export Air was merged into the company after Cielos acquired its outstanding stock. It is owned by Alfonso Conrado Rey (70%), Francisco Berniwson (15%) and Manuel Eduardo Francesqui Navarro (15%).

It started operations with a Boeing 707 and a leased McDonnell Douglas MD-11. The fleet grew to a total of 8 aircraft at the end of 2006.

Destinations

Cielos Airlines operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (as of June 2006):

• Barranquilla, Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, Colombia
• Bogotá, El Dorado International Airport, Colombia
• Buenos Aires, Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Argentina
• Cali, Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport, Colombia
• Campinas, Viracopos International Airport, Brazil
• Caracas, Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela
• Guadalajara Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport, Mexico
• Guatemala City, La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala
• Guayaquil, José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Ecuador
• Lima, Jorge Chávez International Airport, Peru
• Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, USA
• Manaus, Eduardo Gomes International Airport, Brazil
• Miami, Miami International Airport, USA
• Medellín, José María Córdova International Airport, Colombia
• Mexico City, Mexico City International Airport, Mexico
• Montevideo, Carrasco International Airport, Uruguay
• Panama City, Tocumen International Airport, Panamá
• Quito, Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ecuador
• São Paulo, Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil
• Santiago, Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Chile
• Santo Domingo, Las Américas International Airport Jose Francisco Peña Gomez, Dominican Republic
• Tucumán, Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport, Argentina
• Valencia, Arturo Michelena International Airport, Venezuela

Fleet

The Cielos Airlines fleet includes as of March 2007:

• 4 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

The airplanes in the Cielos Airlines fleet are christened Petete, Petete II, Petete III, ... Named after (the nickname of) the airline owner’s son, with Petete meaning pacifier in the owner's local language.

External links

• Cielos Airlines official website
• Aviation Safety Network for Incidents and accidents

References

1. Cielos official website (Company info)
2. Cielos official website (Fleet)
3. Aerotransport.org Cielos Airlines fleet details
4. Bandeirante INFORMATION FROM EMBRAER TO BRAZIL AND ABROAD ANO 35 Nº 724, April 2006