Faucett Perú

Compañía de Aviación Faucett, colloquially known simply as Faucett Perú or Faucett, was a Peruvian airline. Its headquarters were located on the premises of Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima.World Airline Directory. Flight International. 22–28 March 1995. 64 (- 0749.PDF PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2016. "Compañía de Aviación Faucett[...]Aeropuerto Jorge Chávez, Apartado 1429, Lima, Peru"

History

Beginnings

Elmer J. Faucett had been sent to Peru as a representative of the Curtiss Export Company, arriving in the country from the United States in 1920. In 1928, he and a group of Peruvian business men joined to found the first commercial airline in Peru, and one of the first in Latin America. With an initial investment of £2,500, the company was formed on 15 September 1928, and started operations on 27 September that year. In 1937, the airline absorbed Compañía de Aviación Peruana SA from Panagra. At , the route network was flown with seven planes manufactured by the Stinson Aircraft Company, and included Chiclayo, Ica, Lima, Sabados and Talara.

Postwar operations (1945–1960) Having their initial investment increased to £200,000 by 1943, Elmer Faucett bought a large number of aircraft from the United States in 1945.

By , the airline flew a route network that was long. Faucett carried 136,456 passengers in 1955, and at year end the company had 307 employees.

By , the airline had a fleet of eight DC-3s, four DC-4s and four Faucett Stinson F-19s to serve a route network that was long. A second-hand Douglas DC-6B acquired from Panagra was incorporated into the fleet in the early 1960s. Another DC-6B was acquired in late 1964, and was converted to DC-6B(F) standard with a large rear freight door. This was operated on cargo services to Miami, Florida.

1970s–1980s In 1973, Faucett was owned by Peruvian interests (46%), the Fundación Faucett (35%) and Braniff International Airways (19%). The cargo-only airline Aeronaves del Peru became Faucett's biggest shareholder in 1982.

1990s: Decline and final years The 1990s economic liberalization under Alberto Fujimori, after years of economic and political chaos (as well as a violent Maoist insurgency), brought a series of measures aimed at the privatization and deregulation of the airline market. A series of short-lived airlines, in the style of Russian Babyflots, sprang up during this decade. State-owned Aeroperú was partly sold to Mexican investors, and the rise of low-fare Aero Continente as the biggest domestic airline contributed to the slow decline of Faucett. A series of high-profile accidents, especially Faucett Perú Flight 251 and Aeroperú Flight 603 (both in 1996) affected the safety reputation of the Peruvian airline industry, with the US Embassy in Lima banning their employees from flying on Aero Continente and, more broadly, advising caution to US citizens flying on Peru's airlines.

In the end, problems with the economic-financial structure of the airline (with debts even with CORPAC for airport services), forced it to cease operations on 3 December 1997. Despite claiming that the 45-day closure would be temporary until government approval, all 1,250 employees were dismissed. Faucett incurred over US$1 million in debt. By 1998, the former directors and employees were engaged in legal battles over labor and management issues, as well as accusations over bankrupting the company.in Spanish The airline was liquidated in 1999.

Destinations Faucett Perú served the following destinations:

†Hub‡Focus city#Destination served at the time of closure

Country (State/Province)CityAirportRefsPeruArequipa #Rodríguez Ballón International Airport Ayacucho #Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte AirportCajamarcaMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias AirportChiclayo #FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International AirportChimboteTnte. FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales AirportCuzco #Alejandro Velasco Astete International AirportHuánucoAlférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini AirportIberiaIberia AirportIloIlo AirportIquitos #Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International AirportJuliaca #Inca Manco Cápac International AirportLima #Jorge Chávez International Airport †MollendoMollendo AirportMoyobambaMoyobamba AirportPiura #Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International AirportPucallpa #FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International AirportPuerto MaldonadoPadre Aldamiz International AirportQuince MilQuince Mil AirportRioja #Juan Simons Vela AirportTacna #Crnl. FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport ‡Talara #Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias AirportTarapoto #Cad. FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes AirportTingo MaríaTingo María AirportTrujillo #Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International AirportTumbes #Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez AirportYurimaguas #Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo AirportUnited States (Florida)Miami #Miami International Airport

According to the February 15, 1985 edition of the Official Airline Guide (OAG), Faucett was also serving Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands as an intermediate stop on its service between Lima and Miami.Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Grand Cayman-Miami flight schedules & Feb. 15, 1985 OAG Flight Itineraries section for Compania de Aviacion Faucett (airline code "CF")

Fleet

At March 1990, the airline had 1,300 employees and a fleet of ten aircraft that consisted of two Boeing 727-200s, one Boeing 737-100, four Boeing 737-200s and three McDonnell Douglas DC-8-50s.

Overall, Faucett Perú operated the following equipment at various times during its history:

+ Faucett Perú fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesAirbus A300B4419941995BAC One-Eleven 475219711983BAC One-Eleven 500119771982Boeing 707-320C919781985Boeing 720119801980Boeing 727-100219681993Boeing 727-100C319751987Boeing 727-200319871997One disappearedBoeing 737-100119881989Boeing 737-200619821997One written off as Flight 251Douglas C-47 Skytrain1919461981Douglas C-54 Skymaster819461981Douglas DC-6B619601981Douglas DC-8-33F119791980Leased from Rich InternationalDouglas DC-8-43F119841985Leased from Aeronaves del PerúDouglas DC-8-51119861989Douglas DC-8-52819821997Douglas DC-8-53F119821990Douglas DC-8-61119901991Douglas DC-8-62H119951997Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar419911998Stinson Detroiter71928Faucett Stinson F-19251929

Incidents and accidents On 8 December 1967, a Faucett Douglas DC-4 airliner crashed into a mountain in the Andes at 10,470 feet, killing all 66 passengers and six crew. On 3 April 1989, Faucett , registered as OB-R-1314, veered off the runway while landing during a heavy tropical rainstorm at Iquitos Airport in Peru's Amazon region. There were no fatalities among the 130 passengers and crew, but 14 people were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed in the crash landing and its ensuing fire. On 11 September 1990, a Faucett Boeing 727-247 went missing some 180 miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. After having been leased to Air Malta, the aircraft was being returned to Peru from Europe via Iceland, when the crew reported a low fuel notice and that they were preparing to ditch. There were apparently zero survivors, as no bodies or wreckage were ever discovered. On 29 February 1996, Faucett Perú Flight 251, a Boeing 737 crashed in the mountains near Arequipa's airport, killing all 117 passengers and 6 crew aboard.

Further reading Libro de oro-Faucett 1928-1978, Faucett-Public Relations Office, Lima, 1978

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