Apisa Air Cargo

Apisa Air Cargo (ICAO: PIC) was a cargo/freight airline based in Peru that began operations in 1985 and ceased flying in 1997.

Apisa Air Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
PIC Apisa
Commenced operations1985
Ceased operations1987
Fleet sizeSee Fleet details below
DestinationsSee Company history below
HeadquartersLima, Peru

Company history

Apisa Air Cargo began operating using Douglas DC-8-54F aircraft transporting meat to Lima from Barranquilla and Asunción. In 1989 a Douglas DC-8-33F was acquired for the Lima-Iquitos-Lima route and the Lima-Puerto Maldonado-Lima route. This DC-8-33F had a hard landing at Iquitos during bad weather and the aircraft suffered about 80% damage and had to be written off.[1]

Due to the loss of the DC-8, Apisa acquired a Boeing 707-320C from Million Air of Florida and with that aircraft it got a provisional permit to operate a cargo route Lima-Miami-Lima transporting mostly cattle and textiles. Also, flights from Lima to Toronto began on a charter basis using a Boeing 707-338C. But due to pressure from other Peruvian airlines, the permit to operate those routes was cancelled.

Apisa tried to keep operations going by forming a partnership with KLM and Iberia to transfer cargo, but the end came in 1997 when the permits to operate were revoked by the Peruvian government.[2]

Fleet details

References

  1. Accident description. Aviation-safety.net, 14 Aug. 2008. Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
  2. Apisa Air Cargo en el recuerdo... Archived 22 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Aerolíneas peruanas.com. Retrieved on 14 Aug. 2008.

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