Aerolíneas Star Perú S.A., stylized as Star Perú, is the flag carrier and national airline of

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

, based at

Jorge Chávez International Airport Jorge Chávez International Airport is the main international airport serving Lima, the capital of Peru. It is located in Callao, northwest of the Historic Centre of Lima, the nation's capital city, and from the Miraflores District, Lima, dis ...

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

. It operates both passenger and cargo flights within Peru and South America. Founded in 1997, the carrier mostly flies domestic routes within Peru from its base in Lima, along with international charter flights.

History

The airline was established on May 1, 1997, as ''Servicio de Transporte Aéreo Regional'' by the chief executive, Valentin Kasyanov. Operations were inaugurated on May 24, 1998, with a single Antonov An-32 flying cargo and charter services around

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and

. The name would later be changed to Star Up and later Star Perú. In late 2004, Star Perú began scheduled commercial domestic flights after having acquired a

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. Based on monthly growth of passenger traffic, Star Perú was the fastest-growing airline in Peru in 2005. Near the end of 2007, Star Perú offered nine destinations within Peru. Some of the new destinations in large cities such as

Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara language, Aymara and ), also known by its nicknames of ''Ciudad Blanca'' (Spanish for "White City") and ''León del Sur'' (Spanish for "South's Lion"), is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous Arequipa (province), ...

and

Cusco Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous Cusco Province, province and Cusco Region, department. The city was the cap ...

would later be suspended. In 2017 the Ministry of Transport and Communications granted Star Perú access to international flights. The airline was able to obtain a flight to Rio Branco in

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but the destination has since been terminated. Around the same time, Star Perú operated flights to

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via the Chilean airline, Latin American Wings (LAW). Star Perú continued to fly to and from Santiago until LAW suspended operations in 2018. In May 2019, Star Perú ended the operation of its

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and

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. For the destinations on which the Boeing 737 cannot land in, two

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s were acquired. Star Perú was set to merge with

Peruvian Airlines Peruvian Air Line S.A. was a Peruvian airline based in Lima, serving as the flag carrier from 2009 to 2019. The airline offered primarily domestic flights out of its main base at Jorge Chávez International Airport. On October 2, 2019, the airl ...

after being acquired by the airline in May 2019. The merge was for both airlines to have a larger share of the Peruvian Market, which was largely controlled by foreign subsidiaries such as

Sky Airline Peru SKY Airline Perú, also known as SꓘY or SKY Peru, is an airline based in Lima, Peru and is the second largest airline in the Peruvian market. It is a subsidiary of Sky Airline, which is based in Chile. It operates scheduled domestic and interna ...

and the largest,

LATAM Perú LATAM Airlines Chile, formerly known as LAN Chile and LAN Airlines, is a Chilean multinational airline based in Santiago and one of the founding companies of the LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline holding company in Latin America. Its ...

. It worked very closely with

until it went bankrupt in October 2019. It was around this time that many Peruvian airlines such as the previously said Peruvian Airlines and

LC Perú LC Perú S.A.C. was a Peruvian regional airline based in Lima, Peru. It operated scheduled domestic flights. Its main base was Jorge Chávez International Airport.. History The company was founded in 1993, they started operations as a cargo agen ...

went bankrupt. Amidst the

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, Star Perú suspended all operations in 2020. Now, Star Perú continues its operations and have obtained new Boeing 737s. Since 2022, the airline began operating charter flights to various neighboring countries for Peruvian football clubs and the

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during their participation in international competitions and friendlies. It has become the main airline of transport for football club

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. In 2023, Star Perú and

Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas S.A. is a Spanish long-haul airline based at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. History Plus Ultra was founded in 2011 by the former director of now-defunct Air Madrid, Julio Miguel Martínez Sola.Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

and

to Star Perú's domestic destinations. In May 2024, Star Perú joined the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA). ALTA's mission is to make air transport in Latin America and the Caribbean safer and more environmentally friendly. Its 46 airlines in its network collaborate with each other to work towards this goal. Star Perú will have its ALTA Aviation Safety, Flight Ops & Training Summit in

on 18-20 June 2024. Around the same time, Avsoft partnered with the airline. Star Perú would receive access to Avsoft's Learning Management System for the delivery of new aircraft and more experienced pilots. The airline has since been working with Atsa Airlines to expand their route network.

Destinations

As of 2024, Star Perú operates scheduled and charter routes between the following airports:

Codeshare agreements

Star Perú has

codeshare agreements A codeshare agreement, also known simply as codeshare, is a business arrangement, common in the aviation industry, in which two or more airlines publish and market the same flight under their own airline designator and flight number (the "airli ...

with the following airlines: *

Avianca Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for ''Aerovias de Colombia S.A.'', "Airways of Colombia", and stylized as avianca since October 2023) is the largest airline in Colombia. It has been the flag carrier of Colombia since December 5, 1919, when it ...

Former fleet

Star Perú used to fly the following types of aircraft:

Incidents and accidents

* On 24 July 2023, Star Peru flight 2I-3143, a

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had taken off from

and was approaching

Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport is a public airport serving Tarapoto, Peru. It is owned by CORPAC S.A, a government organization that oversees the management of Peruvian airports, but it is run by Aeropuertos del Perú (ADP) S. ...

. The crew reported engine failure on one of their engines. Passengers were instructed to brace for impact and the aircraft made a safe landing at the airport. The plane proceeded to stay at the airport for 9 more hours and delayed the flight by 8 hours. None of the 144 passengers were injured.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Star Peru Airlines of Peru Airlines established in 1997 Transport in Lima