Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas
Colombian airline
Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas S.A.S (traded as LAS Cargo) was a cargo airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It operated scheduled and chartered cargo flights to Latin America and the Caribbean. Its main base was El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá.
History
The airline was founded on April 14, 1972, as AeroNorte Ltda. and commenced operations using the Curtiss C-46 Commando. In 1975, it started regional cargo services and bought 2 Douglas DC-4 and 2 Douglas DC-6A.
The company changed its name in 1986 to Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas when its operation's certificate was canceled by Law 30. Operations started serving North America with a Canadair CL-44. In 1987, it started flying between Bogotá and Panama, when a Sud Aviation Caravelle joined the fleet.
In 1991, the first Boeing 727-100 was acquired. To complement the fleet, two McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 freighters were added for greater national coverage.
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