Cuban Commandos: Aerovias Q and Cuba Aeropostal
Despite almost constant political turmoil and rampant corruption Cuba was, by the mid-1950s, doing well by many measures. Accordingly, civil […]
Airlines of Latin America
Aviacsa Pt2: Pakal Falls
Aviacsa entered into the 21st Century as Mexico’s leading private airline and a serious competitive force to the nationalised Mexicana
Aviacsa Pt1: Pakal Expands
Consorcio Aviacsa, S.A. de C.V. (commonly known as Aviacsa) grew from a struggling small regional airline into Mexico’s 3rd largest
Lunarejo’s Courier: Aero Continente
There is a ‘fine’ tradition of dodgy airlines in Africa and Latin America but few have had the success that
Bahamas Airways Pt2: Swire’s Flamingo
Bahamas Airways had for many years been rather a thorn in the side of BOAC and by 1968 the British
Bahamas Airways Pt 1: Money for Nothing
Following WW2 the UK still owned a vast empire. Britain’s flag carrier BOAC continued to play an important role in
All Around the World: Lan’s Air Cruises
Round the world flights were a feature of several major airlines route networks (Pan Am for example) and at times
Peruvian Tristars in the 90s: Faucett/AeroPerú’s L-1011s
As Peru entered the 1990s both its largest airlines, AeroPerú and Faucett Perú, had serious financial problems. These forced the
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Unshining Path: AeroPerú in the 1980s
During the 1970s the Peruvian military government had successfully built up its new flag carrier AeroPerú into a seemingly well
Covering Peru Like the Sun: AeroPerú in the 1970s
The collapse of APSA in 1971 was rather humiliating for the Peruvian military government and left the country without a
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TAESA Pt3: DC-9 Disaster
TAESA had come through the crisis of the mid-90s albeit with a large debt burden, modified ownership and a much
TAESA Pt2: Old is New
After 5 years of operations Transportes Aéreos Ejecutivos (TAESA) had appeared to carve itself a strong and profitable position in