Cielos Airlines

Celios Airlines, commonly known by its old name Cielos del Peru S.A., was a cargo airline based in Callao, Peru. It operated scheduled, ad hoc and contract charter domestic and international cargo services. Its main base was Jorge Chávez International Airport.[1] The company slogan was Spanish: para ayudarlo a llegar lejos, To help you get far.

Cielos Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
A2 CIU CIELOS
FoundedNovember 30, 1997
Commenced operationsJune 30, 1998
Ceased operationsJune 30, 2012
Hubs
Alliance
Fleet size7
Destinations22
Parent companyAMC (Alliance Management Center)
HeadquartersCallao, Peru
Key people
  • Orestes Romero (CEO)
  • Tony D'Silva (Sales Director)
Websitewww.cielos-airlines.com

History

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in 1998. On 31 January 1998, Export Air was merged into the company after Cielos acquired its outstanding stock. It was owned by Alfonso Conrado Rey (70%), Francisco Berniwson (15%) and Manuel Eduardo Francesqui Navarro (15%).[1]

It started operations with a Boeing 707 and a leased McDonnell Douglas MD-11. The fleet grew to a total of 8 aircraft at the end of 2006.[2][3]

Destinations
A Cielos del Perú McDonnell Douglas MD-11F taxiing at Miami International Airport in 2001
A Cielos del Perú McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F at Luxembourg Airport in 2010

Cielos Airlines operated freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (as of June 2006):

Fleet

The Cielos Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at March 2012, three months prior to closure):[4][5]

Cielos Airlines fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Notes
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F 7
Total 7

Retired fleet

Before closing, the airline previously operated the following aircraft:[5]

Cielos Airlines retired fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 707-320C 1 1998 2004
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F 1 2005 2006 Leased from Emery Worldwide
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF 2 2000 2006
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F 1 2001 2001 Leased from Gemini Air Cargo

Naming

The aircraft of Cielos Airlines' fleet were christened Petete, Petete II, Petete III, ... Named after (the nickname of) the airline owner’s son, with Petete meaning pacifier in the owner's local language.[6]

Accidents and incidents
  • On July 6, 2003, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF (registered OB-1749) skidded off Runway 33 of Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport on landing, and came to rest 300 meters past the end of the runway. The aircraft sustained damage to engine no. 1 and main landing gear after colliding with ILS antennas. All 4 occupants on board survived. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.[7]

References
  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 66.
  2. Cielos official website (Company info) Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Cielos official website (Fleet) Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Cielos Airlines fleet details
  5. "Cielos del Peru Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. Bandeirante INFORMATION FROM EMBRAER TO BRAZIL AND ABROAD ANO 35 Nº 724, April 2006
  7. "Incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
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