Aeronorte

  1972 to present

  Colombia

TYPE: Cargo airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: LA / LAU

HEADQUARTERS: Bogota, Colombia

OTHER NAMES: Aerovias del Norte (1972-1986), Aeronorte (dba), LAS (Lineas Aereas Suramericanas) (1986-2014), LAS Cargo (2014-present)

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Aeronorte started operations in 1972 using Commando freighters. In 1975, it started a regional cargo service using a Douglas DC6. It changed its name in 1986 to Lineas Aereas Suramericanas and started serving to North America with a Canadair CL-44. In 1987 it started flying between Bogota and Panama, when a Caravelle plane joined the fleet. In 1991 the company bought its first Boeing B727-100, and in 2001 it purchased two DC9s for widening its domestic operations. In 2002 two Boeing B727-200 were acquired. By 2005 the company had built its own two hangars and purchased its fourth Boeing B727-200 plane, and by the end of 2008 two Boeing B727-200 Super 27s joined the fleet. The company became an IATA member in 2013.

1971* to December 1993*

Aeronorte used several Commando freighters to start operations in 1972, and they remained in the fleet for over 20 years.

• Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando: HK-791
• Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando: HK-851
• Smith CW-20T Commando: HK-1856
• Other Commandos: HK-3205