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Wikipedia / LATAM Cargo Chile

LATAM Cargo Chile (formerly LAN Cargo S.A.) is a cargo airline based in Santiago, Chile and the freight subsidiary of the LATAM Airlines Group. It is operating cargo flights within South America, to Europe and North America from its hubs at Miami International Airport and Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.

It is a sister company of LATAM Cargo Brasil and LATAM Cargo Colombia.

History

The airline was formed on May 22, 1970, after the cargo and passenger business of LAN-Chile was separated.

In 1998, it was based on the original cargo divisions of LAN-Chile, Ladeco, and Fast Air Carrier. It also worked closely with the other cargo airlines in the group like ABSA Cargo Airline, Florida West International Airways and Mas Air. LAN Cargo was rebranded to LATAM Cargo Chile as part of the merger of its parent LAN Airlines with TAM Linhas Aéreas to form LATAM Airlines Group during 2016.

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, the airline flew numerous additional routes on an ad-hoc basis, especially in May 2020 and after.

On 26 May 2020, LATAM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States due to economic problems attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, although they are currently operating and have been negotiating terms. In August, the company announced its second-quarter results, projecting improved operational prospects.

Destinations

LATAM Cargo Chile operates the following as of June 2010.

Country

City

Airport

Notes

Refs

Buenos Aires

Ministro Pistarini International Airport

Tucumán

Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport

Brussels

Brussels Airport

Campinas

Viracopos International Airport

Curitiba

Afonso Pena International Airport

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport

Vancouver

Vancouver International Airport

Santiago

Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

Bogotá

El Dorado International Airport

Medellín

José María Córdova International Airport

San José

Juan Santamaria International Airport

Guayaquil

José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport

Quito

Mariscal Sucre International Airport

Frankfurt

Frankfurt Airport

Guatemala City

La Aurora International Airport

Amsterdam

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Asunción

Silvio Pettirossi International Airport

Ciudad del Este

Guaraní International Airport

Lima

Jorge Chávez International Airport

Istanbul

Istanbul Airport

Boston

Logan International Airport

Miami

Miami International Airport

Montevideo

Carrasco International Airport

Caracas

Simón Bolívar International Airport

Valencia

Arturo Michelena International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

, LATAM Cargo Chile operates the following aircraft:

Aircraft

In service

Orders

Notes

Boeing 767-300ER/BCF

6

Boeing 767-300F

3

Total

9

LATAM Cargo Chile fleet

Former fleet

As LAN Cargo, the airline previously operated the following aircraft:

Aircraft

Total

Introduced

Retired

Notes

Boeing 707-320C

4

1994

Boeing 737-200F

1

2004

2008

Boeing 777F

3

2009

2017

Transferred to AeroLogic

Douglas DC-8-71F

3

1992

2000

See also

References