Cielos 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. The company slogan was , To help you get far.
History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in 1998 with a Boeing 707. On January 31, 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%).
Destinations
thumb|A Cielos del Perú [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11F taxiing at Miami International Airport in 2001]]
thumb|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):
- Buenos Aires (Ministro Pistarini International Airport)
- San Miguel de Tucumán (Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport)
- Campinas (Viracopos International Airport)
- Manaus (Eduardo Gomes International Airport)
- São Paulo (Guarulhos International Airport)
- Santiago (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport)
- Barranquilla (Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport)
- Bogotá (El Dorado International Airport)
- Cali (Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport)
- Medellín (José María Córdova International Airport)
- Santo Domingo (Las Américas International Airport)
- Guayaquil (José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport)
- Quito (Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport)
- Guatemala City (La Aurora International Airport)
- Guadalajara (Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport)
- Mexico City (Mexico City International Airport)
- Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
- Lima (Jorge Chávez International Airport) Hub
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
- Miami (Miami International Airport) Hub
- New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)
- Montevideo (Carrasco International Airport)
- Caracas (Simón Bolívar International Airport)
- Valencia (Arturo Michelena International Airport)
Fleet
The Cielos Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at March 2012, three months prior to closure):
{|class="wikitable"
|+ Cielos Airlines fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!In <br> service
!Notes
|-
|McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
|7
|
|-
!Total
!7
!
|}
Retired fleet
Before closing, the airline previously operated the following aircraft:
{|class="wikitable"
|+ Cielos Airlines retired fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Introduced
!Retired
!Notes
|-
|Boeing 707-320C
|3
|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
|-
|}
The aircraft of Cielos' fleet were christened Petete, Petete II, Petete III, etc. The aircraft were named after (the nickname of) the airline owner's son, with Petete meaning pacifier in the owner's local language.
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.