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%). The fleet grew to a total of 8 aircraft at the end of 2006.

Destinations

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):

Retired fleet

Before closing, the airline previously operated the following aircraft: 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