Cielos Airlines


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

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 is owned by Alfonso Conrado Rey, Francisco Berniwson and Manuel Eduardo Francesqui Navarro.
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.

Destinations

Cielos Airlines operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations :

Current

The Cielos Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft :

AircraftIn FleetNotes
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F8
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F1
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F1

Naming

The airplanes in the Cielos Airlines fleet were christened Petete, Petete II, Petete III,... Named after the airline owner’s son, with Petete meaning pacifier in the owner's local language.