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Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas

Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas
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IATA ICAO Callsign
PZ LAP PARAGUAYA
Founded 1963
Ceased operations 1994
Operating bases Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
Headquarters Asunción, Paraguay

Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas - Air Paraguay was founded in 1963 to be the flag carrier airline of Paraguay. Its main base was Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, in Asunción.

LAP was a creation of the Paraguayan Military Aviation in 1962. It was officially founded by the government through the Decree Nr.337 of March 18, 1963. Executives: President, Lt-Col Adrian Jara. It began services on August 20 of that year, using three Convair CV-240 aircraft. Services included flights to Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Sao Paulo and Curitiba from the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion. The CV-240s were replaced by three Lockheed L-188A/C Electra turboprop airliners which were acquired from Eastern Air Lines in 1969 and were operated by LAP for over 20 years. In 1970, service started to Santa Cruz (Bolivia), Resistencia and Salta (Argentina) with a C-47 transferred from the Military Air Transport of the FAP. In 1972, La Paz (Bolivia) was added to LAP's network. In 1973 a route to Lima was inaugurated and in 1978 to Santiago (Chile).

The pure jet age came in 1978 with the purchase of two Boeing 707-320 from Pan American Airways and with those services to Miami began. In 1979, services started to Madrid and Frankfurt. When another 707 was bought (1982), service to Brussels started. Due to noise restrictions, a DC-8-63 ex-Air Canada was bought in 1984 for the route to Miami. During the 1980s other routes were tried like Mexico City and Panama City, but just for a few months. In 1988, an ex-SPANTAX DC-8-61 was bought. This plane had an accident in Bs.As. in 1990 and was replaced by a leased DC-8-62 for a few months. Also in 1990, LAP received an ex-UNITED DC-8-71 followed by another similar aircraft in 1991.


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