LANSA (Colombia)

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LANSA
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
— — LANSA
Founded1945
Ceased operations1954
Parent company
Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo
HeadquartersBarranquilla, Colombia

Lansa (acronym for Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo y luego de Líneas Aéreas Nacionales) was an airline company based in Barranquilla , Colombia.[1]

History

The Beginning

After 1945 the company,

Barranquila. Captain Ernesto Recaman Saravia was the first company leader of Lansa. His first actions of being the company leader were the purchase of four Canadian-made Avro Anson 625A aircraft. Each Avro
had a capacity of a maximum of eight passengers. Lansa built their first airfield, only 2 kilometers away from Paseo Colón. The airfield was named "Las Nieves" which translates to "the snows". It was equipped with a 1400 meter long track next to a wooden shed that served as an air terminal. The first planes were delivered to "Las Nieves" on September 3, 1945.


Outcome

Lansa as a result of its success from its Atlantic coast routes and in

Martin 202 aircraft, which had a maximum capacity of up to 40 passengers. However those negotiations were never finalized and the deal was off.[2]

Internationalization

Lansa's first international flight was on February 8, 1947 from Barranquilla to Maracaibo. In order to expand its international operations, Lansa decided to request routes from Cartagena and Barranquilla to Havana and Miami, with the aim of competing directly with Avianca. This was the first major move by Lansa to compete internationally with Avianca. Also that year in 1947, two DC-4s were bought from the Argentine Merchant Air Fleet. Under the direction of Humberto Zimmermann, former Avianca worker, Lansa airmail services were inaugurated on June 22, 1950, then that the National Government awarded him a contract for the transport of mail and parcels.[3]

Decline

The gradual decline of the company after having such great success in its early days was due to several fatal accidents that happened in 1951, the accidents seriously damaged the companies reputation and financial losses. At that point many stockholders came with the choice that to be smart with their money, they would sell their stake to Avianca. Lansa having now majority of its stock being owned by Avianca. lost its fight against Avianca making the entirety of the purpose for the companies formation now defunct. At that point the company became a subsidiary to Avianca. Although Lansa maintained its identity independently for the next three years, in 1954 it completed its integration process in Avianca, which resulted in a definitive cessation of operations and in the transfer of its fleet from DC-3 to Avianca, while the other planes were sold to third parties. The entire companies assets and fleet were liquidated by the end of 1954.[4]

Fleet


See also

References

  1. ^ Jaime Escobar Corradine. "Competencia directa con Avianca | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA". aviacol.net. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  2. ^ Jaime Escobar Corradine. "Autorización para Transportar Correo | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA". aviacol.net. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  3. ^ "Air Colombia history from Americas, Colombia". airlinehistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  4. ^ Jaime Escobar Corradine. "Destinos, Flota y Datos Generales | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA". aviacol.net. Retrieved 2019-11-28.

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