Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense
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Founded | December 1969 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1971 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1989 | ||||||
Hubs | Ministro Pistarini International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||
Founder | Carlos F. Martinez Guerrero |
Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense SACL was an Argentine cargo airline that operated in the 1970s and 1980s.
History
The airline was set up in December 1969 by Carlos F. Martinez Guerrero and several of his associates. Operations commenced in July 1970, however, the first aircraft, a Canadair CL-44 freighter did not commence service with the airline until 1971.[1][2] Flights with the CL-44 commenced between Buenos Aires and Houston, on which cattle were transported, and the airline quickly established itself operating worldwide ad hoc charters, leading to the addition of three more of the aircraft type. The airline had regular flights to Houston, Miami, and Basel, Switzerland from September 1976.[1][2]
The airline acquired its first Boeing 707 freighter from Dan-Air in 1978, and a second one a year later. The arrival of the 707s led to the gradual retirement from service of the CL-44s.[2]
Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense continued to operate into the 1980s, but had ceased operations by 1989.[3]
1981 CL-44 crash
In 1981 the airline was contracted to conduct a series of flights
On 18 July 1981, one of the airline's CL-44s was returning to Cyprus after making the third delivery flight to Iran. It strayed into Soviet
Fleet
- 2 Boeing 707-320C(LV-MZE and LV-MSG)
- 2 Canadair CL-44-6 (LV-PRX and LV-JZB)
- 2 Canadair CL-44-D4 (LV-PRM and LV-JZN)
See also
References
- ^ a b "World Airline Directory". Flight International. 22 April 1978. p. 1202. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-7603-0024-0.
- ^ "Transportes Aéreos Rioplatense". Aerotransport Data Bank. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-8223-4121-5.
- ^ a b "Soviets down Argentine plane. Did crash involve Israel-Iran deal?". The Bulletin. London. 28 July 1981. pp. D-4. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Israel sold arms to Iran: claim". The Age. London. 27 July 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 10 November 2009.