LCO - Ladeco

[Hirohitoswaifu]

Airline Name
Ladeco

IATA: UC / ICAO: LCO / Callsign: LADECO

Country of Origin
Chile

Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
B752 (757-200) (2 operated),

All at GRU below,

At SCL,

B732 (737-200 Adv) (20 operated),

Mid-1990s livery,

At SCL,

B733 (737-300) (2 operated),

At MEX above, at GRU below,

At MIA below,

A320 (A320-200) (1 operated, leased from LACSA),

Not in-game,

A30B (A300B4-200) (2 leased from Carnival Air Lines),

BA11 (BAC 1-11-200/-300) (2 series 200, 2 series 300),

B703 (707-300) (1 operated),

B703C (707-300C) (2 operated),

B721 (727-100) (6 operated),

At GRU below,

1980s livery,

DC87F (Douglas DC 8-71F),

F27 (Fokker 27),

Why should this airline be added?
Ladeco was established in 1958, flying from SCL to Northern Chile supporting mining services and onwards to the Caribbean and North America. In 1995 the airline was taken over by LAN who sold off the 757s (One remained with LAN for a short time), 727s and remaining 737-300, reverting it to a 737-200 only domestic carrier. In 2001 the airline had its name changed to LANExpress ending the era of Ladeco. The LANExpress name continued until 2006 when the 737-200Adv fleet was merged into LAN proper. It flew to GRU regularly with its 757s and 737s, as well as flying to IAD until 1991 when it swapped to Baltimore as part of its SCL, MIA, IAD and JFK route.

It would be a cool addition I think as a regular airline with its 757, 733 and 732 (Maybe the 727-100 too) in SCL with the rest of the fleet if added serving as special’s. It would provide another 757 for South America to go along with Avianca’s, Ocean Air’s, VARIG’s, PLUNA’s, Aerosur’s and LAPA if we ever see any of them, as the type was very rarely seen on the continent and I feel the type is underloved atm in-game.