LACSA
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| Founded | 1945 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1946 | ||||||
| Hubs | Juan Santamaría International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | LACSA PASS [1] | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
| Fleet size | 26 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Nos encanta la gente (We love the people)[2] | ||||||
| Parent company | Avianca | ||||||
| Headquarters | San José, Costa Rica | ||||||
LACSA was/is the flag carrier of Costa Rica.[3] Pan Am founded the airline on October 17, 1945.[4] The first flight was on June 1, 1946.[5] In 1992, TACA Airlines bought 86% of LACSA.[6] Most of LACSA's planes were repainted in the TACA Airlines paint-job.[7] The original LACSA stopped flying in 2014.[8] However, the new LACSA is now a subsidiary of Avianca.[9]
Gallery
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A 1967 stamp of LACSA -
A LACSA plane at Miami International Airport -
A LACSA Boeing 737-200 in 1993 -
A former LACSA plane that was painted in the TACA paint-job
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "June 12, 1995 Service Mark Trademarks :: Trademark Resources :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com.
- ↑ garnierbbdotv (27 January 2010). "Lacsa Nos Encanta la Gente" – via YouTube.
- ↑ http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?topic_id=25&msg_id=001hrE[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Pan American World Airways « Latin American Airlines & Industry News".
- ↑ "From LACSA, to TACA to AVIANCA!". 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "LACSA". prezi.com.
- ↑ "Avianca Costa Rica, S.A. - Hahn Air Lines". www.hahnair.com.
- ↑ "Finally. LACSA is no More". 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "AviancaTaca - World Airline News". Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.