27:
238:
321:
228:
His claim was to take advantage of the incipient liberalization of regular air transport in Spain. This airline started with a fleet of five MD-83 and four BA-146, operating regular international routes from
Valencia and Barcelona. But when this first attempt at regular flights failed to materialize,
193:
It begins to fly as a charter, since it could not be flown otherwise due to the monopoly of Iberia and Aviaco, making flights in the Canary
Archipelago between the islands of Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife, as well as tourist excursions to Marrakech and Madeira. These passengers
180:
To obtain the AOC, the
Spanish Civil Aviation Authorities required the company to have 100 million pesetas of fully registered and paid-up capital stock. In order to comply with this requirement, other partners were sought, among them Antonio Armas Fernández, president of Lineas Armas, who became
281:
There was an attempt to relaunch the Lineas Aereas
Canarias brand (the original airline that operated between 1985 and 1990) but the project was unsuccessful and the airworthiness certificate was never received. A B-727-2K5 Advanced was hired which was painted and registered as EC-GKL which was
209:
There were a multitude of non-stop charter flights throughout Europe, mainly Nordic and
Central European countries, with 6-month contracts. So many that McDonnell Douglas reported that in one of those boom years, one of the company's planes set the MD-83 record with the most flying hours in the
205:
The closure of
Spantax in 1988 opened new opportunities for this airline, which is why it entered the European charter market, dismantling the Viscounts and acquiring modern 180-seat MD-83 leases from McDonnell Douglas, of which five were operated. units. The company had significant growth by
189:
It began operations in
September 1985 with 2 Vicker Viscounts (EC-DXU and EC-DYC), with a capacity of 82 passengers. These English four-engined aircraft with Roll Royce engines consumed 1,500 liters per hour, and were purchased from British Air Ferries for 100 million pesetas each, which were
221:
In 1990 it was acquired by
Meridiana Compañía Española de Aviación, S.A., joining the Meridiana project (owned by Shah Karim al-Hussayni, the Aga Khan IV) in Spain, together with Universair owned by Grupo Matutes and the air taxi company Euravia.
194:
were brought by TTOOs such as
Alpitour, Airtour, Neckerman, Tui, Vacation Club, Mundicolor, Going etc. as well as crew changes from Scan Air airline that flew with the DC-10 aircraft, etc.
174:
Lineas Aereas
Canarias LAC, was born in May 1984 in the office of Avda. De Anaga 43, headquarters of the Consignataria de Buques Transbull Canarias S.A. owned by Joaquín Suñer Machado.
161:
created in 1984 to initially offer connections in the Canary Islands and excursions to Morocco and Madeira. It started operations in 1985 and ceased operations in 1990.
242:
964:
177:
The founding partner was Joaquín Suñer Machado, along with other Canarian shareholders such as José Rivero and Mario Machado, both very involved in the start-up.
299:
The call sign throughout Europe was "Canarias", the only place where "LCN" was used in the aeronautical alphabet was in the area controlled by the ACC Canarias.
213:
The company started with auto handling led by José Rivero. Later these ground services in the islands were covered by the subsidiary company Handling Canarias.
394:
225:
Throughout 1990 and 1991, most of its personnel and fleet were transferred to Meridiana Air, S.A., the company that developed the aforementioned project.
793:
959:
949:
26:
888:
944:
325:
331:
341:
954:
585:
698:
387:
898:
638:
451:
713:
738:
678:
728:
758:
733:
380:
141:
823:
783:
403:
808:
718:
346:
868:
663:
673:
477:
332:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150620090648/http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Lineas-Aereas-Canarias
863:
117:
342:
https://www.preferente.com/enciclopedia-turismo/aerolineas-127/lac-lineas-aereas-canarias-42341.html
54:
643:
513:
467:
748:
197:
The first year, 120,000 passengers were transported with the 2 Vicker Viscount 802 turboprops.
356:
633:
570:
446:
441:
518:
431:
368:
918:
848:
803:
668:
623:
472:
84:
206:
incorporating a large part of its management team, flight crew and maintenance staff.
938:
763:
743:
653:
598:
49:
44:
237:
908:
893:
788:
608:
843:
603:
426:
858:
648:
618:
549:
421:
79:
828:
753:
628:
613:
533:
528:
436:
308:
575:
320:
913:
838:
818:
813:
798:
768:
688:
523:
503:
347:
https://www.airfleets.es/flottecie/LAC%20(Lineas%20Aereas%20Canarias).htm
923:
903:
878:
873:
833:
693:
565:
508:
487:
482:
158:
351:
883:
723:
708:
703:
683:
658:
372:
190:
financed by Infoleasing de Madrid with an annual interest of 21.5%.
853:
593:
407:
236:
88:
32:
773:
376:
361:
336:
357:
http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Lineas-Aereas-Canarias
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finally returned three months later to its owner Safair.
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https://es.wikipedia.org/Anexo:Aerol%C3%ADneas_de_España
369:
https://www.gacetaeronautica.com/gaceta/wp-101/?p=2164
181:
president of the airline, incorporating Grupo Armas.
249:
These are the LAC aircraft (S / N = Serial Number):
584:
558:
542:
496:
460:
414:
137:
126:
110:
102:
94:
75:
388:
8:
19:
395:
381:
373:
243:Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport
25:
18:
229:the company closed its doors in 1992.
965:Spanish companies established in 1985
7:
352:http://admin.usca.es/65-mercado.pdf
277:Other attempts to operate the brand
14:
319:
960:Transport in the Canary Islands
950:Airlines disestablished in 1990
899:Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics
241:The surviving Viscount 806 at
1:
367:The latest Spanish Viscount:
255:EC-DYC, Vickers Viscount 806
252:EC-DXU, Vickers Viscount 806
945:Airlines established in 1985
20:Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC)
273:EI-BWD, MD-83, S / N: 1414
270:EC-EMG, MD-83, S / N: 1538
267:EC-EKT, MD-83, S / N: 1421
264:EC-EKM, MD-83, S / N: 1502
261:EC-EJZ, MD-83, S / N: 1498
258:EC-EFU, MD-83, S / N: 1413
981:
142:Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
130:
955:Defunct airlines of Spain
362:http://www.aire.org/rnac/
337:http://www.aire.org/rnac/
307:Annex: Spanish Airlines:
53:
48:
43:
39:
24:
729:Helicópteros del Sureste
452:Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
31:Lineas Aereas Canarias
576:Hélity Copter Airlines
326:Líneas Aéreas Canarias
246:
151:Lineas Aereas Canarias
16:Former Spanish airline
240:
759:Intermediación Aérea
328:at Wikimedia Commons
118:Gran Canaria Airport
95:Commenced operations
468:Air Europa Express
185:Start of Operations
21:
699:EFA-Canarias Cargo
674:Canarias Regional
644:ASL Airlines Spain
247:
932:
931:
324:Media related to
217:End of Operations
148:
147:
103:Ceased operations
71:
70:
972:
571:Andorra Airlines
447:Isla Air Express
397:
390:
383:
374:
323:
41:
40:
29:
22:
980:
979:
975:
974:
973:
971:
970:
969:
935:
934:
933:
928:
809:Orbest Orizonia
749:Ibertrans Aérea
580:
554:
538:
519:Privilege Style
492:
456:
432:Binter Canarias
410:
401:
316:
305:
293:ICAO code: LCN
288:
279:
235:
219:
203:
187:
172:
167:
122:
111:Operating bases
83:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
978:
976:
968:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
937:
936:
930:
929:
927:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
869:South Atlantic
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
739:Hispania L. A.
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
624:Air Plus Comet
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
590:
588:
582:
581:
579:
578:
573:
568:
562:
560:
556:
555:
553:
552:
546:
544:
540:
539:
537:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
500:
498:
494:
493:
491:
490:
485:
480:
475:
473:Iberia Express
470:
464:
462:
458:
457:
455:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
418:
416:
412:
411:
402:
400:
399:
392:
385:
377:
365:
364:
359:
354:
349:
344:
339:
334:
329:
315:
314:External links
312:
304:
301:
296:Callsign: LAC
290:IATA code: L9
287:
284:
278:
275:
234:
231:
218:
215:
202:
201:Jump to Europe
199:
186:
183:
171:
168:
166:
163:
146:
145:
139:
135:
134:
128:
124:
123:
121:
120:
114:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
85:Canary Islands
77:
73:
72:
69:
68:
65:
62:
58:
57:
52:
47:
37:
36:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
977:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
942:
940:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
654:Aura Airlines
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
599:Air Andalucia
597:
595:
592:
591:
589:
587:
583:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
563:
561:
557:
551:
548:
547:
545:
541:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
499:
495:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
465:
463:
459:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
417:
413:
409:
405:
398:
393:
391:
386:
384:
379:
378:
375:
371:
370:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
327:
322:
318:
317:
313:
311:
310:
302:
300:
297:
294:
291:
285:
283:
276:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
244:
239:
232:
230:
226:
223:
216:
214:
211:
207:
200:
198:
195:
191:
184:
182:
178:
175:
169:
164:
162:
160:
156:
152:
143:
140:
136:
132:
129:
125:
119:
116:
115:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
90:
86:
81:
78:
74:
66:
63:
60:
59:
56:
51:
46:
42:
38:
34:
28:
23:
909:Trans-Europa
894:TAER Andalus
778:
609:Air Asturias
415:Full-service
366:
306:
298:
295:
292:
289:
280:
272:
269:
266:
263:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
227:
224:
220:
212:
208:
204:
196:
192:
188:
179:
176:
173:
154:
150:
149:
138:Headquarters
864:Sky Service
664:Binter Med.
604:Air Andorra
427:Air Nostrum
939:Categories
679:Centennial
649:Audeli Air
619:Air Madrid
550:Cygnus Air
422:Air Europa
170:Foundation
127:Fleet size
80:Las Palmas
829:Prima Air
754:Iberworld
634:AirClass
629:Air Spain
614:Air Comet
534:World2Fly
529:Wamos Air
437:Canaryfly
157:) was an
55:Call sign
914:Viva Air
839:Pyrenair
819:PauknAir
814:Orionair
799:Nort Jet
769:LagunAir
689:Clickair
524:Swiftair
514:Iberojet
504:AlbaStar
461:Low-cost
404:Airlines
303:See also
924:Wondair
904:Top Fly
884:Tadair
879:Spantax
874:Spanair
844:Quantum
834:Pronair
694:Drenair
639:Ándalus
586:Defunct
566:Aerofan
509:Gestair
497:Charter
488:Vueling
483:Volotea
245:in 2020
210:world.
165:History
159:airline
144:, Spain
76:Founded
859:Saicus
734:Helitt
724:Girjet
719:Gadair
714:Futura
709:FlySur
704:Flyant
684:CLASSA
659:Aviaco
442:Iberia
919:Volar
854:Ryjet
849:Rioja
824:Plaza
804:Oasis
794:NAYSA
764:Islas
669:Bravo
594:AeBal
559:Other
543:Cargo
478:Level
408:Spain
286:Codes
233:Fleet
133:below
131:Fleet
89:Spain
33:MD-83
789:Mint
774:LAPE
744:Hola
106:1990
98:1985
67:LAC
64:LCN
50:ICAO
45:IATA
889:TAE
784:LTE
779:LAC
406:of
155:LAC
61:L9
941::
87:,
396:e
389:t
382:v
153:(
82:,
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