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LADE
LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado is an airline based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a state owned airline operated by the military and providing domestic scheduled services. Its main base is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires, with a hub at General Enrique Mosconi Airport, Comodoro Rivadavia. LADE was until 2006 one of only two airlines in the world to still operate Boeing 707's in passenger service, serving
Rio Gallegos and Comodoro Rivadavia from El Palomar Air Force Base, near Buenos Aires. The 707 is not used on scheduled passenger services any more.
History
The airline was established in September 1940 and started operations in 1940. It was initially known as Lineas Aereas Suroeste and consolidated under the present title in 1945 with another air force branch, Lineas Aereas Noreste.
Destinations
LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Palomar, Gobernador Gregores, Lago Argentino, Mar del Plata, Neuquen, Puerto Madryn, Rio Gallegos, Rio Grande, San Antonio Oeste, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Martin de los Andes, Trelew, Ushuaia and Viedma.
Fleet
The LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2007):
1 Boeing 707-320B
1 Boeing 757-200
8 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
4 Bombardier Learjet 35A
1 Bombardier Learjet 60
3 Fokker F27 Mk400
2 Fokker F27 Mk600
5 Fokker F28 Mk1000
1 Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
1 Lockheed Martin C-130B Hercules
3 Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules
==External links==
LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado
References
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