Latin American Wings

{{Short description|Chilean charter airline}}

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Latin American Wings

| image =

| IATA = LW

| ICAO = JMR

| callsign = LAWI

| aoc =

| hubs =

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer =

| fleet_size = 5

| destinations = 8

| parent =

| num_employees =

| logo = Logo of Latin American Wings.png

| logo_size = 150px

| founded = 2015

| commenced = 27 January 2016

| ceased = 10 March 2018

| bases = Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

| key_people = Andrés Dulcinelli, general manager

| website = {{URL|http://www.vuelalaw.com/}}

}}

Latin American Wings (LAW) was a short-lived scheduled charter airline based at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile. At the time that operations were suspended, LAW flew to six destinations using Boeing 737-300 aircraft.

History

LAW was founded by a group of lawyers; executives in the insurance company and construction industries; and pilots for Middle Eastern airlines. It was led by Andrés Dulcinelli. The consortium had invested US$3 million in the airline, which might increase to $5 million. LAW would focus on operating flights to underserved markets.Infante, M. P. and Villagrán, J. M. (30 December 2015). [http://impresa.elmercurio.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2015-12-30&dtB=30-12-2015%200:00:00&PaginaId=5&bodyid=2 "New Chilean airline will debut in late January"] (in Spanish). El Mercurio: B5. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

LAW operated its first flight on 27 January 2016, from Santiago to Punta Cana.[http://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/nueva-aerolinea-chilena-llegara-a-asuncion-1440803.html "New Chilean airline will arrive in Paraguay"] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016. Flights made a technical stop in Lima.[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/43646-chiles-latin-american-wings-commences-operations "Chile's Latin American Wings commences operations"]. Ch-aviation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016. LAW used a Boeing 737-300 aircraft belonged to fellow start-up Chilejet.[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/42933-chiles-latin-american-wings-eyes-launch-later-this-month Chile's Latin American Wings eyes launch later this month"]. Ch-aviation. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016. The airline had planned to receive two Boeing 767-300 operated by Air New Zealand and two Boeing 757-200 operated by Icelandair. In August 2017, the CEO of the LAW had stated a plan to add up to 14 Boeing 737-300 in the next two years.{{cn|date=May 2018}}

In February 2017, the Chilean government filed a complaint against LAW for possible implications related to Haitian immigrants smuggling, using the route between Santiago and Port-au-Prince to smuggle an estimate of 14,000 people. {{cite news|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2017/02/15/845160/De-que-acusa-el-Gobierno-a-la-aerolinea-Law-y-como-se-defiende.html|work=EMOL|title=Migrant smuggling: Why the Government is accusing LAW and how the airline is defending itself (in Spanish)|accessdate=12 November 2021}}

After only 2 years, unable to gain any significant market share against Sky Airline and the nascent JetSmart, LAW abandoned all domestic operations on January 9, 2018. Two months later, on March 10, facing the inability to use Jorge Chávez International Airport as a technical stop effective March 15, LAW announced that it was suspending operations.{{cite news|url=https://worldairlinenews.com/2018/03/10/law-suspends-operations/|work=World Airline News|title=LAW suspends operations|date=10 March 2018|accessdate=10 March 2018}}

Destinations

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At the time that operations were suspended, LAW flew to the following destinations:

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Country

! City

! Airport

! Notes

ArgentinaMendozaGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airportalign=center|{{mdash}}
ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International AirportBase
Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International Airportalign=center|{{mdash}}
HaitiPort-au-PrinceToussaint Louverture International Airportalign=center|{{mdash}}
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airportalign=center|{{mdash}}
United StatesMiamiMiami International Airportalign=center|{{mdash}}
VenezuelaCaracasSimon Bolivar International Airport (Venezuela)align=center|{{mdash}}

Fleet

When operations were suspended, the Latin American Wings consisted of the following aircraft:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=9}}

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|+ Latin American Wings Fleet

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!Aircraft

!In service

!Orders

!Passengers

!Notes

Boeing 737-300

|5

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Total

!5

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References

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