Star Perú

Star Perú Boeing 737-300 at Jorge Chávez International Airport

The airline was established on May 1, 1997, as Servicio de Transporte Aéreo Regional by the chief executive, Valentin Kasyanov. Operations were inaugurated on May 24 1998 with a single Antonov An-32 flying cargo and charter services around South America.[2] The name would later be changed to Star Up and later Star Perú.

In late 2004, Star Perú began scheduled commercial domestic flights after having acquired a Boeing 737-200.[3] Based on monthly growth of passenger traffic, Star Perú was the fastest-growing airline in Peru in 2005.[2] Near the end of 2007, Star Perú offered nine destinations within Peru. Some of the new destinations in large cities such as Arequipa and Cusco would later be suspended.

In 2017 the Minister of Transport granted Star Perú access to international flights.[4] The airline was able to obtain a flight to Rio Branco in Brazil but the destination has since been closed.

In May 2019, Star Perú ended the operation of its BAe 146. For the destinations on which the Boeing 737 cannot land in, 2 Dash 8 Q400s were acquired. Star Perú was set to merge with Peruvian Airlines and worked very closely with Peruvian Airlines until its close in October 2019.[5] The merge was for both airlines to have a larger share of the Peruvian Market, which was largely controlled by foreign subsidiaries such as Sky Airline Peru and the largest, LATAM Perú. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Star Perú suspended all operations Now, Star Perú continues its operations and have obtained new Boeing 737s.

As of 2023, Star Perú operates scheduled and charter routes between the following airports:[6][7]

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Bolivia	La Paz	El Alto International Airport	Charter
Brazil	Goiânia	Goiânia International Airport	Charter
	Rio Branco	Rio Branco International Airport	Terminated
Peru	Andoas	Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport	Charter
	Andahuaylas	Andahuaylas Airport	Charter
	Arequipa	Rodríguez Ballón International Airport	Terminated
	Ayacucho	Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport	Terminated
	Cajamarca	Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport
	Chiclayo	FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport		[8]
	Cusco	Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport	Terminated
	Huánuco	Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport
	Ilo	Ilo Airport	Charter
	Iquitos	Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport
	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport	Hub
	Pucallpa	FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport
	Puerto Maldonado	Padre Aldamiz International Airport	Terminated
	Tarapoto	Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport
	Trujillo	Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport	Terminated

Star Perú has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

• Avianca[9]
• Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas[10]
• Peruvian Airlines

• On 24 July 2023, Star Peru flight 2I-3143, a Boeing 737-300 had taken off from Jorge Chávez International Airport and was approaching Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport. The crew reported engine failure on one of their engines. Passengers were instructed to brace for impact and the aircraft made a safe landing at the airport. The plane proceeded to stay at the airport for 9 more hours and delayed the flight by 8 hours. None of the 144 passengers were injured.[12]

• List of airlines of Peru

• Official website