Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano
A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) Boeing 767-300ER landing at Miami International Airport. | |||||||
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| Founded | September 15, 1925 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 23 September 1925 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2008 (operations suspended) 2010 (license revoked) | ||||||
| Hubs | Cochabamba | ||||||
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| Parent company | VASP (1995-2001) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||||||
| Key people | Marcelo Goldmann (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | labairlines.com.bo | ||||||
Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB), internationally known as LAB Bolivian Airlines, was the flag carrier and principal airline of Bolivia from 1925 until it ceased operations in 2010. It was the second oldest airline in South America after Avianca, and among the oldest airlines in the world. It operated scheduled domestic and international services to destinations in the Americas together with a transatlantic route to Madrid in Spain. It was headquartered in Cochabamba, having its main domestic hub at the city's Jorge Wilstermann International Airport, and international hubs at Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz and El Alto International Airport in La Paz.
The airline was founded on 15 September 1925 by a consortium of German-Bolivian residents and began commercial flights on 24 September between Cochabamba and Santa Cruz using a Junkers F 13.