LADE (Lineas Aereas del Estado)

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LADE was established as an arm of the Argentine Air Force in Sep1940 to undertake non-profitable routes to remote areas. It was initially known as LASO (Líneas Aéreas Suroeste) and consolidated under the present title in 1945 with another air force branch, LANE (Líneas Aéreas Noreste)). These airlines were unified by Resolution 849 on 23Oct1945 under the name of LADE-State Air Lines, being under the orbit of the Aeronautical Secretariat; Origin of the Argentine Air Force

~ it is a state owned airline operated by the Argentine Air Force and provides domestic scheduled services mainly in Patagonia

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