LAPA (Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas) (ii)

♦ LAPA was formed in 1977, and in May1978 it was authorised to operate charter services to cities in the Americas,. It was renamed to ARG Argentina Línea Privada on 27Sep2001, following the acquisition of the company by Eduardo Eurnekian. In mid-2002 the name of the airline was changed to AIRG because ARG was the ICAO code for Aerolineas Argentineas. Bolivian airline AeroSur and four Argentine investors acquired the airline on 29Aug2002 and the original name restored
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