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{{Infobox airline
| airline          = TANS Perú
| image            = Logo Tans Peru.png
| image_size       = 250
| alt              = <!-- Describe the logo to a sight impared user -->
| IATA             = TJ
| ICAO             = ELV
| callsign         = Aereos Selva
| founded          = {{Start date|1963}}<!-- <br />[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]] -->
| commenced        = {{Start date|1999|11}}
| ceased           = {{End date|2006}}
| aoc              = <!-- XNXN --> <!-- Alpha numeric pattern varies -->
| bases            = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
| hubs             = {{ubl|[[Jorge Chávez International Airport]]}}
| secondary_hubs   = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
| focus_cities     = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
| frequent_flyer   = <!-- Name of frequent flyer program -->
| lounge           = <!-- Name of airport lounge or member's club -->
| alliance         = <!-- Name of multi-airline alliance -->
| subsidiaries     = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Subsidiary1]] | [[Subsidiary2]] }} -->
| fleet_size       = <!-- NNN -->
| destinations     = 11
| parent           = [[Peruvian Government]] (100%)
| headquarters     = [[Miraflores District, Lima|Miraflores]], [[Lima]], [[Peru]]
| key_people       = [[Fernando Levano Castillo]] ([[President (corporate title)|President]])<!-- {{Unbulleted list| FirstName1 LastName1 <small>(JobTitle1)</small> | FirstName2 LastName2 <small>(JobTitle2)</small>}} -->
| revenue          = <!-- {{Increase/decrease/steady compared to previous year}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> -->
| operating_income = <!-- {{Increase/decrease/steady compared to previous year}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> -->
| net_income       = <!-- {{Increase/decrease/steady compared to previous year}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> -->
| profit           = <!-- see [[profit (accounting)]] -->
| assets           = <!-- {{Increase/decrease/steady compared to previous year}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> -->
| equity           = <!-- {{Increase/decrease/steady compared to previous year}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> -->
| website          = [https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.tansperu.com.pe/index10.html Tansperu.com.pe/index10.html]<!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}

'''TANS Perú''', an acronym for '''Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de Selva''',<ref name="FI2001" /> was a [[Peru]]vian [[airline]] based in [[Lima]]. The airline was headquartered at the [[Miraflores District, Lima|Miraflores District]] in the capital city of the country. Completely [[state-owned]], the [[Air carrier|carrier]] operated scheduled domestic passenger and cargo services from its main base at [[Jorge Chávez International Airport]].

==History==
''TANS'' (also known as ''Grupo Aéreo de Transporte 42'' was established in 1963 as an arm of the [[Peruvian Air Force]], based at the remote city of [[Iquitos]], inaccessible by road, and tasked with providing scheduled airline flights, together with fulfilling search and rescue and medevac needs. In 1988, its fleet consisted of a mixture of [[Pilatus PC-6 Porter]]s and [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]]s, mainly operating as floatplanes. Although its missions were mainly civilian, it remained part of the Air Force until 1999, being granted civil certification in November 1999.<ref name="FI2001"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Andean Air Power...The Peruvian Air Force|magazine=[[Air International]]|date=May 1988|volume= 34|issue= 5|pages=224–234, 240|issn=0306-5634}}</ref>{{rp|232–233}}

At {{start date|2000|3}}, the fleet included three [[Boeing 737-200]]s, seven [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300]], one [[Fokker F28 Fellowship|Fokker F-28 Mk1000]] and five [[Harbin Y-12|HAMC Y-12-II]]s; at this time, services to [[Arequipa]], [[Chiclayo]], [[Cuzco]], [[Iquitos]], [[Juanjuí]], [[Juliaca]], [[Lima]], [[Piura]], [[Pucallpa]], [[Rioja, Peru|Rioja]], [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]] and [[Yurimaguas]] were operated.<ref name="FI2000-104" /> In {{start date|2006|1}} the airline's license was suspended by the [[Peruvian Government]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Peru Suspends operations of its National Airline |newspaper= Caribbean News Digital|date= 19 January 2006|url= http://www.caribbeannewsdigital.com/en/noticia/peru-suspends-operations-its-national-airline |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160405210021/http://www.caribbeannewsdigital.com/en/noticia/peru-suspends-operations-its-national-airline |archivedate= 5 April 2016}}</ref>

==Destinations==
[[File:TANS Perú Boeing 737-200 OB-1806-P PEM 2005-8-8.png|thumb|A Tans Perú [[Boeing 737-200]] at [[Padre Aldamiz Airport]] in 2005]]

TANS Perú served the following destinations throughout its history:<ref name="FI2001"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" width="600"
!style="background:#E8000D; color: white" rowspan="2"|City
!style="background:#E8000D; color: white" colspan="2"|Airport code
!style="background:#E8000D; color: white" rowspan="2"|Airport name
!style="background:#E8000D; color: white" rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
!style="background:#E8000D; color: white"|IATA
!style="background:#E8000D; color: white"|ICAO
|-bgcolor=#FFF0F5
|align=center colspan="6"|'''{{PER}}'''
|-
|[[Arequipa]]||align=center|AQP||align=center|SPQU||[[Rodríguez Ballón International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Cuzco]]||align=center|CUZ||align=center|SPZO||[[Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Iquitos]]||align=center|IQT||align=center|SPQT||[[Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Juliaca]]||align=center|JUL||align=center|SPJL||[[Inca Manco Cápac International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Lima]]||align=center|LIM||align=center|SPIM||[[Jorge Chávez International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}
|-
|[[Piura]]||align=center|PIU||align=center|SPUR||[[Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Pucallpa]]||align=center|PCL||align=center|SPCL||[[FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Puerto Maldonado]]||align=center|PEM||align=center|SPTU||[[Padre Aldamiz International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Tarapoto]]||align=center|TPP||align=center|SPST||[[Cad. FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Tumbes, Peru|Tumbes]]||align=center|TBP||align=center|SPME||[[Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport]]||align=center|
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
[[Aviation Safety Network]] records six accidents/incidents for the airline, of which five led to fatalities; the number of casualties involved in these deadly accidents totals 105.<ref name="ASN">{{cite web|title= Accident record for TANS Perú|url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/4736|publisher= Aviation Safety Network|access-date= 11 November 2011}}</ref> All the events the airline experienced throughout its history carried with the [[hull-loss]] of the aircraft involved.<ref name="ASN"/> Following is the list of these events.

{| class="wikitable sortable toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 85%"
|- 
!style="background-color:#E8000D; color:white"|Date
!style="background-color:#E8000D; color:white"|Location
!style="background-color:#E8000D; color:white"|Aircraft
!style="background-color:#E8000D; color:white"|Tail number
!style="background-color:#E8000D; color:white"|Fate
!style="background-color:#E8000D; color:white"|Fatalities
!style="background-color:#E8000D; color:white" class="unsortable"|Description of the event
!style="background-color:#E8000D; color:white" class="unsortable"|Refs
|-
|align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1992|8|27}}
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PER}}[[San Antonio del Estrecho]]}}
|align=center|{{nowrap|[[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter#Variants|Twin Otter 300]]}}
|align=center|OB-1153
|align=center|[[Written off|W/O]]
|align=center|{{nts|8}}/21
|The pilot attempted to land the aircraft on the [[Algodón River]] following the loss of power. Hit trees on approach and crashed.
|align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= OB-1499|id= 19920827-0|accessdate= 11 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title= Airline safety review – Fatal accidents: Regional and commuter operations|magazine= [[Flight International]]|date=27 January – 2 February 1993|page=30|format= PDF|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200164.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161102212747/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200164.html|archive-date= 2 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1992|10|21}}
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Lake Caballochoa]]
|align=center|Twin Otter 300
|align=center|OB-1155
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|{{nts|8}}/11
|Crashed into a lake following an engine failure.
|align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|id= 19921021-1|title= OB-1155|accessdate= 16 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1993|5|14}}
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Atalaya, Ucayali|Atalaya]]
|align=center|{{nowrap|[[Harbin Y-12|Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II]]}}
|align=center|OB-1499
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|{{nts|0}}
|Overran the runway on landing.
|align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= OB-1499|id=19930514-0|accessdate= 24 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1995|4|4}}
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Iquitos]]}}
|align=center|Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II
|align=center|OB-1498
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|{{nts|3}}/3
|Crashed during initial climbout, shortly after [[takeoff]] from [[Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport]].
|align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= OB-1498|accessdate= 11 November 2011|id= 19950404-0}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|1|9}}
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Chachapoyas, Peru|Chachapoyas]]}}
|align=center|[[Fokker F-28-1000]] 
|align=center|OB-1396
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|{{nts|46}}/46
|The aircraft was operating the second leg of a domestic scheduled [[Lima]]–[[Chiclayo]]–Chachapoyas passenger service as '''[[TANS Perú Flight 222|Flight 222]]'''. Crashed into {{Interlanguage link multi|Cerro Coloque|es}} on approach to the final destination airport.
|align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= OB-1396|id= 20030109-0|accessdate= 24 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|8|23}}
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Pucallpa]]}}
|align=center|[[Boeing 737-200]]
|align=center|OB-1809-P
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|{{nts|40}}/98
|[[Crash landing|Crash-landed]] in a [[swampland]] on approach to [[Pucallpa Airport]] amid a [[hail]] [[storm]]. Was operating a domestic scheduled [[Lima]]–Pucallpa–[[Iquitos]] passenger service as '''[[TANS Perú Flight 204|Flight 204]]'''.
|align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= OB-1809-P|accessdate= 11 November 2011|id= 20050823-0}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{portal|Peru|Aviation}}
*[[List of airlines of Peru]]
*[[Transport in Peru]]
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==References==
{{commons category}}
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="FI2000-104">{{cite magazine|title= World airline directory – TANS&nbsp;-&nbsp;Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva|magazine= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|volume= 157|number= 4720|date= 21–27 March 2000|page= 104|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%200848.html|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131110222502/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%200848.html|archivedate= November 10, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="FI2001">{{cite magazine|title= World Airline Directory – TANS (Transportes Aereos Nacionales de la Selva)|magazine= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|number= 4774|volume= 159|date= 3–9 April 2001|page= 86|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001%20-%201198.html |url-status=live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085710/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001%20-%201198.html|archivedate= November 5, 2012}}</ref>
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