HISTORY: LANICA AIRLINES (Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua), was an airline from Nicaragua. Headquartered in the capital Managua, it operated scheduled passenger flights within South and Central America, as well as to the United States. The carrier was founded in June 1945 as a subsidiary of Pan American Airways, with this airline initially holding 40% of the company. Domestic services began in 1946 with Boeing 247 equipment. The company bought the assets of a local airline called Flota Aerea Nicaraguense (FANSA) in 1950, acquiring the control of the lucrative routes to the mining towns of Bonanza and Siuna in the north. LANICA was declared bankrupt by a Nicaraguan court in March 1981, ceasing all operations on 31 August 1981.
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