Ladeco S.A. (acronym of Línea Aérea Del Cobre or the "Airline of Copper," in reference to the principal Chilean export.

Ladeco was established on September 3, 1958, by Juan Costabal Echeñique and began flying on November 1.

[2] It transported cargo and passengers from the mining camps in northern and central Chile, mainly belonging to Codelco.

On October 28, 2001, Ladeco was officially rebranded as a new affiliate of LAN-Chile under the name LAN Express, and most internal operations were taken by.

Chile Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Jamaica Mexico Panama Paraguay Puerto Rico United States Uruguay The fleet of Ladeco included the following aircraft:[5][6] During the 1960s, the airline operated some Douglas DC-3s, with their cargo fleet also including three Boeing 707s.