AeroUnion
Aerotransporte de Carga Unión S.A. de C.V., commonly known as AeroUnion, is a scheduled cargo airline headquartered in Hangar Zone G at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] It operates cargo services within Mexico and between Mexico and the USA.[2]
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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2001 | ||||||
| Hubs | Mexico City International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Key people | Luis Ramos | ||||||
| Website | http://www.aerounion.com.mx/eng/ | ||||||
AeroUnion Airbus A300B4-203F
History
The airline was founded on 5 March 1998, but only in November 2000 an application to the United States Department of Transportation for the right to carry cargo between the USA and Mexico was filed. Flight operations were launched in July 2001, with services to the Los Angeles key market being commenced on 21 January 2006.
Destinations
AeroUnion operates the following scheduled services:[3]
| City | State | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Ref |
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| Chicago |  | ORD | KORD | O'Hare International Airport | |
| Guadalajara |  | GDL | MMGL | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport | |
| Guatemala City |  | GUA | MGGT | La Aurora International Airport | |
| Los Angeles | | LAX | KLAX | Los Angeles International Airport | |
| Mérida | | MID | MMMD | Mérida International Airport | |
| Mexico City | | MEX | MMMX | Mexico City International Airport | |
| Miami | | MIA | KMIA | Miami International Airport | |
| Monterrey | | MTY | MMMY | Monterrey International Airport | |
| Querétaro City | | QRO | MMQT | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport | |
| Total: 5 destinations in Mexico, 3 in the United States and 1 in Guatemala | |||||
Fleet
The AeroUnion fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2020):[4]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Notes | |
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| Airbus A300-600CF | 3 | — | ||
| Boeing 767-200ERF | 2 | — | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||
Incidents & Accidents
- On April 13, 2010 AeroUnion Flight 302 from Mexico City to Monterrey crashed during landing approach on a highway near General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, killing all five people on board, as well as one more on the ground.[5]
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References
- Home Archived April 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. AeroUnion. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 50–51.
- "AeroUnion schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
- Information on AeroUnion Flight 302 at the Aviation Safety Network
External links
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- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Spanish)
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