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 United States.[2]
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| Founded | March 5, 1998 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | July 2001 | ||||||
| Hubs | Mexico City International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Los Angeles International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Parent company | Avianca Holdings | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Key people | Luis Ramos | ||||||
| Website | http://www.aerounion.com.mx/eng/ | ||||||
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.
On March 11, 2014, Avianca Holdings announced that Tampa Cargo, one of its subsidiaries, entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the non-voting shares and 25% of the voting shares of AeroUnión.
Destinations
AeroUnion operates the following scheduled services:[3]
| City | State | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Ref |
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| Chicago |  (Illinois) | ORD | KORD | O'Hare International Airport | |
| Guadalajara |  (Jalisco) | GDL | MMGL | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport | |
| Guatemala City |  (Guatemala Department) | GUA | MGGT | La Aurora International Airport | |
| Los Angeles | (California) | LAX | KLAX | Los Angeles International Airport | |
| Mérida | (Yucatán) | MID | MMMD | Mérida International Airport | |
| Mexico City | (Mexico City) | MEX | MMMX | Mexico City International Airport | |
| Miami | (Florida) | MIA | KMIA | Miami International Airport | |
| Monterrey | (Nuevo León) | MTY | MMMY | Monterrey International Airport | |
| New York | (New York) | JFK | KJFK | John F Kennedy International Airport | |
| Querétaro City | (Querétaro) | QRO | MMQT | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport | |
| Total: 5 destinations in Mexico, 4 in the United States and 1 in Guatemala | |||||
Fleet
Current Fleet
The AeroUnion fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2021):[4]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Notes | |
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| Airbus A300-600CF | 3 | — | ||
| Boeing 767-200ER/BDSF | 2 | — | ||
| Total | 5 | — | ||
Former Fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Airbus A300B4F | 7 | 2001 | 2019 | |
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]
- On October 27, 2016, an Airbus A300B4F (registered XA-MRC), operating from Mexico City International Airport to Guadalajara Airport had to make an emergency landing at the Santa Lucía Air Force Base due to a fire in the turbine. Upon landing, the 10 crew members came to the aid of various rescue bodies. There were no injuries.
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)