Aerolíneas Internacionales

Aerolíneas Internacionales S.A. de C.V. was a Mexican domestic airline headquartered in Mexico City and had a hub in Cuernavaca Airport. Despite its name (translating to "International Airlines"), the airline never actually operated outside Mexico.

Aerolíneas Internacionales
IATA ICAO Callsign
N2 LNT LINEAINT
Founded1994
Ceased operations2003
HubsGeneral Mariano Matamoros Airport
Focus citiesGen. Tijuana Int'l Airport
Lic. Miguel de la Madrid Airport
Fleet size7
Destinations13
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Key peopleIng. Luis Rodriguez Dorantes
WebsiteAerolíneas Internacionales official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

History

An Aerolíneas Internacionales B727 at Cuernavaca Airport.

Aerolíneas Internacionales started operations on July 1994 under its President Luis Rodriguez Dorantes and his brother, Alfredo Rodriguez Dorantes.

The airline's permit was cancelled by the Secretariat of Communications and Transport due to violations of safety inspections on its aircraft; operations ceased on June 13, 2003.

The airline operated flights from Cuernavaca to Acapulco, Tijuana, Aguascalientes, Hermosillo, Cancún, Reynosa, Ciudad Juárez, Veracruz, Monterrey, Culiacán, Morelia, Guadalajara and Mexico City.

Fleet history

Source:[1]

  • 1 - Douglas DC-9-14 configured Y90 (originally delivered to Bonanza Air Lines)
  • 6 - Boeing 727-200 configured Y150
  • 2 - Boeing 727-100 configured Y118

All but one of the 727s are currently abandoned at Cuernavaca's airport. One of the 727s was bought by Kidzania, and is currently located in Seoul, for the new opening of KidZania Seoul.

References

  1. North American Airlines, published by Airways International Inc 1987


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