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 | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company | Avianca Cargo | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Website | aerounion.com.mx | ||||||
History
The airline was founded on March 5, 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 January 21, 2006.
On March 11, 2014, Avianca Holdings announced that its subsidiary Avianca Cargo, entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the non-voting shares and 25% of the voting shares of AeroUnion.
Destinations
AeroUnion operates the following scheduled services:[3][4]
Fleet
Current fleet
The AeroUnion fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2022):[7][8]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Accidents and incidents
- On April 13, 2010, AeroUnion Flight 302, from Mexico City to Monterrey, crashed during landing approach on a highway near Monterrey International Airport, killing all five people on board, as well as a driver in a car that was hit by.[9]
- 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.[10]
- On December 10, 2018, the same aircraft from before (XA-MRC), suffered a nose gear collapse while being towed across the ramp in the maintenance area of Mexico City International Airport.[11]
See also
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.
- "Rutas - AeroUnion". Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- "We begin on November 24 the new route LAX-QRO". Aerounion.com. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- "New Route MEX – JFK". Aerounion.com. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
- "AeroUnion Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- Information on AeroUnion Flight 302 at the Aviation Safety Network
- "Turbine of a commercial airplane catches fire, lands in Saint Lucia". Ordenadorpolitico.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
External links
Media related to AeroUnion at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Spanish)