Aero California
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| Aero California | ||
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| IATA JR |
ICAO SER |
Callsign AEROCALIFORNIA |
| Founded | 1960[1] | |
| Commenced operations | 1960[1] | |
| Hubs | Mexico City International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Don Miguel Hidalgo Int'l Airport Gen. Abelardo L. R. Int'l Airport |
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| Fleet size | 13 | |
| Destinations | 17 | |
| Parent company | privately held | |
| Headquarters | La Paz, Mexico | |
| Key people | Raúl Aréchiga Espinoza (CEO) | |
| Website: www.aerocalifornia.com.mx | ||
Aero California is an airline based in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Its main base is Manuel Márquez de León International Airport, La Paz[2]. The airline serves 17 destinations in North America
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[edit] History
The airline started in 1960 as an air taxi company based at La Paz with the name of Servicios Aereos and flying Cessna twins and Beechcraft 18. By the early 1980s Douglas DC-3s were added to the fleet as domestic charters grew. Scheduled services began in June 1982 between La Paz, Tijuana and Hermosillo using Convair 340 aircraft and later DC9-15s. In 1989 the first international scheduled service was started between Los Angeles and La Paz, Loreto and Los Cabos. By 1995 the airline fleet was being upgraded to all-jet types with Douglas DC-9-14/15 jets and the longer Douglas DC-9-32s comprising the fleet.[citation needed]
On 3 April 2006 The Mexican ministry of transport and communications suspended all operations after the civil aviation authorities determined the airline was not complying with its safety standards. It was given 90 days to correct the problems and resumed services on August 11, 2006, nevertheless, the Mexican authorities did not allow the airline to keep operating with older aircraft such as their DC-9-15 fleet[2].
Aero California has announced a new website and an 800-line to sell tickets.
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Fleet
[edit] Current Fleet
- 13 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Series 32
[edit] Retired Fleet
- Aerocomander 560
- Beachcraft C-645
- Cessna 185
- Cessna 206
- Cessna 402
- Convair 340
- Douglas DC-3
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Series 14/15
[edit] References
- ^ a b Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook, 3rd, Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 46.
[edit] External links
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