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| Founded | 1988 | |||
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| Ceased operations | 2000 | |||
| Hubs | Mexico City International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 30 (in average) | |||
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| Headquarters | Mexico City International Airport Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Website | taesa.com.mx | |||
TAESA (Transportes Aéreos Ejecutivos) was a low cost airline with its headquarters in No. 27 of Hangar Zone C on the grounds of Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] The airline, owned by a business person legally represented by José Henonin, was established on April 27, 1988 operating executive planes and later on 1989 received their first Boeing 727-100 launching regular service.
Taesa began growing rapidly with 727's later on 1991 received their first 757-200 and became the first commercial airline in Mexico with this aircraft model, on the same year some 737-300's were added, later on more 757's and a sole 767-300 was added among a bunch of 737's 200/300/400/500 Taesa was at that time the first 737-500 operator in Latin America.
The first half of the 90's Taesa was quite successful flying cargo for DHL and Serpaprosa on their 727-100C's, on this first half some 737's were leased to Garuda Indonesia to make Asian flights. Meanwhile, they won charter contracts like Apple Vacations. In the domestic Market, TAESA started a fare war with the main carriers, AeroMexico and Mexicana.
After the 1995 break-down in the Mexican economy, they gave up the new planes in favor to re-using more the 727-100/200, adding DC-9-15's DC-10-30's and later a pair of A300B4's.
Taesa was the first Mexican airline flying to Japan with 2 flights a week during 4 months in 1995.
The airline was having regulatory and maintenance issues for quite some time with a constant anti-labor politics, the accident of Flight 725 resulted in the suspension of its license, hastening the airline's demise.
After the accident the airline went through a huge inspection on behalf of the Mexican DGAC and was subject to comply certain security issues to resume operations, the airline was declared bankrupt on February 21, 2000.
Some of the staff and assets were taken over and Líneas Aéreas Azteca was established on 9 May 2000 and started operations on 1 June 2001 operating domestic services with Boeing 737 aircraft.[2]
It was one of Mexico's first special low-cost carriers.
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In 1997 TAESA served the following cities in Mexico: [3]
Airports served in the United States:
TAESA Flight 725 covered the Tijuana–Mexico City route with a stop in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico. A McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-31 used to fly this route. On November 9, 1999, flight 725 went down a few minutes after leaving the Uruapan International Airport en-route to Mexico City. 18 people were killed in the accident, which prompted inquiries regarding the airline's safety and maintenance procedures.
TAESA's Commercial Fleet throughout its history included the following airplanes:[4]
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