Aerounion - Aerotransporte de Carga Union
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| IATA code : | 6R |
| ICAO code : | TNO |
| Call sign : | AEROUNION |
| Founding: | 1998 |
| Seat: |
Mexico City , Mexico
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| Home airport : | Mexico city |
| IATA prefix code : | 873 |
| Management: | Luis Ramos |
| Fleet size: | 6th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.aerounion.com.mx |
AeroUnion - Aerotransporte de Carga Unión is a Mexican cargo airline based in Mexico City . They operate cargo flights within Mexico and between Mexico and the United States .
history
The airline was founded on March 5, 1998 and made its first flight in 2001. In November 2000, Aerounion applied to the United States Department of Transportation for the rights to cargo flights between Mexico and the United States. On January 21, 2006, the first plane flew to Los Angeles . Aerounion is owned by Luis Ramos (99%) and David Hazouri (1%)
aims
Aerounion flies to the following airports:
- National targets: Guadalajara Airport , Mexico City airport , Monterrey International Airport
- International destinations (USA): Los Angeles Airport , O'Hare International Airport
fleet
As of April 2020, the Aerounion fleet consists of six cargo aircraft with an average age of 30.5 years:
| Aircraft type | number | Remarks | Average age
(April 2020) |
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| Airbus A300B4 | 4th | 29.4 years | |
| Boeing 767-200ERF | 2 | 32.9 years | |
| total | 6th | 30.5 years |
Incidents
- On the night of April 14, 2010, at around 10:25 p.m. (local time), an Airbus A300B4-203F freighter of the Aerounion ( aircraft registration XA-TUE) crashed about two kilometers before approaching Monterrey Airport (Mexico) in bad weather the runway. Seven people died, two of them on the ground.
See also
Web links
Commons : AeroUnion - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Web presence of Aerounion - Aerotransporte de Carga Union (English, Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c AeroUnion Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. February 16, 2020, accessed on April 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Aviation Safety Network: Aircraft Accident April 13, 2010 A300 XA-TUE (partly in English)