Viva Aerobus
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| IATA code : | VB |
| ICAO code : | VIV |
| Call sign : | VIVA |
| Founding: | 2006 |
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Monterrey , Mexico
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| Home airport : | Monterrey |
| Management: | Juan Carlos Zuazua |
| Fleet size: | 39 (+ 55 orders) |
| Aims: | national and regional |
| Website: | www.vivaaerobus.com |
Viva Aerobus (also VivaAerobus, VivaAeroBus or vivaaerobus) is a Mexican low-cost airline based in Monterrey and based at Monterrey Airport .
history
Viva Aerobus was a joint venture between Mexico's largest bus company Iamsa and Irelandia Aviation, a holding company for five low-cost airline lines including Ryanair . In 2016 Irelandia Aviation sold its shares in Iamsa for a profit.
In October 2013, Viva Aerobus ordered 40 Airbus A320neo and 12 A320-200 planes to replace the entire fleet of Boeing 737-300 planes by 2016. An option was also agreed to purchase 40 more Airbus aircraft. On May 14, 2015, the first A320-200 directly ordered by Airbus was delivered to Viva Aerobus.
Destinations
Viva Aerobus serves Hermosillo , La Paz , Culiacán , Los Cabos , Acapulco , Chihuahua , Mazatlán , Mérida , Oaxaca , Puerto Vallarta , Tampico , Tuxtla Gutiérrez , Veracruz , Villahermosa , Reynosa , Torreón , Tijuana and Puerto Escondido from its four national hubs . Internationally there is a connection from Monterrey to Houston and from Mexico City to New York-JFK .
fleet
As of July 2020, the Viva Aerobus fleet consists of 37 aircraft with an average age of 3.7 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 18th | 15 with Sharklets equipped | 180 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 20th | 14th | 186 | |
| Airbus A321neo | 1 | 41 | - open - | |
| total | 39 | 55 |
See also
Web links
- Viva Aerobus website (English, Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ryanair founder cashes in in Mexico , accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ airbus.com - VivaAerobus places Latin America's biggest Airbus aircraft order, October 21, 2013 (English) accessed on May 14, 2015
- ↑ airbus.com - VivaAerobus receives first of 52 A320s on order, May 14, 2015 (English) accessed on May 14, 2015
- ↑ vivaaerobus.com - Our Destinations (English), accessed on November 11, 2016
- ↑ Viva Aerobus Fleet Details and History. July 28, 2020, accessed on August 25, 2020 .
- ↑ VivaAerobus upgauging to a bigger aircraft with an A321Neo order , accessed on December 19, 2018.