Aero León
Aero León S.A de C.V was a cargo airline based in Mexico City.Jackson 1987, p.150-15 History Aero León was originally founded in 1951 by the captain Eucario León, a former fighter pilot of the Mexico Air force, starting with a Tri pacer PA-22 on flights between Tehuacan, Usila Oaxaca, and Teutila Oaxaca in 1951 and formally calling the airline Aeroleon in 1978. In March 1980, Aero León received two Douglas DC-8, Douglas DC-8-24 planes and started flights to Central and South America.Flight Global 1993, p.167 Aeroleon started as a bush operation in 1951 and by 1983 was named the greatest Gates Learjet sales representative in the world after it sold 32 aircraft in one single year. Captain Leon had an accident in 1984 also which left him paralytic and had to close the airline in 1985 bye 1992 he returns into the cargo business again with a new airline LAMCASA (Linea Aerea Mexicana de Carga) with Convair 340, A300 and 727-200 which operated from 1994 till 2004 when captain Leon ...
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