Aerotransporte de Carga Unión S.A. de C.V., commonly known as AeroUnion, is a scheduled

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headquartered in Hangar Zone G at Mexico City International Airport in

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. It operates cargo services within and between Mexico and the

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History

The airline was founded on March 5, 1998, but only in November 2000 an application to the

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for the right to carry cargo between the USA and Mexico was filed. Flight operations were launched in July 2001, with services to the

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key market being commenced on January 21, 2006. On March 11, 2014,

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announced that its subsidiary

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entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the non-voting shares and 25% of the voting shares of AeroUnion.

Destinations

AeroUnion operates the following scheduled services:

Fleet

Current fleet

The AeroUnion fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2022):

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

*On April 13, 2010, AeroUnion Flight 302, from

to Monterrey, crashed during landing approach on a highway near

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, killing all five people on board, as well as a driver in a car that was hit by. *On October 27, 2016, an Airbus A300B4F (registered XA-MRC), operating from Mexico City International Airport to Guadalajara Airport, had to make an emergency landing at the Santa Lucía Air Force Base due to a fire in the turbine. Upon landing, the 10 crew members came to the aid of various rescue bodies. There were no injuries. *On December 10, 2018, the same A300B4F, XA-MRC, suffered a nose gear collapse while being towed across the ramp in the maintenance area of Mexico City International Airport.

References

External links

Official website

Official website
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