TUM Aerocarga (Formerly called MCS Aerocarga) is a Mexican cargo airline owned by MCS Holding Cargo Services and Grupo TUM.
History
MCS Aerocarga emerged in 2015 through the joint participation between MCS Holding Cargo Services and Grupo TUM, based on operations at
Mexico City International Airport
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, in order to generate a regular air cargo service taking advantage of the logistics network of both companies. Previously, MCS Holding Cargo Services operated air cargo through other airlines such as
Volaris Carga and
Lufthansa
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. However, excess baggage and the delay or cancellation of commercial flights with passengers made it difficult to transport express cargo, so in association With Grupo TUM and its close relationship with
FedEx
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, it began the creation of a cargo airline, which entered service with a
Bombardier CRJ-100
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in July 2015.
The airline acquired two more
Bombardier CRJ-100
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The ''Canadair Regional Jet'' (CRJ) pr ...
aircraft during 2015, and a
CRJ-200
The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 (previously Canadair CRJ100 and CRJ200) is a regional jet designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace between 1991 and 2006, the first of the Bombardier CRJ family.
The ''Canadair Regional Jet'' (CRJ) pro ...
aircraft in 2017. By January 2018 the airline changed its name to TUM AeroCarga and in July of that same year it acquired a
Boeing 737-300
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converted to freighter, which was previously in service with
Air Costa Rica.
Due to the difficulties with the allocation of slots at Mexico City International Airport, the airline moved its operations to Toluca Airport in May 2017, allowing for greater punctuality in the itineraries and greater efficiency in cargo operations.
In 2021, TUM Aerocarga is planning on starting a new low-cost airline named VLU. The new airline would operate 5
Bombardier CRJ-200
The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 (previously Canadair CRJ100 and CRJ200) is a regional jet designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace between 1991 and 2006, the first of the Bombardier CRJ family.
The ''Canadair Regional Jet'' (CRJ) pro ...
aircraft and be based out of
Toluca International Airport
Toluca International Airport, officially Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport is an international airport in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico. It is part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Airport Group, and it is being improved an ...
.
Fleet
As of November 2022, TUM Aerocarga had 12 airplanes, with an average age of 27.6 years:
Destinations
TUM Aerocarga currently serves 25 destinations in 7 routes
References
External links
MCS HoldingGrupo TUM
Cargo airlines of Mexico
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