Air Class Líneas Aéreas is an

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based in Montevideo,

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. It operates scheduled passenger and freight services, as well as charter flights. Its main base is

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, Montevideo.

History

The airline, established in 1996, started operations in 1997 and is owned by Daniel Gonzalez and Daniel Hernandez. The airline began operating in 1997 as an air taxi service, and started scheduled flights between Montevideo and

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in 2000. Further destinations were added later. It had 25 employees as of March 2007.

Destinations

At March 2007 Air Class Líneas Aéreas operates passenger and freight services between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, as well as charter flights to

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and

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. The company has a contract with DHL and some of their aircraft carry the DHL logo on the side.

Fleet

Current fleet

As of February 2021, The Air Class Líneas Aéreas fleet consists of the following aircraft. Also refer to airliners.net and jetphotos.com

Former fleet

The carrier also operated the following aircraft types throughout its history:

Accidents and incidents

*On 6 June 2012 the Fairchild SA227AC Metro III CX-LAS performing a freight flight on behalf of DHL from Montevideo to

disappeared south of the

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. Parts of the aircraft were located by a scuba diver approximately south of

on 20 July 2012, with the discovery confirmed by the Uruguyan Navy. So far, parts of the nose gear have been located, with priority now given to locating the remains of the two crew members. On 2 August 2012, the Uruguyan Navy reported that the

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has been recovered from the aircraft, along with the remains of an engine, the tailcone, and some other portions of the aircraft.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Air Class Lineas Aereas Airlines of Uruguay Airlines established in 1996 1996 establishments in Uruguay Transport in Montevideo Companies based in Montevideo