Aeromar

For the Dominican Republic airline, see Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas.

Aeromar

IATA ICAO Callsign VW TAO AEROMAR
Founded	1987
Hubs	Benito Juárez International Airport (Mexico City)
Frequent-flyer program	MileagePlus
Airport lounge	Salón Diamante
Fleet size	18 (+2 orders)
Destinations	21
Parent company	Grupo Aeromar
Headquarters	Mexico City International Airport Mexico City, Mexico
Key people	Lic. Fernando Flores (President)
Website	aeromar.us

Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V, doing business as Aeromar, is an airline based in Hangar 7 of Zone D of the General Aviation Terminal at Mexico City International Airport in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City, Mexico. Aeromar operates scheduled domestic services in Mexico and international services to the USA. Its main base is Mexico City International Airport.

History

The airline was established on 29 January 1987 and started operations on 5 November 1987 as Transportes Aeromar. It is owned by Grupo Aeromar (private company) (99.99%) and has 864 employees (at July 2010). On April 1, 2010, Aeromar signed a commercial alliance with Continental Airlines. Aeromar then announced it would lease two Canadair CRJ-200 regional jets from Export Development Canada (EDC). These twin jet aircraft were subsequently removed from the airline's fleet.

On August 30, 2010, Aeromar and Continental Airlines announced a frequent flyer partnership that allowed each carrier's passengers to earn and redeem miles on either airline. In addition, Continental international first and business class passengers, Presidents Club members and Star Alliance Gold customers were able to access Aeromar's Salon Diamante lounge in Mexico City at that time.

Destinations

Main article: Aeromar destinations

MileagePlus

Aeromar participates in the United Airlines MileagePlus program, despite not being owned by United's corporate parent, United Continental Holdings, or being a member of Star Alliance, of which United is currently a member.

Clubs

Aeromar's Salón Diamante at AICM. (Terminal 2)

Aeromar's current livery, as seen on an ATR 72 at Mexico City.

Salon Diamante is Aeromar's private airport lounge.

Codeshare agreements

On February 1, 2011, Aeromar and Continental Airlines implemented codesharing on all routes at AEROMAR's hub at Mexico City International Airport. Aeromar then started operating additional domestic service such as flights to Durango, Matamoros, Ixtapa and Piedras Negras and announced it would re-evaluate its international service. Currently, the only international destination served by the airline is McAllen, Texas (MFE) although Aeromar previously served Austin, Texas (AUS) and San Antonio, Texas (SAT). Aeromar previously codeshared with now-defunct Mexicana as well as Continental Airlines, which was then merged into United Airlines, but is still codesharing with United, according to the official website.

Current codeshare partners

• United Airlines
• Aeroméxico

Former codeshare partners

• Continental Airlines
• Mexicana
• Iberia

Fleet

The Aeromar fleet includes the following aircraft with an average age of 18.3 years (as of February 2015).:

Aeromar Fleet

Type	Total	Orders	Passengers	Routes	Notes
ATR 42-320	3	0	48	Short Mexico and USA	XA-UFA known as "Mundo Maya".
ATR 42-500	10	0	48	Short Mexico and USA	XA-TAH kown as "Riviera Nayarit". XA-TPS known as "Estado de Colima".
ATR 72-600	2	0	68	Short Mexico	In Aeromexico Express livery
Total	15	0

In early 2015 Aeromar decided to remove its Canadair CRJ-200 regional jet aircraft from the airline's operations due to high maintenance costs. The airline then supplemented its fifteen (15) strong ATR 42 turboprop fleet with two new larger ATR 72-600 propjet aircraft.

External links

• Aeromar
• Aeromar (Spanish)
• Aeromar Cargo, Fastpaq
• "Making Waves." Flight International. 6–12 March 1996. Page 31.