Mas Air
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Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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Hubs | Mexico City International Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | |||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 20 | ||||||
Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
Key people | Luis Sierra (CEO) | ||||||
Employees | 180 | ||||||
Website | www |
Mas Air (legally Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V. and simply known as MasAir) is a cargo airline based in Mexico City, Mexico, specialized in the shipment of air freight. It operates scheduled cargo services in Mexico and to the United States, Ecuador and Colombia. Its main base is Mexico City International Airport, with secondary hubs at Los Angeles and Miami.[1]
History[edit]
The airline was established as MasAir in 1992 and started operations in April 1992 providing air cargo services to clients principally in Latin America and the United States, operating over 600 flights which move near 60,000 tons of air cargo annually.[2] In December 2000, LAN Airlines purchased a 25% stake in MasAir.[citation needed]
In August 2015, it was announced that all LATAM Airlines Group airlines would fully rebrand as LATAM, and Mas Air was rebranded as LATAM Cargo Mexico.[2]
On December 1, 2018, the LATAM Group sold its shares of Mas Air; the latter now operates independently from LATAM Group.[3][2]
Destinations[edit]
Mas Air operates the following scheduled services:[4]
Fleet[edit]
Current fleet[edit]
Mas Air's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2022):[6][7]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Notes |
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Airbus A330-200/P2F | 2 | — | [8] |
Airbus A330-300/P2F | — | 2 | [9] |
Boeing 767-200/BDSF | 1 | — | |
Boeing 767-300F | 1 | — | |
Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF | 1 | — | |
Total | 5 | 2 |
Former fleet[edit]
Mas Air formerly operated the following aircraft:
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Boeing 707-320C | 3 | 1995 | 2000 | |
Douglas DC-8-61F | 1 | 2000 | 2001 | Transferred to ABSA Cargo |
Douglas DC-8-71F | 4 | 1999 | 2003 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 48.
- ^ a b c "LATAM Airlines concluye venta de participación en MASAir Cargo". Transponder 1200. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "LATAM Airlines Group executes sale of its shares in its subsidiary Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V." Globe News Wire. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "MasAir, Cargo Airline".
- ^ a b "MasAir opens flight to Shanghai with Boeing 767". Transponder1200 (in Spanish). July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
- ^ "MAS Air Cargo Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Mexico's Mas Air takes first A330-200(P2F)". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Mexico's Mas Air to lease A330-300(P2F)s". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.