For the Dominican Republic airline, see Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas

Aeromar Lineas Aereas Dominicanas

For the Mexican airline, see Aeromar.Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas was an airline based in the Dominican Republic.-History:The airline was established in 1998 to replace the defunct Dominicana de Aviación. Service began with a single Boeing 727 leased from Falcon Air, for routes to Miami and...

Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V, doing business as Aeromar, is an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Hangar 7 of Zone D of the General Aviation Terminal at Mexico City International Airport

Mexico City International Airport

Benito Juárez International Airport , in Venustiano Carranza, one of the sixteen boroughs into which Mexico's Federal District is divided, is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital of Mexico...

 in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, Mexico

Mexico

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. Aeromar operates scheduled domestic services and international services to the USA

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Its main base is Mexico City International Airport

Mexico City International Airport

Benito Juárez International Airport , in Venustiano Carranza, one of the sixteen boroughs into which Mexico's Federal District is divided, is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital of Mexico...

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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 announced it will lease 2 Bombardier CRJ200

Bombardier CRJ200

The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 are a family of regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet.-Development:...

 from Export Development Canada EDC

EDC

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On August 30, 2010, Aeromar and Continental Airlines announced a frequent flyer partnership that allows 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 may access Aeromar's Salon Diamante lounge in Mexico City.

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 started flying to more domestic as Durando, Matamoros, Ixtapa and Piedras Negras and will re-evaluate its international cities. Aeromar used to codeshare with now-defunct Mexicana

Mexicana de Aviación

Founded in 1921, Compañía Mexicana de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. was Mexico's oldest airline, before ceasing operations on August 28, 2010. The group's closure was announced by the company's recently installed management team a short time after the group filed for Concurso Mercantil and US Chapter 15...

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  Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...

  began codesharing with Aeromar on February 1, 2011.

Fleet

The Aeromar fleet includes the following aircraft with an average age of 14.9 years (as of June 2011). http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=VW&al_op=1:

Aeromar Fleet

Type	Total	Orders	Routes	Passengers
ATR 42-320	4	0	Mexico	48
ATR 42-500	10	0	Mexico	48
Bombardier CRJ200 Bombardier CRJ200 The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 are a family of regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet.-Development:...	2	2	Mexico	50
Total	16	2

External links

• Aeromar
• Aeromar
• "Making Waves." Flight International
  Flight International
  Flight International is a global aerospace weekly publication produced in the UK. Founded in 1909, it is the world's oldest continuously published aviation news magazine...
  
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