Servicios Aeronáuticos de Oriente SA de CV (abbreviated as SAOSA) was a Mexican airline which operated in the 1990s.

History

The airline was formed in 1995 as result of the Mexican Airlines deregulation and started operations with 2 Boeing 727

Boeing 727

The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...

 and 2 Boeing 737-200 in October of that year. The airline started flights to the US in August 1997 using A320 aircraft. The airline also started charter operations, and the next year started to operate to Cancún. In 1999, the airline became the first Mexican operator of Boeing 737 Next Generation

Boeing 737 Next Generation

The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as Boeing 737NG, is the name given to the -600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 after the introduction of the -300/-400/-500 Classic series. They are short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliners...

 when ordered aircraft of the 800 series.
The airline filed for bankruptcy in May 2002, but the bankruptcy was declared invalid in July later that year; however the airline did not resume operations due to the lack of investments, personnel and infrastructure. Aeromexico

Aeroméxico

Airways of Mexico, SA de CV , operating as Aeroméxico, is the flag carrier airline of Mexico based in Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. It operates scheduled domestic and international services to North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia...

 attempted to buy and rescue the airline in April 2003, but soon abandoned this plan.

Fleet

• 1 Airbus A300-612BR
  Airbus A300
  The Airbus A300 is a short- to medium-range widebody jet airliner. Launched in 1972 as the world's first twin-engined widebody, it was the first product of Airbus Industrie, a consortium of European aerospace companies, wholly owned today by EADS...
  
  
• 2 Airbus A320
  Airbus A320
  The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
  
  
• 2 Boeing 727-211
  Boeing 727
  The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
  
  
• 2 Boeing 737-223Adv
• 1 Boeing 737-2H5
• 1 Boeing 737-254 ER
• 1 Boeing 737-5F8
• 3 Boeing 737-825
• 1 Boeing 747-2B3 SUD
• 1 Boeing 767-204
  Boeing 767
  The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail...
  
  
• 1 Boeing 767-238 ER
  Boeing 767
  The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail...
  
  
• 2 Fokker 27
• 3 BAe Jetstream 31
• 2 Piper Navajo
• 2 ATR-42

External links

• Defunct airlines - Mexico