Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V, doing business as Aeromar, is a Mexican

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that operates scheduled domestic services in Mexico and international services to the United States, Guatemala, and Honduras. Its main base is

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History

The airline was established on January 29, 1987 and started operations on November 7, 1987 as Transportes Aeromar. It is owned by Grupo Aeromar (private company) (99.99%) and had 864 employees in July 2010. On April 1, 2010, Aeromar signed a commercial alliance with

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. Aeromar then announced it would lease two

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regional jets. 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

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Gold customers were able to access Aeromar's Salon Diamante lounge in Mexico City at that time. When Continental Airlines merged into

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, the codeshare agreement was transferred over to United. As of 2018, Avianca is attempting to acquire or merge with Aeromar to become "Avianca Mexico". The airline is awaiting a 100 million

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injection from Avianca's parent company, Synergy Group. Avianca would first acquire up to 49% of the failing airline over the next five months.

Destinations

Frequent Flyer Programs

Aeromar participates in the United Airlines MileagePlus program and the Air Canada Aeroplan program, despite not being owned by

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or Air Canada, nor being a member of

, of which those airlines are currently a member.

Clubs

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 in Mexico City International Airport. Aeromar then started operating additional domestic services such as flights to Durango, Matamoros, Ixtapa, and Piedras Negras; and announced it would re-evaluate its international services. Currently, the only international destination served by the airline is

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although Aeromar previously served

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and

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. When Continental Airlines merged into

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, the codeshare agreement was transferred over to United. On August 1, 2019, Aeromar and

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signed a codeshare agreement, after the latter carrier commenced operations to

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. On August 3, 2021, Aeromar and

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signed an interline partnership that will provide customers with connectivity between destinations in Mexico and the United States through Mexico City with the Emirates global network. On March 29, 2022, Aeromar and

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signed an interline agreement to boost connectivity between Mexico and Canada. The agreement is planned to grow by the summer season.

Fleet

Current fleet

As of December 2022, the Aeromar fleet consists of the following aircraft: In early 2015, Aeromar decided to remove its

regional jet aircraft from operations. The airline then supplemented its fleet of fifteen ATR 42 turboprops with two new larger ATR 72-600 aircraft. In November 2016, the airline ordered eight new ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft and

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another six ATR 72s. Aeromar's first ATR 42-600 was handed over by the airframer in December 2016.

Former fleet

Aeromar previously operated the following aircraft:

References

External links

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