Aero California

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This article is about a former Mexican airline. For the defunct airline in California, see Air California.

Aero California
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
JR SER AEROCALIFORNIA
Founded1960
Focus cities
  • Guadalajara
  • Tijuana
Fleet size22 (upon closure)[citation needed]
Destinations17 (upon closure)[citation needed]
HeadquartersLa Paz, Mexico
Websitewww.aerocalifornia.com.mx

Aero California (at times shortened as AeroCal) was a

Manuel Márquez de León International Airport.[2][3]

History

Manuel Márquez de León International Airport
in 1981

The airline was founded in La Paz, Mexico in 1960 as an

Tucson besides Los Angeles in the U.S.[4][5] In 1992, San Diego had been added to the list of cities served by Aero California in the U.S.[6] By 1995, the fleet had been upgraded to only include jet aircraft of various McDonnell Douglas DC-9
subtypes.

On April 3, 2006 all operations of Aero California were suspended by the Mexican

license
still remains valid to this day.

Fleet

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 approaching Los Angeles International Airport
in 2001

Aero California operated the following aircraft during its existence:[8][9]

The airline was operating an all-jet fleet with DC-9 aircraft when it ceased operations.

Accidents and incidents

  • Aero California suffered an accident, which occurred on January 29, 1986. A
    Los Mochis Airport.[11]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-9653993-8-8. Archived from the original
    on November 28, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. March 16–22, 2004. 46 "Aquiles Serdan No 1995, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23000, Mexico"
  3. ^ "Directory:World Airlines". Flight International. March 27, 2007. p. 46.
  4. ^ "PHX89intro".
  5. ^ "TUS89intro".
  6. ^ "AeroCalifornia 1992 Route Map".
  7. ^ Hawley, Chris (July 30, 2009), "Mexico's airline groundings spark protests", USA Today, retrieved October 10, 2009
  8. ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Aero California aircraft
  9. ^ "AeroCalifornia fleet". aerobernie.bplaced.net. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Aerocalifornia".
  11. ^ Aero California 1986 crash at the Aviation Safety Network
  12. ^ Aero California 2004 accident at the Aviation Safety Network
  13. ^ "Crash of a Douglas DC-9 in Mexico City, Mexico | B3A Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

External links

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