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Aviacsa (Consorcio Aviaxsa, S.A. de C.V.) is an airline based in Monterrey, Mexico. It operates extensive domestic services radiating from major hubs at Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadalajara and León, with extensions from Monterrey and Mexico City to 3 cities in the USA.

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History

The airline was established on 5 May 1990 by the government of the Mexican state of Chiapas in order to fulfil the transportation needs of the fast-growing communities located in that state. It operated its first flight on September 20, 1990, using one 89-seat British Aerospace 146 (BAe 146) regional aircraft between Mexico City and the cities of Tapachula, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, both located in the state of Chiapas. By the end of the year, the airline received a second BAe 146 and had initiated service from the two towns in Chiapas to Villahermosa, Mérida, Oaxaca, Chetumal, and Cancún.

In 1991 Aviacsa exchanged its fleet of BAe 146 aircraft for four 108-seat Fokker F100 aircraft. With these new planes, the airline was able to initiate flights from Monterrey to Mérida and Cancún, as well as service from Mexico City to Mérida and Villahermosa.

In 1994 Aviacsa once again changed its fleet of Fokker F100s for a new fleet of four 164-seat Boeing 727-200s. The airline also launched a charter division, utilising the Fokker F100s. The company was privatized and sold to Aeroexo, a charter company based in Monterrey. Its new CEO, Alejandro Morales Mega, reconfigured the company's fleet, but due to financial difficulties, he fled from Mexico to avoid pending lawsuits against him. His brother, Eduardo Morales, took charge of the company.

In 1997 Aviacsa leased two Douglas DC-9-15 aircraft and was able to increase frequencies to its destinations. It announced that in its three years of charter operations, it had successfully carried out 1020 charter flights to cities within Mexico, the United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. In December 1999 the airline acquired four Boeing 737-200s and added them to its fleet.

Between 2000 and 2005 Aviacsa used its small fleet to introduce new flights and destinations throughout Mexico, as well as scheduled service to five US cities. In 2000, it changed its image, slogan, and corporate logo. Between 2001 and 2004, the airline began leasing and purchasing used 737-200s to help increase its route capabilities. Currently, it is the third largest airline in Mexico, as well as the fastest growing.

Destinations

Aviacsa operates regular scheduled service to the following destinations:

Fleet

The AVIACSA fleet consists of the following aircraft (at April 2006):

By the second semester of 2006, Aviacsa will start introducing Boeing 737-400 as replacements for 727's, and Boeing 737-300's for 737-200's.

AVIACSA average fleet age is 23.2 years old in june 2006.

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