Mas (legally Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V.) is a cargo airline based in Mexico City, Mexico, specialized in the shipment of air freight. It operates scheduled cargo services in Mexico and to the United States, Ecuador, and Colombia. Its main base is Felipe Ángeles International Airport, with secondary hubs at Los Angeles and Miami.[2]
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | April 1992 | ||||||
| Hubs | Felipe Ángeles International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Los Angeles International Airport | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Galistair Malta (49%)[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
| Key people | Andres Fabre (CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | 221 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
editThe airline was established as Mas Air in 1992 and started operations in April of the same year, providing air cargo services to clients principally in Latin America and the United States, operating over 600 flights that move nearly 60,000 tons of air cargo annually.[3] In December 2000, LAN Airlines purchased a 25% stake in Mas Air.[4]
In August 2015, it was announced that all LATAM Airlines Group airlines would fully rebrand as LATAM, and Mas Air was rebranded as LATAM Cargo Mexico on May 5, 2016.[3] On December 1, 2018, the LATAM Group sold its 39.5% shares of LATAM Cargo Mexico, rebranding it back as Mas Air; the latter now operates independently from LATAM.[5][3]
In April 2021, Mas Air announced the lease of two Airbus A330-200/P2F during the first quarter of 2022.[6] The company reported the investment of more than $5 million in the hiring and training of crew and technical personnel to operate the aircraft. In May 2021, it announced the lease of two additional Airbus A330-300/P2F aircraft.[7]
In December 2022, Mas purchased a 49% stake in Maltese charter Galistair Malta.[1][8]
Destinations
editMas Air operates the following scheduled services:[9]
Fleet
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Current fleet
editMas Air's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2024):[11][12]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A330-200/P2F | 2 | — | [13] |
| Airbus A330-300/P2F | 1 | 1 | Operated by Galistair Malta |
| Total | 3 | 1 |
Former fleet
editMas Air formerly operated the following aircraft:[12]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 707-320C | 3 | 1995 | 2000 | |
| Boeing 767-200BDSF | 1 | 2020 | 2023 | [14] |
| Boeing 767-300F | 2 | 2001 | 2014 | [15][16] |
| 1 | 2018 | 2022 | ||
| Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF | 2 | 2020 | 2023 | [17] |
| Douglas DC-8-61F | 1 | 2000 | 2001 | Transferred to ABSA Cargo |
| Douglas DC-8-71F | 4 | 1999 | 2003 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mexico's mas buys a 49% stake in Malta's galistair". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 48.
- ^ a b c "LATAM Airlines concluye venta de participación en MASAir Cargo". Transponder 1200. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Flight International 12–18 April 2005
- ^ "LATAM Airlines Group executes sale of its shares in its subsidiary Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V." (Press release). Globe News Wire. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Rachelle Harry (27 April 2021). "MasAir to lease two Airbus A330-200P2Fs from Altavair". Aircargonews.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Mexico's Mas Air to lease A330-300(P2F)s". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "mas acquires 49% stake in Galistair". Newsroom.aviator.aero. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "MasAir, Cargo Airline".
- ^ a b "Mexico: mas Cargo Airline and AeroUnion move to AIFA airport, joining another ten cargo airlines". Aviacionline.com. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
- ^ a b "MAS Air Cargo Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Mexico's Mas Air takes first A330-200(P2F)". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Mas standardizes 767 freighter fleet". Cargofacts.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Mexico's mas ends B767-300F operations". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "MAS Air Cargo Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "MasAir suspends operations with its B767 fleet". Mexico-now.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
