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| Founded | 1960[1] | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | July 23, 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Mexico City International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 22(upon closure)[citation needed] | ||||||
| Destinations | 17(upon closure)[citation needed] | ||||||
| Headquarters | La Paz,Mexico | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Aero California (at times shortened asAeroCal) was alow-cost airline with its headquarters inLa Paz, Baja California Sur,Mexico, operating a network of domestic passenger flights with itshub at the city'sManuel Márquez de León International Airport.[2][3]
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The airline was founded in La Paz, Mexico in 1960 as anair taxi operator using a fleet ofCessna andBeechcraft airplanes, initially known asServicios Aéreos. By the early 1980s the demand for domestic charter flights had grown enough that the largerDouglas DC-3 was added to the fleet. Scheduled services were launched in June 1982, initially interlinking La Paz,Tijuana andHermosillo using oneConvair 340. In 1989, international scheduled jet flights commenced, withLos Angeles being the first destination. By late 1989, the airline was also servingPhoenix andTucson 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 variousMcDonnell Douglas DC-9 subtypes.
On April 3, 2006 all operations of Aero California were suspended by the MexicanSecretariat of Communications and Transport, for alleged deficiencies of administrative and operative nature. It was given 90 days to correct the problems and was able to resume services on August 11, 2006. On July 23, 2008 (at a time when the route network consisted of 17 domestic destinations),[7] the airline was again suspended, this time due to an alleged debt with the Mexican Air Traffic Control (SENEAM). This prompted a labor strike of the employees on August 5, which technically continues to the present day. Aero California'slicense still remains valid to this day.
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.
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