Lineas Aereas Azteca - Definition

Líneas Aéreas Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (also known as Azteca Airlines) is a privately held, Mexico-based airline formed in 2000, serving primarily Mexican and US-Mexico border destinations^{3 10}. This airline's current fleet consists of a 8 aircraft belonging to the Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-700 series ¹. As a Boeing customer, the airline has been assigned Boeing Customer Code EA⁵.

Líneas Aéreas Azteca is a member of the International Air Transport Association and has been assigned the airline designator ZE and airline numeric code 994². The airline is also a member, under the name Azteca Airlines, of the Airlines Reporting Corporation⁴.

Líneas Aéreas Azteca has actively sought to expand international routes into the United States, and it is a Continental Airlines partner airline^{6 11}. In 2003, Azteca contributed a small amount to traffic through Ontario International Airport, constituting ~0.5% of passenger traffic in each of January⁷ and October⁸.

Corporate Management

• CEO: Eduardo L. McGregor
• President: Leonardo S. Ávalos

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References

Note 1: Noack, Thomas. (unknown). Lineas Aereas Azteca - Details and Fleet History (http://www.planemad.net/Airline/MX/Lineas_Aereas_Azteca_(ZE_LCD)/Fleet.htm?show=current). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

Note 2: International Air Transport Association. (2004). IATA - Airline Membership (http://www.iata.org/membership/airlines/allairlinemembership.htm?area=all&NAV=6). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

Note 3: Shanaberger, Kenneth W. (2003). Ken's Aviation Photography: Líneas Aéreas Azteca (http://www.shanaberger.com/airlines/azteca.htm). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

Note 4: Airlines Reporting Corporation. (2004). Participating Carriers (http://www.arccorp.com/participants/part_carriers.html). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

Note 5: The Airline Codes Website: Boeing Customer Codes (http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/boeing.asp). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

Note 6: New Mexico Economic Development Department (March 5, 2003). Governor, Economic Development Secretary Meet to Talk About Flights to Mexico (http://www.edd.state.nm.us/PRESS/news.php?_fn=view&_rn=20001314). Press Release.

Note 7: Ontario International Airport. (2003). ONT Airline Market Share Summary For January 2003 (http://www.lawa.org/ont/statistics/airshare-0103.pdf). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

Note 8: Ontario International Airport. (2003) ONT Airline Market Share Summary For October 2003 (http://www.lawa.org/ont/statistics/airshare-1003.pdf). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

Note 9: Foster, Adriane Grau. (unknown). Líneas Aéreas Azteca - Fact Sheet (http://www.hoovers.com/azteca-air/--ID__127489--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml). Hoover's Online (http://www.hoovers.com/free/). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

Note 10: ibid.

Note 11: Continental Airlines. (2003). OnePass Partner Guide (http://www.continental.com/onepass/rules/u.s._partner_guide_2003.pdf). Retrieved 2005-02-02.

External Links

• Internet Homepage for Líneas Aéreas Azteca (http://www.aazteca.com/index.html). Retrieved 2005-02-02.
• Alternative Homepage entry point. (http://www.aazteca.com.mx/)

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