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Aeromar ceases all operations in Mexico, will not reorganize

Aeromar (Mexico) ATR 42-500 XA-TPR (msn 586) MEX (Juan Carlos Guerra). Image: 913183.

Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V, doing business as Aeromar ceased all operations on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 due to financial problems. The airline will not be reorganizing.

Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V. (Aeromar) was the oldest airline in Mexico. The company, with 100% private capitalization and headquartered in Mexico City was incorporated in January 1987, initiating regular regional operations from the Toluca International Airport on November 7 of the same year. In April 1988, the company was authorized to transfer its operational base to the Mexico City International Airport (AICM).

Photo: Aeromar.

Aeromar owes over MX$5 billion pesos (US $268 million) to different creditors, including the Mexican authorities.

Route Map:

Aeromar (Mexico) route map

Top Copyright Photo: Aeromar (Mexico) ATR 42-500 XA-TPR (msn 586) MEX (Juan Carlos Guerra). Image: 913183.

Aeromar aircraft slide show:

Aeromar aircraft slide show

interCaribbean adds ERJ 145 and ATR 42-500 aircraft and expands in Barbados, Guyana and the Windward Islands

interCaribbean Airways has announced the addition of two aircraft to its fleet and an expanded flight schedule to service Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines. 

The introduction of another Embraer 145 Jet and an ATR 42-500 series turboprop, with seating capacity of 50 and 48 seats respectively, increases interCaribbean’s fleet to 5 aircraft servicing the Barbados and Windward Islands’ routes.

interCaribbean ATR 42-500 VQ-THM (interCaribbean Airways)

Flights to and from Barbados will double, with more flights going nonstop to St. Vincent and Grenada offering greater availability to these destinations. interCaribbean is also launching new nonstop flights between St Vincent and St Lucia to give fast connections between these two destinations.

The extended schedule now links the Eastern and Western Caribbean with a twice weekly service from Georgetown and Barbados via Antigua to Providenciales, (Turks and Caicos), connecting onwards to Nassau, Bahamas, Havana, Cuba and Kingston, Jamaica.

interCaribbean Airways is a privately-owned and operated airline, headquartered in Turks and Caicos. The company operates EMB145 50-seat jets, ATR 42 48-seat turboprops, EMB 120 30-seat Turbo Prop and 19-seat Twin Otter aircraft.

With a network spanning from Georgetown Guyana in the south, Barbados to the east, Havana, Cuba to the west and Nassau, Bahamas to the north, interCaribbean connects 28 cities across 17 countries in the Caribbean.

interCaribbean Airways route map:

interCaribbean Airways route map