Austral Líneas Aéreas
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| Austral | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA AU | ICAO AUT |
Callsign AUSTRAL |
| Founded | 1971 | <tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Jorge Newbery Domestic Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Frequent flyer program</th><td>Aerolíneas Plus</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Member lounge</th><td>VIP Lounge</td></tr>|
| Fleet size | 16 | |
| Destinations | 30 | |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Key people | Antonio Mata (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.austral.com.ar | ||
Austral Lineas Aereas is an airline based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the second largest domestic airline in Argentina and its main base is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in June 1971 from the merger of Austral Compania Argentina de Transportes Aereos and Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino (ALA). It was acquired by Cielos del Sur, a holding company, in 1987. Following the privatisation of Aerolíneas Argentinas in 1990, Cielos del Sur and Iberia both took holdings, but these have since been disposed of. The airline is now owned by Interinvest (90%).
Although Austral is actually a separate airline from Aerolíneas Argentinas, it shares most of its personnel and sistems since they are part of the same economy group in 1990.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
The worst crash in Austral's history occurred in October 1997 when a Douglas DC-9-32 reg. LV-WEG crashed near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay. En route from Posadas to Buenos Aires as AU2553.
[edit] Fleet
The Austral fleet includes the following aircraft (at December 2006)
- 6 Boeing B737-228 (Adv)
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-81
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- 12 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (2 more on order)
- 3 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (2 more on order)
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