AEROMORELOS, S. A. de C. V.: Dr. Gustavo Gomez Azacarante 200-6; Col Lomas de la Selva, Cuernovaca, Morelos, 62270, Mexico; Phone 52 (73) 172310; Fax 52 (73) 172320; Code MRL; Year Founded 1995. Carlos Ruiz Venegas sets up Aeromorelos at Morelos in 1995 to offer regularly scheduled domestic passenger services. Revenue flights begin and continue with a single Fokker F.27 Friendship.
AEROMOST: Russia (1994-1996). Aeromost is established at Moscow in 1994 to offer ad hoc all-cargo charter services to Europe and the CIS. P. O. Stepin is appointed general manager and he inaugurates flights with a single Ilyushin Il-76. Operations cease in 1996.
AERON INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS: United States (19831989). AI is established at Newburgh, New York, in late 1983 to offer all-cargo charter and contract service flights throughout North America. Employing two Canadair CL-44Ds, the 45-employee carrier inaugurates scheduled services in early 1984. By late December, Aeron has operated a total of 10.14 million FTKs. After receipt of a third Canadair CL-44D, this figure jumps 44.4% in 1985 to 18.25 million FTKs.
Airline employment rises 50% in 1986 to 60 as company headquarters are moved from the old Fairchild Aircraft manufacturing plant to Hagerstown in Maryland. Now able to perform its own maintenance, the freighter adds a fourth swing-tail CL-44D and enjoys a 21.1% traffic increase to 26.82 million FTKs.
Cargo declines a slight 0.2% in 1987 to 26.06 million FTKs.
The Old Line carrier has a terrible 1988. Traffic plunges by 82.5% to 4.57 million FTKs and revenues are but $2.25 million. An operating loss of $1.2 million is suffered along with a net downturn of $1.08 million. Unable to sustain these losses, the carrier shuts down in early 1989.
AERONAUT, A. S.: Estonia (1921-1928). With assistance from Denmark and Sweden, the German carrier Lloyd Luftverkehr Sablatning, GmbH., together with Dansk Luftexpress, S. A., forms the carrier Latvi-jas Gaisa Satikmes, A. S. on July 21,1921 to provide transport across the Gulf of Finland. The first service is undertaken with a fleet of 5 Sablat-nig P-IIIs during the summer of 1922.
When Deutscher Aero Lloyd, A. G. is formed in February 1923, control of the carrier is purchased by Junkers Luftverkehr, A. G. The new owner equips the carrier with three F-13s, christened Schwan, Biene, and Steinschmatzer. Subsidized services to Ternau and Dorpat are now offered.
As competition stiffens with Deutscher Aero Lloyd, A. G., Junkers Luftverkehr reaches out to locate members for a countering confederation. On October 22, 1923, the Ost-Europa Union is formed; simultaneously, Junkers assumes an interest in Aeronaut, A. S. bringing it into the group. Company official Bruno Otto Lucander becomes CEO.
This arrangement allows passengers to fly a member of the Junkers line from Berlin to Reval. When Deutsche Luft Hansa, A. G. (DLH) is formed on January 6, 1926, the former Ost-Europa Union member continues independently; it finally ceases operations in 1928.
AERONAUTICAL SERVICES: United States (1973-1992). Daniel Weber establishes AS in 1973 to offer charter passenger and freight services, initially with a single Cessna 206. The company’s principal business soon becomes the servicing of a countywide contract with United Parcel Service (UPS). Operations grow as flights are provided between Friday Harbor and destinations on Stuart Island, San Juan Island, Decatur Island, Blakely Island, Shaw Island, and Lopez Island, as well as Bayview Airport, near Burlington, Washington.
The fleet is increased over the next decade to also include 1 Cessna 207 and 3 de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otters. In 1986, UPS invites Weber to fulfill a contract between Long Beach, California, and Catalina Island. A branch is quickly established in southern California and Catalina Flying Boats is purchased as the operational subsidiary; Beech 18s undertake the service.
Operations continue apace until October 2, 1992. On this date, President Weber, flying a Beech Bonanza with three passengers suffers engine failure and crashes shortly after takeoff from Bayview Airport; there are no survivors. The company is liquidated shortly thereafter.
AERONAVALE, S. A.: France (1921-1926). In early 1921, this operator is born to provide flights between southern France and French North Africa, via Corsica. Donnet Denhaut amphibious aircraft are obtained, but the route, beginning at Antibes, cannot be stretched beyond Ajaccio.
Air Union takes over the airline in 1926.
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