- TAESA
Infobox Airline
airline=TAESA
logo=Logotaesa.png
logo_size=250
fleet_size=30 (in average)
IATA=GD
ICAO=TEJ
callsign=Transejecutivos
founded=1988
ceased=2000
headquarters=Mexico City ,Mexico
key_people=Alberto Abed Schekaiban(CEO )
hubs=Mexico City International Airport TAESA (Transportes Aéreos Ejecutivos, SA) was a discount
airline based inMexico and owned byAlberto Abed Schekaiban . It was established onApril 27 ,1988 operating executive planes and later on 1989 received their first Boeing 727-100 launching regular service.Taesa began growing rapidly with 727's later on 1991 received their first 757-200 and became the first commercial Airline in Mexico with this aircraft model, on the same year some 737-300's were added, later on more 757's and a sole 767-300 was added among a bunch of 737's 200/300/400/500 Taesa was at that time the first 737-500 operator in Latin America.
The first half of the 90's Taesa was quite successful flying cargo for DHL and Serpaprosa un their 727-100C's, on this first half some 737's were wet leased to Garuda Indonesia to make intra Asia fligths, parallel they won charter contracts like Apple Vacations, on the domestic Market started among others a fare war with the main carriers AeroMexico and Mexicana.
After the 1995 break down in the Mexican economy, they had given up a lot of the new planes in favor to re using more the 727-100/200, adding DC-9-15's DC-10-30's and later a pair of A300B4's.
Taesa was the first Airline flying to Japan regularly with a 2 flights a week basis 4 months during 1995.
The airline was having regulatory and maintenance issues for quite some time with a constant anti-labor politics, with lead to the accident of Flight 725 resulted in the suspension of its license, hastening the airline's demise.After the accident the airline went through a huge inspection on behalf the Mexican DGAC and was subject to comply certain security issues to resume operations, the airline was declared bankrupt on
February 21 ,2000 .Some of the staff and assets were taken overFact|date=February 2007 and
Líneas Aéreas Azteca was established on9 May 2000 and started operations on1 June 2001 operating domestic services withBoeing 737 aircraft [Flight International 5-11 April 2005] .Cities Served
In 1997 TAESA served the following cities in Mexico: [North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways Internationa Inc 1997]
*ACA - Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico - Alvarez International
*BJX - Leon/Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico - Del Bajio
*CUN - Cancun, Mexico
*CJS - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - International Abraham Gonzalez
*CUL - Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
*GDL - Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Miguel Hidalgo International
*HMO - Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico - General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia
*MID - Merida, Yucatan, Mexico - Merida International
*MEX - Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Benito Juarez International Airport
*MTY - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Escobedo
*MLM - Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico - Municipal
*PVR - Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico - Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
*TAP - Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico - Tapachula International
*ZCL - Zacatecas, Zacatecas, MexicoAirports served in the United States:
*EGE - Vail/Eagle, CO, USA - Eagle County Regional
*LRD - Laredo, TX, USA - International
*OAK - Oakland, CA, USA - Metropolitan Oakland International Airport
*ORD - Chicago, IL, USA - O'hare International AirportIncidents and accidents
The flight covered the
Tijuana –Mexico City route with a stop inUruapan ,Michoacán ,Mexico . AMcDonnell-Douglas DC-9 -31 used to fly this route. OnNovember 9 ,1999 , flight 725 went down a few minutes after leaving theUruapan International Airport en-route toMexico City . 18 people were killed in the accident, which prompted inquiries regarding the airline's safety and maintenance procedures. Fact|date=February 2007Fleet
TAESA's Commercial Fleet throughout its history included the following airplanes: [North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways Internationa Inc 1997]
Airbus A300
*2 - Airbus A300B4-203(F)ATR 42
*1 - ATR 42-312
*1 - ATR 42-320Boeing 727-100
*1 - Boeing 727-014(F)
*3 - Boeing 727-022
*2 - Boeing 727-023
*1 - Boeing 727-024(C)
*1 - Boeing 727-027
*2 - Boeing 727-031
*1 - Boeing 727-035
*1 - Boeing 727-051
*1 - Boeing 727-064
*1 - Boeing 727-114Boeing 727-200
*1 - Boeing 727-225
*1 - Boeing 727-290Boeing 737-200
*2 - Boeing 737-2H6
*3 - Boeing 737-2T4Boeing 737-300
*1 - Boeing 737-3Q8
*1 - Boeing 737-382
*6 - Boeing 737-3Y0
*1 - Boeing 737-3Y0(F)
*5 - Boeing 737-33A
*3 - Boeing 737-3K2
*1 - Boeing 737-3M8Boeing 737-400
*1 - Boeing 737-4Y0
*1 - Boeing 737-4Q8Boeing 737-500
*5 - Boeing 737-5Y0Boeing 757-200
*2 - Boeing 757-2Y0
*1 - Boeing 757-2J4
*1 - Boeing 757-225
*1 - Boeing 757-2K2
*1 - Boeing 757-236
*1 - Boeing 757-23A(F)Boeing 767-300
*1 - Boeing 767-3YO(ER)McDonnell Douglas DC-9
*2 - Douglas DC-9-14
*3 - Douglas DC-9-15
*1 - Douglas DC-9-32McDonnell Douglas DC-10
*2 - Douglas DC-10-30
*1 - Douglas DC-10-30(CF)McDonnell Douglas MD-80
*3 - McDonnell Douglas MD-87Fokker F27
*1 - Fokker F-27(F) FriendshipLockheed JetStar
*1 - Lockheed 731 JetstarExternal Links
* [http://rzjets.net/operators/operator.php?opid=1272 rzjets Data]
* [http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/mx/taesa.htm Timetables at Airtimes]
* [http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/gd.htm Timetable Images]
* [http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/taesa.htm AirSafe accident report]
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=5206 Accident reports]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=TAESA&distinct_entry=true TAESA pictures in AirlinersNet]References
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