Calafia Airlines
Calafia Airlines is a Mexican regional airline founded in 1993, based in the Cabo San Lucas International Airfield. It was formerly named Aéreo Calafia till mid 2016, when as part of a commercial expansion project they decided to use a more commercial name, since they are negotiating international destinations. It has Embraer equipment. It has regular flights to the Baja California Peninsula and the Mexican Pacific coast, in addition to charter flights and tours.
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Cabo San Lucas | ||||||
| Focus cities | La Paz | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Calafia Plus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | ||||||
| Website | calafiaairlines.com | ||||||
Fleet
The Calafia Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2019):[2][3]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia | 1 | — | 30 | |
| Embraer ERJ 145ER | 4 | — | 50 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||
Destinations
Baja California
Baja California Sur
Chihuahua
- Chihuahua (Chihuahua International Airport)
Jalisco
Nuevo León
Sinaloa
Incidents and accidents
| Flight | Date | Aircraft | Location | Passengers | Description |
| 126 | 5 Nov 2007 | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Culiacán, Sinaloa. | 13 | Just departing from CUL to CSL, the airplane lost altitude and crash-landed in a field near the airport. No casualties.[5] |
On February 11, 2009, Hector Manuel Verdugo Talamantes, son of Aero Calafia's owner and one of the airline's pilots, was murdered in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.[6]
References
- "Eurocontrol".
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
- "Fleet details of Calafia Airlines". airfleets.net. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- https://www.aereocalafia.com.mx/Destinos
- Aviation Safety Network
- "Intensifican búsqueda de los sicarios". El Sudcaliforniano, February 12, 2009. (in Spanish)
External links
- Calafia Airlines Official Page (in English)
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