Aero VIP

IATA 2D ICAO AOG Callsign AVIP
Founded	1999
Ceased operations	2004
Hubs	Ezeiza International Airport
Destinations
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Key people

Aero VIP was an airline based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It operated regional passenger services. Its main base was Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires.^{[citation needed]}

Operations were suspended in November 2004, with the airline in debt^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3.1 Previously operated 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

The airline was established on 15 March 1999 and started operations on 23 June 1999. It operated for a time as LAPA VIP and as ARG Express until sold back to its original owner. The airline was owned by Sebastian Agote.^{[citation needed]} Operations were suspended in November 2004.

Teba, which held the concession for the Buenos Aires bus station, acquired a controlling stake in Aerovip in December 2004, buying shares representing 80% of the outstanding equity that belonged to Sebastian Agote. The other 20% will remain in hands of Eduardo Eurnekian, head of airport concessionaire Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. Aerovip has not been flying since October 3, 2004 and has debts of over US$9 million. In a meeting with the Aeronautic Union (APA), the new owners committed to resume flights by December 20, 2004 and maintain the current payroll^[2].

In 2005 it was announced that LAN Airlines would absorb LAFSA and Aero VIP into LAN Argentina^[3]. Pilots, stewards and maintenance personnel of LAN Argentina went on strike in November 2005 to protest at management’s failure to hire 150 former workers of Aero VIP^[4].

In 2009 the Leadgate group, owner 75% of the shares of the Urugayan airline Pluna, buys AeroVip. So the argentine airline will restart operation in this year with a ex-Pluna's aircraft, a Bombardier CRJ-900 Next-Generation registered LV-BYW (ex CX-CRG)

[edit] Destinations

^{[citation needed]}

Aero VIP operated the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata and Villa Gesell.

• International scheduled destinations: Montevideo and Punta del Este.

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Aero VIP fleet included ^[5] :

• 1 Fairchild Metro III

[edit] Previously operated

• 6 BAe Jetstream 32EP (registrations: LV-ZOW, LV-ZPW, LV-ZSB, LV-ZPZ, LV-ZRL and LV-ZST)^[1]

[edit] External links

• Aero VIP

[edit] References

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