mas (legally Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V. and formerly known as MasAir) is a Mexican cargo airline based in Mexico City, Mexico, specialized in the transport of air cargo utilizing wide-body aircraft. The airline operates scheduled and charter services across the Americas, Asia and Europe, from its main hub Felipe Ángeles International Airport, with secondary hubs at Los Angeles, and Zaragoza through its subsidiary Galistair Malta.
History The airline was established in 1992 and commenced operations in April 1995. Initially branded as MasAir, the carrier focused on regional cargo routes, primarily connecting Mexico with the United States and Colombia.Flight International 12–18 April 2005
In December 2000, LAN Airlines (later LATAM Airlines) acquired a 25% stake in the company, which eventually grew to nearly 70%. During this period, the airline underwent significant modernization with the addition of Boeing 767 to replace the older Douglas DC-8s.
In May 2016, as part of the consolidation of LAN and TAM brands, the airline was rebranded as LATAM Cargo Mexico and the carrier became a vital link in the LATAM Cargo network.
On December 1, 2018, LATAM Airlines Group sold its stake to Discovery Americas, a Mexican private equity firm. This marked the carrier’s return to independence.
In early 2022, the airline dropped the “Air” from its name, officially rebranding as mas. The new brand identity was designed to reflect the ambitious expansion strategy. Along this new era, mas made history by becoming the first airline in the Americas to operate the Airbus A330 P2F cargo variant.
In December 2022, mas purchased a 49% stake in Maltese charter Galistair Malta, allowing the Mexican carrier to expand their global network.
Destinations mas operates the following scheduled services:
Country / regionCityAirportNotesRefsArgentinaBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International Airport BrazilCampinasViracopos International Airport ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International Airport ChinaWuxiSunan Shuofang International Airport HangzhouHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International Airport MedellínJosé María Córdova International AirportCosta RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaría International Airport EcuadorQuitoMariscal Sucre International Airport GuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International Airport MexicoGuadalajaraGuadalajara International Airport Mexico CityFelipe Ángeles International AirportPanamaPanama CityTocumen International Airport PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport South KoreaSeoulIncheon International Airport SpainZaragozaZaragoza AirportUnited StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport Los AngelesLos Angeles International AirportNew York CityJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
Interline agreements Atlas Air Nippon Cargo Airlines
Fleet
Current , mas operates an all-Airbus A330 fleet composed of the following aircraft:
AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotesAirbus A330-200P2F2—Airbus A330-300P2F3—Total5—
Former mas formerly operated the following aircraft:
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesBoeing 767-200BDSF120202023Boeing 767-300F220012022Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF220202023
See also List of active Mexican airlines List of airlines of the Americas
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