Aerolíneas Argentinas
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Aerolíneas Argentinas (Inglis: Argentine Airlines), formally Aerolíneas Argentinas S.A.,[3] is Argentinae's banner carrier an lairgest airline. The airline wis creatit in 1949 frae the merger o fower companies, an stairtit operations in December 1950 (1950-12). A consortium led bi Iberia teuk control o the airline in 1990, an Grupo Marsans acquired the company an its subsidiars in 2001, follaein a period o severe financial difficulties that put the airline on the brink o closur. The company haes been run bi the Argentine govrenment syne late 2008, when the kintra regained control o the airline efter it wis taken ower frae the Spainyie awners. As o October 2013[update], Aerolíneas Argentinas is state-awned an serves as the kintra's banner carrier. It haes its heidquairters in Buenos Aires.
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Foondit | 14 Mey 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05-14) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 7 December 1950 (1950-12-07) | ||||||
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Frequent-fleer program | Aerolíneas Plus | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam | ||||||
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Fleet size | 47 | ||||||
Destinations | 56 | ||||||
Company slogan | Alta en el cielo (Inglis: Up high in the sky) | ||||||
Parent company | Argentine Govrenment (100%) | ||||||
Heidquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentinae | ||||||
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Revenue | US$1.918 billion (FY 2013) (incl. all subsidiaries)[1] | ||||||
Net income | –US$247 million (FY 2013) (incl. all subsidiaries)[1] | ||||||
Tot assets | US$1.627 billion (FY 2012) (incl. all subsidiaries)[2] | ||||||
Employees | 11,515 | ||||||
Wabsteid | www |
Aerolíneas Argentinas an its sister company Austral Líneas Aéreas operates frae twa hubs, baith locatit in Buenos Aires: Aeroparque Jorge Newbery an Ministro Pistarini Internaitional Airport. Aerolíneas haes a fleet o Boeing 737-700s an -800s for servin domestic an regional routes, whauras intercontinental services are flewn wi Airbus A330s an -340s. SkyTeam membership wis achievit in late August 2012 (2012-08); the airline's cargo division became a member o SkyTeam Cargo in November 2013 (2013-11).