Air Class Líneas Aéreas

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| airline = Air Class Líneas Aéreas

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| IATA = VZ

| ICAO = QCL

| callsign = ACLA

| founded = {{start date and age|1996||}}

| commenced = {{start date and age|1997||}}

| ceased =

| hubs = Carrasco International Airport

| secondary_hubs =

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer =

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| fleet_size = 4

| destinations = 5

| parent =

| headquarters = Montevideo, Uruguay

| key_people = Daniel Hernandez (CEO)

| num_employees = 40 (2021){{cite web|url=http://www.airclasscargo.com/nosotros.php|title=Sobre nosotros - AIR CLASS CARGO|website=Airclasscargo.com|language=es}}

| website = {{URL|www.airclass.com.uy}}

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Air Class Líneas Aéreas is a cargo airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. It operates freight and scheduled/charter passenger services. Its main base is Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo.{{cite news|title=Directory: World Airlines|work=Flight International|page=55|date=2007-03-27}}

History

File:CX-VIP Embraer Emb.110 Air Class (7374638018).jpg at Carrasco International Airport in 2012]]

The airline was established as an air taxi service in 1996 and began operating in 1997 between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, with further destinations added later.{{cite web|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2012/04/02/green-light-for-uruguayan-flight-to-falklands-argentine-ambassador-says-it-s-not-commercially-viable|title=Green light for Uruguayan flight to Falklands|date=2 Apr 2012}}

Destinations

As of March 2007, Air Class operates passenger and freight services between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, as well as charter flights to Brazil, Paraguay and Chile. Additionally, the company had a contract with DHL and some of their aircraft carried the DHL logo on the side.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable" !Country !City !Airport !Notes
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ministro Pistarini International Airport	align=center\|
style="background-color:#DDFFDE \|Brazil	São Paulo	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport	align=center\|Charter
style="background-color:#DDFFDE \|Chile	Santiago	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport	align=center\|Charter
Paraguay	Asunción	Silvio Pettirossi International Airport	align=center\|
Uruguay	Montevideo	Carrasco International Airport	{{Airline hub}}

Partners

Air Class operates flights on behalf of other airlines:{{cite web|url=http://www.airclasscargo.com/index.php|title=AIR CLASS CARGO - Linea Aerea & Agente General de Ventas|website=Airclasscargo.com|language=es}}

Air Europa (Madrid via Buenos Aires)
Kalitta Air (Miami via Santiago)

Fleet

=Current=

File:Boeing 727 de Airclass.jpg taking off at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in 2023]]

{{As of|2024|08}}, Air Class Líneas Aéreas consists of the following aircraft.

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" \|+ Air Class Líneas Aéreas fleet
Aircraft !Total !Orders !Notes
Boeing 727-200F \|2 \|— \|
Fairchild SA227AC Metro III \|2 \|— \|
Total !4 !— !

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|+ Air Class Líneas Aéreas fleet

Aircraft

!Total

!Orders

!Notes

Boeing 727-200F

|—

Fairchild SA227AC Metro III

|—

Total

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=Former=

The carrier also operated the following aircraft types throughout its history:{{cite web|title= SubFleets for: PLUNA|url= http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=PLUNA&where=4218&luck=|work= AeroTransport Data Bank|date= 8 June 2012|archiveurl= https://archive.today/20120716200033/http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=PLUNA&where=4218&luck=|archivedate= 2012-07-16|accessdate= 8 June 2012|url-status= live}}

1 Embraer EMB 110P1 Bandeirante

Accidents and incidents

On June 6, 2012, a Fairchild SA227AC Metro III (registered CX-LAS) performing a freight flight on behalf of DHL from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, disappeared south of the Isla de Flores.{{cite web|url=http://www.avherald.com/h?article=450c1fee&opt=0|title=Crash: Air Class SW4 near Flores Island on Jun 6th 2012, aircraft missing|work=Aviation Herald.com|accessdate=23 Jun 2012}} Parts of the aircraft were located by a scuba diver approximately {{convert|1|NM|km}} south of Isla de Flores on July 20, 2012, with the discovery confirmed by the National Navy of Uruguay. Parts of the nose gear were located, with priority then given to locating the remains of the two crew members. On August 2, 2012, the Navy of Uruguay reported that the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered from the aircraft, along with the remains of an engine, the tailcone, and some other portions of the aircraft. Both occupants died.{{cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120606-0 | title=Accident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III CX-LAS, Wednesday 6 June 2012 }}