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Mexican start-up airline Volaris orders up to 56 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft

Travel News Asia 12 January 2006

New Mexican start-up airline Volaris, with headquarters in Toluca, Mexico City, has signed a contract with Airbus for the acquisition of 16 firm A319s with options for 40 additional A320 Family aircraft.

Volaris A319s will carry 144 passengers in a single class configuration and will be equipped with IAE engines.

The new A319s will be put into service on Volaris domestic network, covering routes from its base at Toluca airport (Mexico Citys secondary airport) to destinations such as Monterrey or Tijuana. Volaris will start its operations in March 2006 with four leased A319s.

Volaris is an equal partnership between, Inbursa (a Mexican bank), Protego-Discovery (a Mexican investment fund), Taca (a leading Latin-American airline) and Televisa (a Latin- American broadcasting corporation).

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