Mas Air

mas
IATA ICAO Call sign
M7 MAA MAS CARGA
Founded1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Commenced operations
April 1995;
31 years ago (1995-04)
HubsFelipe Ángeles International Airport
Secondary hubsLos Angeles International Airport
Zaragoza Airport
SubsidiariesGalistair Malta (49%)
Fleet size5
Destinations19
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Key peopleRobert van de Weg (CEO)
Websitewww.masair.com

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.

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 / region City Airport Notes Refs
ArgentinaBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International AirportSeasonal
BrazilCampinasViracopos International Airport
ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International Airport
ChinaWuxiSunan Shuofang International Airport
HangzhouHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International Airport
MedellínJosé María Córdova International AirportSeasonal
Costa RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaría International Airport
EcuadorQuitoMariscal Sucre International Airport
GuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International AirportSeasonal
MexicoGuadalajaraGuadalajara International Airport
Mexico CityFelipe Ángeles International AirportHub
PanamaPanama CityTocumen International Airport
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
South KoreaSeoulIncheon International Airport
SpainZaragozaZaragoza AirportHub
United StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Los AngelesLos Angeles International AirportHub
New York CityJohn F. Kennedy International Airport

Interline agreements

Fleet

mas Airbus A330-300P2F
A former Douglas DC-8-71F, 1998
A former Boeing 767-300F, 2007

Current

As of April 2026, mas operates an all-Airbus A330 fleet composed of the following aircraft:

Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Airbus A330-200P2F 2 —
Airbus A330-300P2F 3 —
Total 5 —

Former

mas formerly operated the following aircraft:

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 767-200BDSF 1 2020 2023
Boeing 767-300F 2 2001 2022
Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF 2 2020 2023

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mexico's mas buys a 49% stake in Malta's galistair". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 48.
  3. ↑ Flight International 12–18 April 2005
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  5. ↑ "LATAM Airlines Group executes sale of its shares in its subsidiary Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V." (Press release). Globe News Wire. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "LATAM Airlines concluye venta de participación en MASAir Cargo". Transponder 1200. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "A group led by current shareholders and Discovery Americas completed the acquisition of a stake in Aerotransportes Mas De Carga, S.a. De C.V. from LATAM Airlines Group S.A." Marketscreener.com. 29 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Jeff Lee; Andrew Crider (25 February 2022). "Mas targets mixed medium-widebody expansion". Cargofacts.com.
  9. ↑ "Mexico's Mas Air rebrands, to expand to 18 freighters". Ch-aviation.com. 28 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "mas acquires 49% stake in Galistair". Newsroom.aviator.aero. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "MasAir, Cargo Airline".
  12. ↑ "Mexico: mas Cargo Airline and AeroUnion move to AIFA airport, joining another ten cargo airlines". Aviacionline.com. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Jeff Lee (13 April 2026). "Mas to launch commercial ops in Seoul". Cargofacts.com.
  14. ↑ "Interline agreement with Atlas Air, Mas expands Geodis' reach in South America". Cargofacts.com. 2 December 2025.
  15. ↑ Damian Brett (11 December 2025). "Nippon Cargo Airlines and mas add new block space partnership". Aircargonews.net.
  16. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
  17. ↑ "Our fleet". Masair.com.
  18. ↑ "Mas standardizes 767 freighter fleet". Cargofacts.com. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Mexico's mas ends B767-300F operations". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "MasAir suspends operations with its B767 fleet". Mexico-now.com. November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.