Austral Líneas Aéreas
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Cielos del Sur S.A., operating as Austral Líneas Aéreas, more commonly known by its shortened name Austral, was a domestic airline of Argentina, the sister company of Aerolíneas Argentinas.[3][4] It was the second-largest domestic scheduled airline in the country, after Aerolíneas Argentinas. As a subsidiary of Aerolíneas Argentinas, the company shared its headquarters with that airline, which is located in the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery of Buenos Aires,[5] the main base of operations of the company.
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Founded | 1957 (as Compañía Austral de Transportes Aéreos) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | January 1958 (1958-01) | ||||||
Ceased operations | 30 November 2020 (2020-11-30) (operations folded into Aerolíneas Argentinas) | ||||||
Hubs | Buenos Aires–Aeroparque | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Aerolíneas Plus | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam (Affiliate) | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Inter Austral (currently defunct) | ||||||
Fleet size | 26 | ||||||
Destinations | 22 | ||||||
Parent company | Aerolíneas Argentinas (100%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||
Key people | Mario Dell'Acqua (President)[1] | ||||||
Revenue | US$ 428.31 million (FY 2017) [2] | ||||||
Net income | US$ –149.61 million (FY 2017) [2] | ||||||
Total assets | US$ 494.61 million (FY 2017) [2] | ||||||
Employees | 1,826[2] | ||||||
Website | austral.com.ar |
Austral was currently fully integrated into Aerolíneas Argentinas; however, some differences arise, especially those relying upon the unions the staff of both companies are affiliated to, which led to constant conflicts.[6][7][8] In May 2020 it was announced that Austral would merge with Aerolíneas, saving an estimated 100 million US Dollars and eliminating Austral as a brand.[9][10] Austral ended operations on 30 November 2020.[11]
As of October 2013[update], the airline operated an all-Embraer 190 fleet.