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SARO (airline)

January 01, 1970

Servicios Aéreos Rutas Oriente, S.A. de C.V. (commonly known as SARO) was an airline based in Monterrey, Mexico.[4] The airline was established in 1991 and had its first flight on March 18 of that year. Due to their low prices, SARO was one of the first low-cost airlines in Mexico and America. It operated scheduled and charter flights throughout the Mexican Republic. SARO ceased all operations in 1995.

Servicios Aereos Rutas Oriente
IATA ICAO Callsign
UF SRO AEREOS ORIENTE[1]
Commenced operationsMarch 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)[2]
Ceased operationsJanuary 15, 1995 (1995-01-15)[3]
Destinations18
HeadquartersMonterrey, Mexico
A Servicios Aéreos Rutas de Oriente Boeing 737-130 (XA-RSW)

Airline motto edit

The airline's motto, "Una Aerolínea con todo... para todos!" ("An airline with everything... for everybody!"), embodied the "low-fare" nature of the airline, uncommon in Mexico at that time.

Difficulties and struggles edit

SARO was one of the first low-cost domestic airlines, starting many years before the modern ones. However, it was plagued by unfavorable conditions, strong competition from more established airlines such as Mexicana and Aeromexico (which at the time were both part of the government-run CINTRA) as well as from TAESA, owned by then-Secretary of Tourism Carlos Hank González.[5] It was founded by private investors led by Samuel Rodriguez from Monterrey, Mexico who owned a bus company.[6] However, the large operating costs of a scheduled airline against many difficulties, some placed by the established operators at the government-owned CINTRA, others by the official fuel supplier and the governmental airport operators conglomerate (ASA), were impossible to overcome.

Concurrently, many corners were cut. Crews consisted of captains with varying experience, together with an inexperienced co-pilot (at the time, the concept of pilot-flying and pilot-assisting were not truly present). The captain was the only one truly in command, with the co-pilot merely being present by requirement; almost all take-offs and landings were made by the captains. Training was limited and performed in an old-fashioned way by an experienced Chief of Pilots imparting practice on captains and first officers as well. Equipment was decrepit and often second-hand. Maintenance was performed in other countries because of insufficient infrastructure in Mexico. It was common for flights to carry one or two mechanics on board for routine maintenance (and frequent minor repairs). Some of these mechanics were from Mexicana, and were working in their "spare time", due to their familiarity with old Boeing equipment.

Many times, the flights became increasingly delayed for various reasons: lack of equipment due to maintenance or various failures, or lack of fuel due to debts with the official supplier (NACOA). In addition, many airports assigned SARO planes undesirable embarkment and disembarkment times,[citation needed] which resulted in passenger discomfort and dissatisfaction. As a result, SARO's only true selling-point was its low fares, frequently less than a third of those of the two major national airlines.

By the end of its troubled and short career, SARO was nearly bankrupt, with high debt, failing equipment, and several serious incidents. Delays were very frequent, and crews were forced to make unplanned stops at intermediate points directed by their management, in order to pick up more passengers to fill nearly-empty flights. By 1993, SARO was banned from flying to the U.S. due to several safety violations.[7] The 1994 Mexican peso crisis proved to be the airline's death-knell.

Incident edit

In 1994, at Poza Rica, Veracruz, a SARO Boeing 737 overshot (touched down more than half the length of the already short runway) and overran the end of the single Runway 13, stopping close to the seashore. The extreme braking blocked the brakes, skidding the tires, blowing all four main tires, which almost caught fire and damaged the wheels. The terrified passengers disembarked safely with some help from airport and Pemex personnel. No one was hurt, but the plane was carrying a group of children returning to Ciudad del Carmen. Many families became infuriated with the airline, ending the last remaining confidence of the public. To add insult to injury, the inexperienced mechanics at the airport damaged the wing fuel tanks when trying to raise the 737 on jacks in an attempt to repair the landing gear as soon as possible, to be able to move the plane. That damage delayed the maneuver, which resulted in the crippled plane giving a bad image for several days to other companies' arriving flights.

Destinations edit

Fleet edit

All the aircraft ever operated by SARO:

SARO fleet[9]
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Jet aircraft
BAC 1-11 1 1991 1993 Only BAC 1-11 operator in Mexico[10]
Boeing 727-200 5 1992 1994 Former Mexicana aircraft
Boeing 737-100 3 1991 1995 All scrapped
Boeing 737-200 3 1992 1995 Some transferred to AirTran Airways[11]
Douglas DC-9-31 3 1993 1994 All scrapped

Services edit

The airline offered complimentary soft drinks, juices, beers and snacks on most of its flights.

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  2. ^ "En el hoyo negro". 20 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Mexican Airline Development from 1988-2005".
  4. ^ "Contractions". 1994.
  5. ^ https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ILAB/submissions/US_99-01_TAESA_submission.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ https://www.jornada.com.mx/1999/12/03/padierna.html [dead link]
  7. ^ http://www.dailyairlinefilings.com/1993orders/930634.pdf 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ "PlanePictures - Aircraft and aviation pictures".
  9. ^ "SARO - Fleet - PlaneLogger".
  10. ^ http://www.bac1-11jet.co.uk/bac1-11jet.co.uk%20Mexico%20and%20the%20caribbean.htm [dead link]
  11. ^ "SARO - Servicios Aéreos Rutas Oriente Fleet Details and History".

External links edit

  • Timetable images
  • Images of SARO

January 01, 1970
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Servicios Aereos Rutas Oriente S A de C V commonly known as SARO was an airline based in Monterrey Mexico 4 The airline was established in 1991 and had its first flight on March 18 of that year Due to their low prices SARO was one of the first low cost airlines in Mexico and America It operated scheduled and charter flights throughout the Mexican Republic SARO ceased all operations in 1995 Servicios Aereos Rutas OrienteA SARO Boeing 737 at Miami International Airport in 1992IATA ICAO Callsign UF SRO AEREOS ORIENTE 1 Commenced operationsMarch 18 1991 1991 03 18 2 Ceased operationsJanuary 15 1995 1995 01 15 3 Destinations18HeadquartersMonterrey Mexico A Servicios Aereos Rutas de Oriente Boeing 737 130 XA RSW Contents 1 Airline motto 2 Difficulties and struggles 3 Incident 4 Destinations 5 Fleet 6 Services 7 References 8 External linksAirline motto editThe airline s motto Una Aerolinea con todo para todos An airline with everything for everybody embodied the low fare nature of the airline uncommon in Mexico at that time Difficulties and struggles editSARO was one of the first low cost domestic airlines starting many years before the modern ones However it was plagued by unfavorable conditions strong competition from more established airlines such as Mexicana and Aeromexico which at the time were both part of the government run CINTRA as well as from TAESA owned by then Secretary of Tourism Carlos Hank Gonzalez 5 It was founded by private investors led by Samuel Rodriguez from Monterrey Mexico who owned a bus company 6 However the large operating costs of a scheduled airline against many difficulties some placed by the established operators at the government owned CINTRA others by the official fuel supplier and the governmental airport operators conglomerate ASA were impossible to overcome Concurrently many corners were cut Crews consisted of captains with varying experience together with an inexperienced co pilot at the time the concept of pilot flying and pilot assisting were not truly present The captain was the only one truly in command with the co pilot merely being present by requirement almost all take offs and landings were made by the captains Training was limited and performed in an old fashioned way by an experienced Chief of Pilots imparting practice on captains and first officers as well Equipment was decrepit and often second hand Maintenance was performed in other countries because of insufficient infrastructure in Mexico It was common for flights to carry one or two mechanics on board for routine maintenance and frequent minor repairs Some of these mechanics were from Mexicana and were working in their spare time due to their familiarity with old Boeing equipment Many times the flights became increasingly delayed for various reasons lack of equipment due to maintenance or various failures or lack of fuel due to debts with the official supplier NACOA In addition many airports assigned SARO planes undesirable embarkment and disembarkment times citation needed which resulted in passenger discomfort and dissatisfaction As a result SARO s only true selling point was its low fares frequently less than a third of those of the two major national airlines By the end of its troubled and short career SARO was nearly bankrupt with high debt failing equipment and several serious incidents Delays were very frequent and crews were forced to make unplanned stops at intermediate points directed by their management in order to pick up more passengers to fill nearly empty flights By 1993 SARO was banned from flying to the U S due to several safety violations 7 The 1994 Mexican peso crisis proved to be the airline s death knell Incident editIn 1994 at Poza Rica Veracruz a SARO Boeing 737 overshot touched down more than half the length of the already short runway and overran the end of the single Runway 13 stopping close to the seashore The extreme braking blocked the brakes skidding the tires blowing all four main tires which almost caught fire and damaged the wheels The terrified passengers disembarked safely with some help from airport and Pemex personnel No one was hurt but the plane was carrying a group of children returning to Ciudad del Carmen Many families became infuriated with the airline ending the last remaining confidence of the public To add insult to injury the inexperienced mechanics at the airport damaged the wing fuel tanks when trying to raise the 737 on jacks in an attempt to repair the landing gear as soon as possible to be able to move the plane That damage delayed the maneuver which resulted in the crippled plane giving a bad image for several days to other companies arriving flights Destinations editAcapulco General Juan N Alvarez International Airport Cancun Cancun International Airport Ciudad del Carmen Ciudad del Carmen International Airport Culiacan Federal de Bachigualato International Airport Guadalajara Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport Leon Del Bajio International Airport Mazatlan General Rafael Buelna International Airport Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport Miami Miami International Airport Minatitlan Minatitlan Coatzacoalcos National Airport Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo International Airport Orlando Orlando International Airport Puebla Hermanos Serdan International Airport Reynosa General Lucio Blanco International Airport Tampico General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport Tepic Amado Nervo International Airport Tijuana General Abelardo L Rodriguez International Airport Torreon Francisco Sarabia International Airport 8 Fleet editAll the aircraft ever operated by SARO SARO fleet 9 Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes Jet aircraft BAC 1 11 1 1991 1993 Only BAC 1 11 operator in Mexico 10 Boeing 727 200 5 1992 1994 Former Mexicana aircraft Boeing 737 100 3 1991 1995 All scrapped Boeing 737 200 3 1992 1995 Some transferred to AirTran Airways 11 Douglas DC 9 31 3 1993 1994 All scrappedServices editThe airline offered complimentary soft drinks juices beers and snacks on most of its flights References edit Daily access limit reached Planespotters net Just Aviation Archived from the original on 2013 03 16 Retrieved 2013 04 06 En el hoyo negro 20 September 2011 Mexican Airline Development from 1988 2005 Contractions 1994 https www dol gov sites dolgov files ILAB submissions US 99 01 TAESA submission pdf bare URL PDF https www jornada com mx 1999 12 03 padierna html dead link http www dailyairlinefilings com 1993orders 930634 pdf Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine bare URL PDF PlanePictures Aircraft and aviation pictures SARO Fleet PlaneLogger http www bac1 11jet co uk bac1 11jet co uk 20Mexico 20and 20the 20caribbean htm dead link SARO Servicios Aereos Rutas Oriente Fleet Details and History External links editTimetable images Images of SARO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SARO airline amp oldid 1150004002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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