Aerolineas Mundo Explained

Airline:	Aerolineas Mundo, S.A. AMSA
Founded:	1986
Ceased:	1993
Key People:	William Bailes Bachi, Filippo Deplana

Aerolineas Mundo S.A. (also known as AMSA) was a cargo airline that operated from 1986 to 1993 out of Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.^[1]

History

AMSA began as Air Mar Freighters in 1986, the creation of businessmen William Bailes Bachi and Filippo Deplana.^[2] AMSA flew various aircraft during its lifetime, including the C-54, DC-7, C-121, L-1049 and C-46.^[3]

Incidents and accidents

• AMSA's co-owner, William Bailes Bachi, was killed in April 1990 when one of AMSA's aircraft had a ditching accident off Miami.^[1]
• On February 3, 1992, a C-54 of the airline had a runway collision at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico with a Lockheed Super Constellation, suffering a fire and being damaged beyond repair.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Santo Domino 1991. www.michaelprophet.com.
2. Web site: AMSA.
3. Web site: ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank. www.aerotransport.org.
4. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation HI-542CT Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport (BQN). aviation-safety.net.