What is TAESA?
'''TAESA''' was a [[Mexican]] [[low-cost carrier]]. It began on [[April 27]], [[1988]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesaurus.babylon.com/TAESA?&tl=|title=TAESA?&tl= synonym by Babylon's thesaurus|work=babylon.com|accessdate=3 July 2015}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was one of the first low-cost airlines in [[Mexico]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/13/business/mexico-s-little-airline-that-could.html|title=Mexico's Little Airline That Could|first=Agis|last=Salpukas|date=13 November 1992|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> At times, it became Mexico's 3rd largest [[airline]], after [[Aeroméxico]] and [[Mexicana de Aviacion]]. On [[November 9]], [[1999]], a TAESA plane crashed. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/photos/taesa725/photo.shtml|title=AirDisaster.Com: Accident Photo: TAESA 725|work=airdisaster.com|accessdate=3 July 2015}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was flying from Uruapan to [[Mexico City International Airport]]. The crash killed 18 people. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/18-killed-in-mexico-plane-crash/|title=18 Killed In Mexico Plane Crash|date=10 November 1999|work=cbsnews.com|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref> That crash and other factors led to TAESA declaring [[bankruptcy]] in February 2000. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/2000/02/22/bus_airlines.shtml|title=Mexican airline files bankruptcy|work=amarillo.com|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref> == Gallery == <gallery> File:TAESA Boeing 767-300ER Volpati-1.jpg|A TAESA [[Boeing 767]]. Before 1995, the airline was known for its modern fleet. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/25/business/international-business-mexico-grounds-entire-fleet-of-airline-involved-in-crash.html|title=INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Mexico Grounds Entire Fleet Of Airline Involved in Crash|first=Sam|last=Dillon|date=25 November 1999|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> File:Boeing 737-5Y0, TAESA AN0203504