Aerolineas Mundo, S.A. AMSA

AMSA Lockheed EC-121S Super Constellation (L-1049F)
Founded	1986
Ceased operations	1993
Hubs	Las Americas International Airport
Headquarters	Las Americas International Airport Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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]

Contents

• History
• Incidents and accidents
• References
• External links

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]

References

External links

• Media related to Aerolineas Mundo (AMSA) at Wikimedia Commons