Viva (airline)

This article is about the Mexican airline. For the similar named Colombian airline, see Viva Air Colombia. For the former Spanish airline, see Viva Air. For the airline from the Dominican Republic, see Viva Air Dominicana.
Viva
IATA ICAO Call sign
VB VIV VIVA
Commenced operations30 November 2006; 17 years ago (2006-11-30) (as Viva Aerobus)
30 October 2024; 8 days ago (2024-10-30) (as Viva)
AOC #V8OF230F[1]
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programViva Fan[3]
Fleet size105
Destinations60[4]
Parent companyGrupo IAMSA
HeadquartersMonterrey International Airport, Apodaca, Mexico
Key people
Websitewww.vivaaerobus.com

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V., trading as Viva (formerly Viva Aerobus), is a major Mexican low-cost airline headquartered at Monterrey International Airport, in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Measured by passenger numbers, it is Mexico´s third-largest airline and eleventh-largest airline in North America, offering more than 160 routes in more than 50 destinations serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America.[5]

Viva is fully owned by the largest bus company group in Mexico, IAMSA, and was co-founded by and invested in by Irelandia Aviation.[6][7][8]

Viva operates mostly within a combination of point-to-point system with direct flights between middle-size airports and a hub system. Monterrey International Airport serves as its largest hub in terms of passengers carried and the number of departures. Cancun, Guadalajara, Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Los Cabos, Merida, Mexico City-Felipe Angeles and Tijuana serve as operating bases.

  1. ^ "Viva Aerobus Air Operators Certificate". Airline Certificate Information–AEROENLACES NACIONALES S A DE C V. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Viva Aerobus". www.vivaaerobus.com.
  3. ^ "Cheap flights with Viva Fan | Viva Aerobus Airline".
  4. ^ "VivaAerobus on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. ^ "VivaAerobus on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. ^ "VivaAerobus Case Study". Irelandia Aviation. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ^ Moss, Loren (27 February 2020). "Irelandia Aviation To Grant Equity Ownership To All Viva Air Employees". Finance Colombia. Finance Colombia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Ryanair co-founder Declan Ryan to sell stake in Mexican carrier". The Irish Times. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2020.