Aerolineas Argentinas

Aerolineas Argentinas, founded in 1950 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, is the flag carrier of Argentina. The airline operates its primary hub at Ministro Pistarini International Airport, commonly known as Ezeiza, for international services, and at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery for domestic and regional flights. Aerolineas Argentinas is a member of the SkyTeam alliance. The airline's fleet includes Airbus A330-200 for long-haul routes, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8 for domestic and regional services, and Embraer E190 aircraft for lower-density routes. The airline's cabin products include Club Condor business class with lie-flat seats on wide-body aircraft and Economy Class. Aerolineas Argentinas serves an extensive domestic network connecting Buenos Aires with cities across Argentina's vast territory, along with international routes to destinations in South America, North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Aerolineas Plus is the airline's loyalty program. The airline is state-owned, having been renationalized in 2008 after a period of private ownership by Marsans Group of Spain. Aerolineas Argentinas has faced chronic financial losses subsidized by the Argentine government, and debates over privatization versus continued state ownership have been a recurring theme in Argentine politics. The airline's network is essential for domestic connectivity across one of the largest countries in the world, where surface transportation between distant cities is impractical. The carrier also operates Austral Lineas Aereas as a domestic subsidiary.