Aerolineas Mundo

Aerolineas Mundo S.A. was a cargo airline that operated from 1986 to 1993 out of Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, [Dominican Republic].

History

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

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.
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.