Hapag-Lloyd market was planned in 2004. As part of that process, its business units other than the container line and cruise line were planned for divestiture. In 2008 TUI announced an intention to sell its entire stake in Hapag-Lloyd shipping activities before the end of that year. Industry speculation predicted a sale price of approximately $US5.9 billion. Hapag-Lloyd founded the charter airline Hapag-Lloyd Flug in 1972, buying a few Boeing 727s to fly its cruise passengers from Germany to the cruises' ports of call. The airline eventually added some regular passenger flights as well. Hapag-Lloyd Flug used the IATA code HF
Aero León Aero León Aero León S.A de C.V was a cargo airline based in Mexico City. Aero León was founded in May 1978 by the captain Eucario León, a former fighter pilot of the US Navy during WW2 and a former in-flight attendant and pilot of Continental Airlines, starting with a Douglas DC-9-15F on flights between Mexico City, Monterrey and San Luis Potosí. In March 1980, Aero León received two Douglas DC-8-24 planes and started flights to Central and South America. In April 1983, Aero León had an incident while it was carrying cattle to Brazil. The aircraft (a DC-8) suffered