A/S Aero A/S Aero A/S Aero was a Norwegian airline company founded by Tancred Ibsen in January 1920. The company was financed by Tancred Ibsen's uncle, businessman Einar Bjørnson, and two shipowners. Despite the "A/S" (for private company limited by shares) in its name, A/S Aero was never formally registered as a limited company. The company purchased one Hansa Brandenburg W.29 and four Friedrichshafen FF.49 aircraft from Germany in February. This deal was probably illegal as the Entente prohibited the export of German surplus aircraft, but Ibsen nevertheless got permission from the Norwegian Ministry of Defence to import the five German aircraft.
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