Background
Mexican
aviation has come a long way in the planning, construction and operation of
airports. January 2007 marked the 97th
anniversary of the first flight in Mexico that took off from a
landing and takeoff strip opened in 1910.
2007 also
marked the 86th anniversary of the launch of air transport (1921);
78 years of the inauguration of the First
Central Airport
(1929) as it was called then; 55 years of the start-up of the current
passenger building at the Mexico
City International
Airport (1952) and 42
years of the foundation of Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA).
Before ASA
was born, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) was in charge of the
administration, operation and maintenance of the airports; Radio Aeronáutica Mexicana, S.A.
(RAMSA) was in charge of air traffic control and Nacional
de Combustibles de Aviación (NACOA) of fuel supply.
ASA is born
in face of the need for a central organization in charge of improving and
enlarging the installed airport infrastructure in Mexico, maintenance and
modernization of navigation and fuel supply services, as well as to drive the
development of Mexican commercial aviation and tourist routes.
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