Aerolineas Argentinas

Only the condor can reach Early 1980s Argentina

This simple commercial shows the departure of an Aerolineas Boeing 747 in its traditional pre-Iberia color scheme and the lavish onboard service. The English subtitles were added by yours truly.

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History 2001 Argentina

In this emotional commercial, Aerolineas relives many important moments. It concludes that, after being on the verge of ceasing operations permanently, it's back to life (following its acquisition by Grupo Marsans). The English subtitles were added by yours truly. Thanks to an airodyssey.net visitor, Mariano, here is a list of the historical moments:

• Argentina being "the biggest barn in the world"
• the immigration in Argentina, particularly after WWII
• Pepe Biondi, renowned Argentine comedian
• the new aircraft (Boeing 707, Boeing 737-200, de Havilland Comet 4)
• the Buenos Aires province floods of 1983
• Oscar Bonavena (boxer), Juan Manuel Fangio (F1 racer), Guillermo Vilas (tennis player), Carlos Monzón (boxer)
• Jorge Luis Borges, renowned writer and César Milstein, Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize 1984
• the exchange rate of the US Dollar being favorable to Argentines, who would go to Miami to buy "videogames, teddies, etc."
• the soldiers coming home after the Falklands War of 1982
• Diego Maradona at the Mexico Soccer World Cup of 1986

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Paris 2003 Argentina

This ad is part of an award-winning campaign portraying the adventures of Jose, Aerolineas pilot, as seen by his mother, who reads his postcards to the people of a small village. The ad is in Spanish with English subtitles.

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Rome 2003 Argentina

On this ad from the same campaign, Jose writes from Rome and announces that he's particularly happy to do the Buenos Aires-Sydney run for a very special reason. The ad is in Spanish with English subtitles.

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Shadow 2005 Argentina

This is another award-winning commercial showing that with a lot of imagination, it is possible to not only catch a plane but also build something grand.

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