UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of September
2016
Commission File
Number: 001-36059
Controladora Vuela Compañía de
Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
(Name
of Registrant)
Av. Antonio Dovalí Jaime No. 70, 13
Floor, Tower B
Colonia
Zedec Santa Fe
United
Mexican States, Mexico City, 01210
+(52)
55-5261-6400
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- __________
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: September 9, 2016 |
By: | /s/ Fernando Suárez |
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Name: |
Fernando Suárez |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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| By: | /s/ Jaime Pous | |
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Name: |
Jaime Pous |
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Title: |
General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 6-K:
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99.52 |
Press release dated September 9, 2016 |
Exhibit 99.52
Volaris Appoints Its Chief Executive Officer as a New Member of the Board of Directors Replacing Jorge Antonio Vargas Diez Barroso
MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 9, 2016--*Volaris (NYSE:VLRS and BMV:VOLAR), announces that Mr. Jorge Antonio Vargas Diez Barroso, who has been a valued member of the Board of Directors and an important part of the Volaris family, has for personal reasons retired from the Board. Volaris expresses its gratitude for his commitment as a Director.
Additionally, Volaris announces that, pursuant to articles 24 of the Mexican Stock Market Law and 155 of the General Law of Corporations, the members of the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Enrique Javier Beltranena Mejicano, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as new member of the Board of Directors. Such appointment will be submitted to the next Shareholders Meeting of Volaris for ratification.
Volaris welcomes its CEO as a new Director; as a Director he will continue to support the Company’s corporate governance, business strategy, expansion and growth.
About Volaris:
*Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris” or the “Company”) (NYSE:VLRS and BMV:VOLAR), is an ultra-low-cost carrier, with point-to-point operations, serving Mexico, the United States and Central America. Volaris offers low base fares to build its market, providing quality service and extensive customer choice. Since beginning operations in March 2006, Volaris has increased its routes from five to more than 154 and its fleet from four to 63 aircraft. Volaris offers more than 302 daily flight segments on routes that connect 40 cities in Mexico and 24 cities in the United States and Central America with the youngest fleet in Mexico. Volaris targets passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious business people and leisure travelers in Mexico and to select destinations in the United States and Central America. Volaris has received the ESR Award for Social Corporate Responsibility for six consecutive years. For more information, please visit: www.volaris.com
CONTACT:
Volaris
Investor Relations:
Andrés
Pliego & Diana Martínez, +52 55 5261 6444
ir@volaris.com
or
Media:
Cynthia
Llanos, +52 1 55 4577 0803
cllanos@gcya.net