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Compañía Mexicana de Aviación S.A. de C.V., usually shortened to Mexicana de Aviación, was Mexico's oldest airline and one of the oldest continuously single-branded airlines, inaugurated in 1921. It was Mexico's biggest airline and flagship airline before ceasing operations on August 28, 2010, leaving competitor Aeroméxico as a de facto ...
Aug 11, 2023 · The new state carrier Mexicana de Aviación will begin operations in December 2023 with a fleet of ten Boeing 737-800 aircraft, becoming the fourth-largest carrier in Mexico. Mexicana de Aviación will initially operate 20 domestic routes already served by other airlines, raising concerns about route viability and market impact.
Aug 10, 2023 · Ticket sales are anticipated to start in September, with specifics on initial routes and the exact flight commencement dates to be decided in the coming weeks. When asked about when Mexicana de Aviación would become profitable, Cresencio Sandoval said, “it will depend on our flight activity.
Sep 29, 2023 · Mexicana de Aviacion, the new state-operated Mexican airline, has revealed the initial destinations in its route network as it eyes a Dec. 10 launch of services. Mexican President Andrés...
- Aaron Karp
- How Was It born?
- Mexicana’s Growth
- Mexico’s Economic Issues, Mexicana’s Troubles
- What Has Happened since?
Two US citizens, L.A. Winship and Harry J. Lawson launched the Compañía Mexicana de Transportación Aérea a la Sazón, or CMTA. This airline had a starting fleet of Lincoln Standard biplanes. The first routes connected Mexico City with Tampico and Matamoros. At that time, Tampico and Matamoros were critical cities because they are close to the oil ba...
In 1925, Mexicana de Aviación expanded its route map, launching its first flights to Brownsville in the United States. Four years later, the Mexican carrier also started operating directly to Guatemala. One of Mexicana’s early highlights was its connection with Charles Lindbergh, the famous American pilot. Lindbergh flew the route Mexico City-Tampi...
The 1960s and 1970s were arguably the best two decades of Mexicana’s history, despite the airline almost going bankrupt in 1967. In the seventies, Mexicana started operating Boeing airplanes. By 1989, Mexicana had 44 Boeing 727-200, the largest non-US fleet of this type anywhere. Nevertheless, it was in the 1980s when Mexicana’s issues started, rig...
Since Mexicana folded, the Mexican aviation industry has grown intensely. Three low-cost airlines used Mexicana’s demise to expand: Volaris, Viva Aerobus, and Interjet. The latter has also ceased operations. Meanwhile, the Mexicana topic has been politicized, and there’s no solution in sight. Each president since 2010 has promised to relaunch the c...
Dec 26, 2023 · The brand Mexicana de Aviación returns to the skies today after being grounded for 13 years, although under an unthinkable paradigm until a few years ago: as a property of the Mexican federal state and using Boeing 737NG aircraft from the Air Force.
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Dec 26, 2023 · On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, Mexicana de Aviación operated its first flight, call sign MXA1788, between Mexico City’s Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) and Tulum International Airport (TQO).
