Mexicana de Aviacion

Mexicana de Aviación
Founded	12 July 1921; 103 years ago
Commenced operations	12 July 1921; 103 years ago
Ceased operations	28 August 2010; 14 years ago (suspended indefinitely)
Hubs	Cancún International Airport; Guadalajara International Airport; Mexico City International Airport;
Focus cities	O'Hare International Airport (Chicago); Los Angeles International Airport; General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport; General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport; General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport;
Frequent-flyer program	Mexicana Go
Alliance	Star Alliance (2000-2004) Oneworld (full member 2009-2010; 2010-2017, inactive member.)
Fleet size	130 with subsidiaries (most transferred)
Destinations	80 (all terminated)
Company slogan	Vuela en lo más alto (Spanish) Fly on top (English)—since 2008
Parent company	Med Atlántica
Headquarters	Mexicana de Aviación Tower; Mexico City, Mexico
Key people	Gerardo Badin (Conciliator/Administrator)
Website	mexicana.com

Mexicana de Aviacion was one of the largest airlines of Mexico. It was one of the oldest airlines in the world. It began flying in 1921. It stopped flying in August 2010.^[1]

A Mexicana Airbus A318 at O'Hare International Airport.

History

Mexicana began in 1921 at Tampico. At first, it only carried mail. By the early 1930s, Mexicana was almost entirely owned by Pan American World Airways. In the late 1920s, Mexicana started flying to airports in Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador and Guatemala. Mexicana was also the first international airline to begin flights to Los Angeles International Airport.

By the 1960s, Mexicana's main competitor was Aeroméxico. Mexicana almost went into bankruptcy. Mexicana got its first Boeing 727 in 1969. However, two of its Boeing 727s crashed in 1969. The accidents killed some people.^[2]

In the 1990s, Aeroméxico and Mexicana formed an agreement. Mexicana started flying the Airbus A320 family in 1991.

Mexicana kept growing. It eventually became one of the largest airlines in North America. In August 2010, Mexicana filed for bankruptcy. The company ended a few weeks later. Mexicana has never flown since then.^[3]

Mexicana De Aviacion Media

Mexicana de Aviación Tower, the former worldwide headquarters of the airline (2009)
A Mexicana A319 landing at Vancouver International Airport (2008)
A Mexicana A320 at Mexico City International Airport (2006)
Mexicana Boeing 727 departing from Miami International Airport in 1975.
Monument to Mexicana de Aviación for its service to Mexico. It is awarding its first Airline. The monument is in Tampico International Airport's Parking lot.
Mexicana Airbus A318-100 (2010)
Mexicana Boeing 767-300ER (2009)
A Mexicana Airbus A330-200 in new livery taxiing at Cancún International Airport, Mexico.