Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V.[6] (lit. 'Airways of Mexico, Public Limited') operating as Aeroméxico (stylized as AEROMEXICO), is the flag carrier[7] of Mexico based in Mexico City. It operates scheduled services to more than 120 destinations[8] in Mexico, North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. Its main base and hub is Mexico City International Airport, with secondary hubs in Guadalajara and Monterrey.[9] The headquarters is in the Torre MAPFRE on Paseo de la Reforma.
Grupo Aeroméxico includes Aeroméxico and Aeroméxico Connect (regional subsidiary). The group currently holds the No. 2 place in domestic market share behind Volaris, with 24.2%; and No. 1 place in international market share with 15.8%, in the 12 months ending March 2020, becoming Mexico's largest international airline group.[10][11] Aeroméxico is one of the four founding members of the SkyTeam airline alliance, along with Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air.
Aeroméxico works closely with the U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines, which owns part of Aeroméxico and in 2015 announced its intention to acquire up to 49% of the latter's shares. On 8 May 2017, a joint commercial agreement (JCA), came into effect, whereby the airlines share information, costs, and revenues on all their flights between the United States and Mexico.[12]
In 2016, Aeroméxico flew 19.703 million passengers (up 5.0% vs. previous year), of which 13.047 million domestic (+3.7%) and 6.656 million international (+7.6%). It flew 34.776 million revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), had 43.362 million available seat kilometers (ASKs), and an 80.3% load factor.
History
1934
The airline was established as Aeronaves de México on 15 September 1934,[13][14] by Antonio Díaz Lombardo. Its first aircraft was a Stinson SR Reliant 5A (registered XB-AJI[15]). Julio Zinser piloted the maiden flight on the Mexico City – Acapulco route on 14 September 1934.
1940s
When World War II began, the airline continued to grow with the help of Pan Am, which owned 40% of the new Mexican airline and upgrade the fleet with DC-2s and Boeing 247s.[14]
Corporate affairs
Headquarters
Its headquarters are in Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City.[37]
Subsidiaries
- Aeroméxico Connect, formerly Aerolitoral, a regional airline based at Monterrey International Airport
Former subsidiaries
- Aeroméxico Express was a commuter airline
Destinations
New destinations
In an attempt to gain more worldwide presence and strengthen its network and to make connections easier and more frequent, Aeroméxico entered new international markets. In 2006, it started operations to Tokyo from Mexico City via Tijuana. Service to Shanghai from Mexico City via Tijuana began in May 2008. New destinations in 2015–2016 included Panama City (Panama), Santo Domingo, Vancouver, Toronto, Boston, Medellín, Amsterdam, Cozumel, and Austin (Texas).[61] The airline launched service to Seoul from Mexico City (with a stop in Monterrey only on the outbound flight) on 1 July 2017.[62][63]
In the first year of the Delta–Aeroméxico joint venture (June 2017–June 2018) the companies worked to enhance connectivity between Mexico and the U.S., and launched new Aeroméxico or Delta flights, or additional frequencies, on Los Angeles–Cabo San Lucas, New York JFK–Cancun, Detroit–León, Atlanta–Mérida, Seattle–Mexico City, Atlanta–Querétaro, Atlanta–León, Portland–Mexico City, Los Angeles–Leon, Atlanta–Guadalajara, and Guadalajara–Salt Lake City.
Fleet
Current fleet
As of December 2025, Aeroméxico operates an all-Boeing fleet composed of the following aircraft:[73]
Not included is the fleet of subsidiary Aeroméxico Connect.
Former fleet
Aeroméxico also formerly operated the following aircraft types:
- Avro Anson
- Bellanca Pacemaker
- Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing
- Boeing 247D
- Boeing 737-700
Accidents, incidents and hijackings
Aeronaves de México
- 26 March 1954 near Monterrey, Mexico – XA-GUN a Douglas DC-3[74][75]
- 2 June 1958 near Guadalajara, Mexico – XA-MEV, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation operating as Flight 111, crashed into La Latilla Mountain, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Guadalajara Airport, shortly after takeoff for a flight to Mexico City after the airliner's crew failed to follow the established climb-out procedure for Guadalajara Airport. The crash killed all 45 people on board, and two prominent American scientists – oceanographer Townsend Cromwell and fisheries scientist Bell M. Shimada – were among the dead. It was the deadliest aviation accident in Mexican history at the time.[76]
See also
- Airports and air travel in Mexico
- List of companies of Mexico
- Transportation in Mexico
- List of active mexican airlines
- Lists of airlines
External links
References
- Aeroméxico on ch-aviation ch-aviation, retrieved 2023-11-09^
- 2020 Annual Report Grupo Aeroméxico, March 2021, retrieved July 21, 2021^
- Aeroméxico Air Operators Certificate av-info.faa.gov, retrieved 25 July 2018