This is a list of defunct airlines of Mexico.[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aéreo Calafia | CFV | CALAFIA | 1993 | 2016 | Renamed Calafia Airlines | ||
Aero California | ![]() |
JR | SER | AEROCALIFORNIA | 1960 | 2008 | Destinations and assets acquired by Interjet |
Aero Cuahonte | CUA | AEROCUAHONTE | 1957 | 2007 | |||
Aero Ejecutivo | ![]() |
SX | AJO | AEROEXO | 1975 | 1994 | Renamed to Aeroexo |
Aero Eslava | AEROESLAVA | 1996 | 1996 | ||||
Aero Express Intercontinental | XSS | 2002 | 2003 | ||||
Aero Feliz | XA | HDQ | AERO FELIZ | 1990 | 1992 | ||
Aero Fiesta Mexicana | FIT | 1994 | 1994 | ||||
Aero Jet Express | AJE | JET EXPRESS | 2005 | 2006 | |||
Aero León | 1978 | 1983 | |||||
Aero Libertad | OQ | 1988 | 1992 | ||||
Aero Owen | OWN | OWEN | 2014 | 2017 | Unknown ceasing operations | ||
Aero Sudpacífico | SDP | SUDPACIFIC | 1990 | 1996 | |||
Aerocancun | ![]() |
RE | ACU | AEROCANCUN | 1988 | 1996 | Oasis Airlines (owner) went bankrupt |
Aerocaribe | ![]() |
QA | CBE | AEROCARIBE | 1975 | 2005 | Rebranded as MexicanaClick |
AeroCedros | 1992 | 2003 | |||||
Aerocomponentes Internacionales | CPE | 1945 | 2006 | ||||
Aerocozumel | ![]() |
AZ | AZM | 1978 | 2002 | Merged with Aerocaribe | |
Aeroexo | ![]() |
SX | AJO | AEROEXO | 1993 | 2000 | Merged into Aviacsa |
Aerolinair | ERN | BLUE HAWK | 2002 | 2004 | |||
Aerolíneas Bonanza | BNZ | 1972 | 1975 | Merged into Aerocaribe | |||
Aerolíneas Internacionales | ![]() |
N2 | LNT | LINEAINT | 1994 | 2003 | |
Aerolitoral | ![]() |
5D | SLI | 1989 | 2007 | Rebranded as Aeroméxico Connect | |
Aeromar | ![]() |
VW | TAO | AEROMAR | 1987 | 2023 | Went bankrupt, 26 million pesos in debt |
Aeroméxico Contigo | CG | AMC | CONTIGO | 2014 | 2016 | Subsidiary of Aeroméxico | |
Aeroméxico Express | 7D | ATKL | EXPRESS | 2014 | 2016 | Subsidiary of Aeroméxico and Aeromar | |
Aeroméxico Travel | ![]() |
AM | ATE | TRAVEL | 2008 | 2011 | |
Aeromexpress | ![]() |
QO | MPX | AEROMEXPRESS | 1990 | 2004 | Merged into AeroMéxico Cargo |
Aeromonterrey | 7M | MOT | 1991 | 1995 | Fleet transferred to Aeroperú[3] | ||
Aeronaves de México | ![]() |
AM | AMX | 1934 | 1988 | Rebranded as Aerovias de Mexico and currently operates as Aeromexico | |
AeroPacifico | APF | 1989 | 1992 | ||||
Aeropostal Cargo de México | ![]() |
PCG | POSTAL CARGO | 2001 | 2010 | Rebranded as PCG de México | |
Aeroservicios de California | 1966 | 1978 | [4] | ||||
Aerovias Guest | AVG | GUEST | 1946 | 1963 | Merged with Aeronaves de Mexico | ||
Aladia Airlines | ![]() |
9A | AYD | AIRLINES ALADIA | 2006 | 2008 | License still remains technically valid |
ALMA de México | ![]() |
C4 | MSO | ALMA | 2006 | 2008 | Ceased operations due to 2008 global financial crisis |
Aviación del Noroeste | ![]() |
OC | ANW | AVINOR | 1988 | 1996 | Acquired by TAESA |
Aviacsa | ![]() |
6A | CHP | AVIACSA | 1990 | 2009 | Suspended by SCT |
Avolar | ![]() |
V5 | VLI | Avolar | 2005 | 2008 | Tijuana hub and routes taken over by Volaris |
Aztec Alliance Cargo | AAC | AZTEC ALLIANCE | 2021 | 2021 | Never flew | ||
Azteca Cargo | ![]() |
AVA | 1994 | 1995 | |||
Century Aviation | 2003 | 2003 | Failed project | ||||
CESA Cargo | 2006 | 2008 | |||||
COAPA Air | OAP | 2000 | 2009 | ||||
Coculum Aeronáutica | 1948 | 1962 | |||||
Danaus Airlines | NAU | DANAUS | 2012 | 2013 | Failed project | ||
DGO Jet | DGO | 1995 | 1998 | ||||
Estrellas Del Aire | ![]() |
ETA | ESTRELLAS | 1991 | 1996 | Fleet acquired by Aerolíneas Internacionales and Líneas Aéreas Allegro. | |
Facts Air | FCS | 2000 | 2005 | ||||
Gacela Air Cargo | GIG | 2001 | 2008 | ||||
Global Air | ![]() |
DMJ | DAMOJH | 2003 | 2018 | License revoked due to Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 | |
Grupo Turistico Magno | GMT | MAGNO[5] | 1992 | 1994 | Rebranded as Magnicharters | ||
Interjet | ![]() |
4O | AIJ | ABC AEROLINEAS | 2005 | 2020 | Went bankrupt |
LAMCASA Carga | LMC | 1996 | 2004 | ||||
LaTur | LP | LPT | LATUR | 1988 | 1992 | Acquired by TAESA | |
LATAM Cargo Mexico | M7 | MAA | MASAIR | 2016 | 2018 | Renamed back to Mas Air | |
Líneas Aéreas Allegro | ![]() |
LL | GRO | ALLEGRO | 1992 | 2004 | |
Líneas Aéreas Azteca | ![]() |
ZE | LCD | LINEAS AZTECA | 2000 | 2007 | |
MAYAir | ![]() |
5G | MYI | MAYAIR | 1994 | 2020 | Status unknown, presumably bankrupt |
MCS AeroCarga | T2 | MCS | CARMEX | 2015 | 2016 | Renamed as TUM AeroCarga | |
Mexicana de Aviación | ![]() |
MX | MXA | MEXICANA | 1921 | 2010 | Went bankrupt; declared insolvent |
MexicanaClick | ![]() |
QA | CBE | CLICK | 2005 | 2010 | |
MexicanaLink | ![]() |
I6 | MXI | LINK | 2009 | 2010 | |
Mexicana Cargo | ![]() |
1980s | 1987 | ||||
Mexicargo | GJ | MXC | MEXICARGO | 1991 | 2000 | ||
Mex-Jet | ![]() |
MJT | 2001 | 2005 | Rebranded as VigoJet | ||
Nova Air | ![]() |
PMO | POLAR MEXICO | 2004 | 2008 | ||
Planet Airways | ![]() |
2007 | 2007 | Rebranded as PanAm Air Cargo | |||
Puebla Air Lines | LPA | LINEASPAL | 1985 | 1995 | Acquired by TAESA | ||
Quassar | ![]() |
QUA | QUASSAR | 1992 | 1995 | ||
Regional Cargo | ![]() |
F2 | RCQ | REGIONAL | 2006 | 2011 | |
SARO | ![]() |
UF | SRO | AEREOS ORIENTE | 1991 | 1995 | Went bankrupt due to the 1994 Mexican peso crisis |
Servicios Aéreos de Carga Express | 1992 | 2000 | |||||
Servicios Aeronáuticos de Oriente | SVO | SERVIORIENTE | 1995 | 2003 | |||
SETRA | 1996 | 2003 | |||||
StatusAir | |||||||
TAESA Lineas Aéreas | ![]() |
GD | TEJ | TRANSEJECUTIVOS | 1988 | 2000 | Later formed into Líneas Aéreas Azteca |
Transportes Aéreos del Centro de México | 1957 | 1987 | Acquired by West Air and renamed Westair de Mexico | ||||
VARSA | VSE | VASRE[6] | 1992 | 1994 | Fleet transferred to Peruvian government[7] | ||
Vuelamex | 2002 | 2002 | Failed project | ||||
Westair de Mexico | 1987 | 2003 |
See also
References
- ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ "Aeromonterrey Fleet Details and History".
- ^ Grimm, Ernie (2 December 2004). "Nonstop to Wild Goats". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Grupo Turistico Magno airline. IATA Code: , Mexico | Airports Insider".
- ^ "Contractions". 2000.
- ^ "VARSA Flotte de B737 (Historique) | Airfleets aviation".