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 the Great Recession | |
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 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
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- ^ "Aeromonterrey Fleet Details and History".
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- ^ "Grupo Turistico Magno airline. IATA Code: , Mexico | Airports Insider".
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