List of defunct airlines of Mexico

Last updated December 16, 2024

This is a list of defunct airlines of Mexico .^[1]^[2]

Airline	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 ^{[ citation needed ]}
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	^[3]
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^[4]	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^[5]	1992	1994	Fleet transferred to Peruvian government ^{[ citation needed ]}
Vuelamex				2002	2002	Failed project
Westair de Mexico				1987	2003

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[5] "Contractions". 2000.

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Regional carriers	Aeroméxico Connect Aeroméxico Contigo Aéreo Servicio Guerrero Aerotucán Aerus Calafia Airlines Magnicharters Señor Air TAR Aerolíneas Mexicana de Aviación
Charter	Aerolíneas Ejecutivas Aeromaan AVIESA FlyMex
Cargo	Aeroméxico Cargo Aeronaves TSM AeroUnion Estafeta Carga Aérea Mas Air
Defunct	Aero California Aero Ejecutivo Aero Feliz Aero Fiesta Mexicana Aero Jet Express Aero León Aerocancun Aerocaribe Aerodavinci Aerolinair Aerolíneas Internacionales Aeromar Aeroméxico Travel Aeromexpress Aeropostal Cargo de México Aerovias Guest Aladia Airlines ALMA de México Aviación del Noroeste Aviacsa Avioquintana Avolar Century Aviation Coculum Aeronáutica DGO Jet Estrellas Del Aire Global Air Interjet LaTur Líneas Aéreas Allegro Líneas Aéreas Azteca MAYAir Mexicana Cargo Mexicana de Aviación MexicanaClick MexicanaLink Mexicargo Nova Air Puebla Air Lines Regional Cargo Republicair Quassar SARO Servicios Aerolineas Mexicanas Servicios Aeronáuticos de Oriente TAESA Lineas Aéreas Westair de Mexico
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