List of defunct airlines of Mexico

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

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
Aéreo Calafia CFVCALAFIA19932016Renamed Calafia Airlines
Aero California McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Aero California AN0485242.jpg JRSERAEROCALIFORNIA19602008Destinations and assets acquired by Interjet
Aero Cuahonte CUAAEROCUAHONTE19572007
Aero Ejecutivo Boeing 727-235, AeroExo AN0135900.jpg SXAJOAEROEXO19751994Renamed to Aeroexo
Aero Eslava AEROESLAVA19961996
Aero Express Intercontinental XSS20022003
Aero Feliz XAHDQAERO FELIZ19901992
Aero Fiesta Mexicana FIT19941994
Aero Jet Express AJEJET EXPRESS20052006
Aero León 19781983
Aero Libertad OQ19881992
Aero Owen OWNOWEN20142017Unknown ceasing operations
Aero Sudpacífico SDPSUDPACIFIC19901996
Aerocancun Aerocancun Airbus A310-300 Aragao.jpg REACUAEROCANCUN19881996 Oasis Airlines (owner) went bankrupt
Aerocaribe 250gn - Aerocaribe DC-9-31, XA-TXG@MEX,24.07.2001 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg QACBEAEROCARIBE19752005Rebranded as MexicanaClick
AeroCedros 19922003
Aerocomponentes Internacionales CPE19452006
Aerocozumel Fairchild F-27, Aerocozumel AN0074466.jpg AZAZM19782002Merged with Aerocaribe
Aeroexo Boeing 727-235, AeroExo AN0135900.jpg SXAJOAEROEXO19932000Merged into Aviacsa
Aerolinair ERNBLUE HAWK20022004
Aerolíneas Bonanza BNZ19721975Merged into Aerocaribe
Aerolíneas Internacionales Boeing727 aerolineas internacionales.jpg N2LNTLINEAINT19942003
Aerolitoral AeroLitoral Embraer ERJ-145; XA-NLI@LAX;21.04.2007 466nb (4288633637).jpg 5DSLI19892007Rebranded as Aeroméxico Connect
Aeromar ATR 72-600 Aeromar (TAO) F-WWEI - MSN 1096 - Will be XA-MKH (9276777613).jpg VWTAOAEROMAR19872023
Aeroméxico Contigo CGAMCCONTIGO20142016Subsidiary of Aeroméxico
Aeroméxico Express 7DATKLEXPRESS20142016Subsidiary of Aeroméxico and Aeromar
Aeroméxico Travel N838AM McDonnell Douglas MD-83 AeroMexico Travel (7630160004).jpg AMATETRAVEL20082011
Aeromexpress Boeing 727-2Q6-Adv(F), Aeromexpress AN0213061.jpg QOMPXAEROMEXPRESS19902004Merged into AeroMéxico Cargo
Aeromonterrey 7MMOT19911995Fleet transferred to Aeroperú [3]
Aeronaves de México Aeronaves de Mexico Douglas DC-8-51 Groves.jpg AMAMX19341988Rebranded as Aerovias de Mexico and currently operates as Aeromexico
AeroPacifico APF19891992
Aeropostal Cargo de México Douglas DC-8-63(F), Untitled JP6432376.jpg PCGPOSTAL CARGO20012010Rebranded as PCG de México
Aeroservicios de California 19661978 [4]
Aerovias Guest AVGGUEST19461963Merged with Aeronaves de Mexico
Aladia Airlines ALADIA 757 (2322609269).jpg 9AAYDAIRLINES ALADIA20062008License still remains technically valid
ALMA de México Bombardier CRJ-200ER, Alma de Mexico JP6437459.jpg C4MSOALMA20062008Ceased operations due to 2008 global financial crisis
Aviación del Noroeste Noroeste Boeing 737-500; XA-SAS@MEX, December 1992 (4845278886).jpg OCANWAVINOR19881996Acquired by TAESA
Aviacsa Aviacsa Boeing 737-200 KvW.jpg 6ACHPAVIACSA19902009Suspended by SCT
Avolar N17309 Boeing 737-3T0 (cn 23360 1147) Avolar Aerolineas. (5676764043).jpg V5VLIAvolar20052008Tijuana hub and routes taken over by Volaris
Aztec Alliance Cargo AACAZTEC ALLIANCE20212021Never flew
Azteca Cargo Boeing 727-27C, Aeronaves Azteca Cargo AN0192368.jpg AVA19941995
Century Aviation 20032003Failed project
CESA Cargo 20062008
COAPA Air OAP20002009
Coculum Aeronáutica 19481962
Danaus Airlines NAUDANAUS20122013Failed project
DGO Jet DGO19951998
Estrellas Del Aire McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, Estrellas del Aire AN1460768.jpg ETAESTRELLAS19911996Fleet acquired by Aerolíneas Internacionales and Líneas Aéreas Allegro.
Facts Air FCS20002005
Gacela Air Cargo GIG20012008
Global Air Global Air Boeing 737-200 in 2012.jpg DMJDAMOJH20032018License revoked due to Cubana de Aviación Flight 972
Grupo Turistico Magno GMTMAGNO [5] 19921994Rebranded as Magnicharters
Interjet XA-VCT Airbus A320 Interjet (9074091591).jpg 4OAIJABC AEROLINEAS20052020Went bankrupt
LAMCASA Carga LMC19962004
LaTur LPLPTLATUR19881992Acquired by TAESA
LATAM Cargo Mexico M7MAAMASAIR20162018Renamed back to Mas Air
Líneas Aéreas Allegro Boeing 727-2B7-Adv, Allegro Air AN0059110.jpg LLGROALLEGRO19922004
Líneas Aéreas Azteca 250ax - Azteca Airlines Boeing 737-300; XA-TWG@MEX;24.07.2003 (8169138920).jpg ZELCDLINEAS AZTECA20002007
MAYAir Fokker 50 XA-UUU IMG 6589 (16194497859).jpg 5GMYIMAYAIR19942020
MCS AeroCarga T2MCSCARMEX20152016Renamed as TUM AeroCarga
Mexicana de Aviación Mexicana Airbus A318 AADPR.jpg MXMXAMEXICANA19212010Went bankrupt; declared insolvent
MexicanaClick Boeing 717-2BL, Mexicana Click JP6767763.jpg QACBECLICK20052010
MexicanaLink Mexicana Link MTY.jpg I6MXILINK20092010
Mexicana Cargo McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71(F), Mexicana Cargo (Southern Air Transport) AN0264407.jpg 1980s1987
Mexicargo GJMXCMEXICARGO19912000
Mex-Jet Rockwell Sabreliner 40, Mex-Jet Cargo JP6053202.jpg MJT20012005Rebranded as VigoJet
Nova Air Boeing 737-291(Adv), Nova Air JP6777889.jpg PMOPOLAR MEXICO20042008
Planet Airways Boeing 727-222(F), Planet Airways JP6008248.jpg 20072007Rebranded as PanAm Air Cargo
Puebla Air Lines LPALINEASPAL19851995Acquired by TAESA
Quassar Boeing 727-76, Quassar AN0213065.jpg QUAQUASSAR19921995
Regional Cargo Boeing 737 XA-RCB Regional Cargo Livery.jpg F2RCQREGIONAL20062011
SARO SARO Boeing 737-200 Maiwald.jpg UFSROAEREOS ORIENTE19911995Went bankrupt due to the 1994 Mexican peso crisis
Servicios Aéreos de Carga Express 19922000
Servicios Aeronáuticos de Oriente SVOSERVIORIENTE19952003
SETRA 19962003
StatusAir
TAESA Lineas Aéreas TAESA Boeing 757-200 Goetting.jpg GDTEJTRANSEJECUTIVOS19882000Later formed into Líneas Aéreas Azteca
Transportes Aéreos del Centro de México 19571987Acquired by West Air and renamed Westair de Mexico
VARSA VSEVASRE [6] 19921994Fleet transferred to Peruvian government [7]
Vuelamex 20022002Failed project
Westair de Mexico 19872003

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References

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  3. "Aeromonterrey Fleet Details and History".
  4. Grimm, Ernie (2 December 2004). "Nonstop to Wild Goats". San Diego Reader . Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  5. "Grupo Turistico Magno airline. IATA Code: , Mexico | Airports Insider".
  6. "Contractions". 2000.
  7. "VARSA Flotte de B737 (Historique) | Airfleets aviation".