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  • Mexicana - How will the story continue?

    Hey everybody,
    These days things have gone quiet around Mexicana. Pictures of ex-Mexicana planes in new liveries are showing up but on the other hand they are still listed on the OneWorld website as member airline and Mexicana's website says they are working toward resuming operations. Maybe some of you can shed some more light on what is going on. Are we going to see Mexicana take to the skies again or is all that just wishful thinking and Mexicana now a part of aviation history?

  • #2
    I looks like Mexicana will be flying soon. On their website it says "Currently we do not have a confirmed date to resume operations; however, we will make an announcement in advance of the effective date and assure you that we continue working to this end. We regret any inconvenience that the temporary suspension of operations may have caused you." Apparently they're coming back with only 7 planes and 11 routes. Here is an article that states how they will come back. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...24-710990.html

    I really hope they come back!

    -Rene

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    • #3
      One interesting thing is that Mexicana is still a member of oneworld. And officially MX is still code sharing flights operated by other oneworld carriers.
      Next:
      None Planned

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      • #4
        I was reading the January edition of Airline Business and it looks like they will not be missed. Mexicana's capacity has been absorbed by the other Mexican airlines. Here are the statistics;

        Airline.........Market 2010....Market 2009
        Mexicana.......0%...............30%
        Aeromexico...47%...............35%
        Interjet........20%...............12%
        Volaris.........17%................12%
        Viva Aerobus.10%.................7%
        Others...........5%.................4%

        As well foreign carriers have had a 27% increase in their traffic carried to/from Mexico.
        Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man. Landing is first.

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        • #5
          The entry of LCCs like Interjet to MEX (they originally operated out of TLC) allowed them to gain a good amount of Mexicana's passengers. The downside is that Mexicana had a lot of international traffic that no other national airline served (ie. MEX-PTY PTY-MEX).

          With 7 airplanes they will probably be restricted to operating lower-cost, high-yield domestic flights to start. I don't know how it's going to be now, but before, I really liked their cabin service (both economy and business), and it's true for a lot of people.

          Back then their PTY-MEX and MEX-PTY flights were often full or almost full, interestingly, most of the times I flew with them, most of the passengers were Mexican nationals, as opposed to Copa, where it's a mix of nationalities, and most people are catching connecting flights (typical of CM flights). And legroom on an A319/A320 is far better than that of CM's 737s.

          It also seems like Aviacsa will be flying again before MX, and with Mexico again in Category 1, I wouldn't be surprised if they start with some good flights aimed at the immigrant community (flights like ORD-MTY-MLM, maybe OAK-MLM - which MX flew for years, with full 727s and A320s).

          And I don't see Mexicana leasing airplanes right away (don't even know if the leasing companies would be willing to start leasing right away).

          This is from the Labor Secretary's twitter


          Los destinos de Mexicana, serian estos al principio...

          Ya se tienen 39 pilotos, 80 sobrecargos y 846 técnicos de mantenimiento recertificados en Mexicana para volver a iniciar operaciones.

          De inicio, las rutas de Mexicana serán Guad, Mty, Cancún, Oax, Tuxtla Gtz y Ver. Además, L.A., Chicago, San Antonio, Miami y La Habana.

          Mexicana retomará vuelos inicialmente el vuelo con 7 aviones y, durante el segundo semestre, serán cerca de 40 aeronaves, todos Airbus 320

          Se tiene previsto que con la integración de los 40 aviones en total, se servirá a 40 rutas (entre domésticas e internacionales).

          En los próximos días, Mexicana iniciará venta de boletos a través de canales tradicionales, y se respetará a pasajeros con boleto no usado.

          Todos quienes de buena fe hemos participado en la restructuración de Mexicana nos sentimos satisfechos de ver estos avances. Que así siga.


          Summarized/translated
          They have 39 pilots, 80 FA's and 846 maintenance technicians certified to operate again. Initial destinations will be GDL, Monterrey, Cancun, Oaxaca, Tuxtla Gutierrez, and Veracruz. International cities will be LA, Chicago, San Antonio, Miami and Havana.

          They will start with 7 planes and then have a total of around 40 during the 2nd semester, all A320

          They hope that with the 40 airplanes there will be about 40 destinations in total, and they will resume ticket sales in the next few days, and they will accept unused tickets from before they ceased ops.
          --

          I don't know whether A320 means all A320, or A320 family and they will also operate the A318 and A319 (The A321 has always been out of the picture). This will result something interesting, as their 7 A320s (as most of the A320s they operated) have IAE engines, but some of the leased ones had CFM engines, and their A319s and A318s had CFM engines. And it would be nice to see what do they do this time, if they go with full IAE, or again an IAE/CFM combo.
          [SIGNATURE GOES HERE]

          Felipe Garcia

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          • #6
            Hmmmmm - so a month has passed and still no news when Mexicana will resume operations. Does anybody have some information? Mexicana's website doesn't say anything.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Peter Kesternich View Post
              Hmmmmm - so a month has passed and still no news when Mexicana will resume operations.
              Must not be a terribly pressing matter.

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              • #8
                Meanwhile Cathay Pacific's schedule of today is still showing the Mexicana's code-share flights to MEX that connect from CX's HKG flights.

                CX7402 YVR to MEX on A319 3 weekly
                CX7434 LAX to MEX on A318 3 weekly
                CX7430 LAX to MEX on A319 daily
                Next:
                None Planned

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Curtis Malone View Post
                  Must not be a terribly pressing matter.
                  I guess not... *lol... Well - it more and more seems that Mexicana will fade away into aviation history.

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                  • #10
                    Mexicana Could Be Revived Within The Week

                    http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...dline=Mexicana Could Be Revived Within The Week&channel=comm

                    Feb 24, 2011


                    Ownership of Mexicana de Aviacion has been transferred to a group of investors known as PC Capital under a restructuring plan that will provide more than $200 million to the bankrupt operator in the coming days.

                    The agreement shifts ownership from current owners Tenedora K to a group led by local investors Alejo Peralta Terán, Rubén Vila Garciasordo and Alejandro Ampudia Marco. These three and a group of foreign investors still finalizing their funding issues will assume control of the holding company Nuevo Grupo Aeronáutico, the airline says in a statement.

                    Shares have already been transferred to PC Capital, and the new funding is expected to be distributed before the end of the week. This process also initiates a restructuring plan that in essence lays off Mexicana’s entire payroll and re-employs a skeleton staff for the launch of revenue service March 4. About 35% of this staff, or 4,000 employees, will eventually be rehired.

                    Plans to resume revenue service by Feb. 28 have been deferred (Aviation Daily, Feb. 17), says a source close to the airline, although an “expeditionary” flight is still planned for that date. And while the flight is expected to operate between Mexico City and Cancun, regulatory requirements may shift the destination to San Antonio.

                    As previously reported by Aviation Week, Mexicana plans to return to revenue service with a fleet of seven Airbus narrowbodies, including one spare, serving about six mostly North American destinations. The airline then hopes to increase the fleet to 19 aircraft by the third week in April for the busy “Holy Week” holiday season, and some 40 or so aircraft by the start of the summer schedule.

                    Where this fleet will be sourced is still under discussion, although most of the lessors that provided Mexicana’s pre-bankruptcy fleet—with International Lease Finance Corp. the notable exception—prepared to provide some of the carrier’s fleet requirements. Aircraft once owned by Mexicana now in the possession of Bancomext, a major creditor, were expected to form part of the fleet, but recent political pressure on the bank appears to have halted that deal, according to one source.
                    This source also notes that the revitalization program can change “at any time.”


                    It does seems like they're trying to get back up to par but, hopefully they can come back, but looks quite grim, especially fuel spikes.

                    Last edited by Eric Diffoot; 2011-02-26, 21:28. Reason: adding link
                    what ever happens......happens

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