As of Wednesday, April 26, all commercial airlines planes that do not take off on their scheduled departure time at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) will now be grounded
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Mexico’s Second District Judge in Commercial Insolvency Matters officially declared notorious Mexican airline Interjet as bankrupt and ordered the company’s assets to be put up for auction
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Rather than use the airlines’ travel times, which are updated accordingly to take common delays like weather, staffing problems and mechanical issues into account, the new AICM timetable standards only display flights’ originally scheduled departure times
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Although the volume of passenger transport at AIFA has increased gradually, it has not progressed faster because it is not a terminal that has inaugurated a new route, but rather complements an existing airport
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The fallout is anticipated to leave 587 Aeromar workers, pilots and flight attendants without jobs
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While the AFAC may have acquiesced to cargo operators’ demands, the extended 108 days are still a far cry from the 180-day time period requested by airlines to carry out their part of the decree safely and effectively
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The newly acquired Mexicana de Aviación trademark title will be used by AMLO’s proposed commercial airlines that will be run by the military
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s ongoing aeronautics drama – which includes its still-in-effect airspace ranking downgrade by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), repeated chaos at the capital’s airports following said airspace’s redesign and unexpected leaks of the Mexican government’s plans to launch a military-run airline, just to name a few – took a new turn on the morning of Monday,
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By MARK LORENZANA The Mexican federal government’s decision to reduce slots (takeoff and landing times) at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) for the winter season continues to take its toll on travelers. Volaris, a popular Mexican low-cost airline based in Mexico City, canceled 74 flights — “operational adjustments,” according to Volaris — at the AICM between Tuesday, Nov. 1,
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By KELIN DILLON Just one week after hacktivist group Guacamaya leaked the Mexican Secretariat of Defense’s (Sedena) intentions to create its own self-run airline to the public, Mexico’s in-power party, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), proposed a legislative reform that would allow the Sedena to run both a commercial airline and operate the nation’s airports at the same time. First
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