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{{Short description|Flag carrier of Mexico}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline        = Aeroméxico
| logo           = Aeroméxico_logo.svg
| logo_size      = 262px
| traded_as      = 
| fleet_size     = 107 <!--+ op by Connect -->
| destinations   = [[List of Aeroméxico destinations|94]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aeroméxico on ch-aviation |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/AM |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}</ref>
| IATA           = AM
| ICAO           = AMX
| callsign       = AEROMEXICO
| parent         = [[Grupo Aeroméxico]]
| founded        = {{start date and age|1934|09|14|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(as ''Aeronaves de México S.A. de C.V.'')}}
| commenced      = {{ubl|
  | {{start date and age|1934|09|14|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(as ''Aeronaves de México S.A. de C.V.'')}}
  | {{start date and age|1988|10|01|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(as ''Aerovias de México S.A. de C.V.'')}}
   }}
| headquarters   = [[Torre MAPFRE]], [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]
| key_people     = [[Andrés Conesa Labastida]] ([[CEO]])
| revenue        = {{decrease}} US$ 1.3247 billion (2020)
| net_income     = {{decrease}} -US$ 1.9753 billion (2020)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aeromexico.com/cms/sites/default/files/20210430_-_Annual_Report_2020_-_bundle_completo_RAEF2020EF2019LMV_compressed.pdf|title= 2020 Annual Report |language=es  |publisher=Grupo Aeroméxico  |date=March 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2021 }}</ref>
| aoc            = ASMF152F<ref>{{cite web|url=http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=ASMF&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=AEROVIAS+DE+MEXICO+S+A+DE+C+V|title=Aeroméxico Air Operators Certificate|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref>
| hubs           = {{nowrap|[[Benito Juárez International Airport|Mexico City]]}}<ref name=aboutus>{{cite web|url=https://aeromexico.com/en/about-us/?site=us|title=Aeromexico|website=aeromexico.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
| secondary_hubs = {{ubl|
  | {{nowrap|[[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]]<ref>{{citation|url=https://aeromexico.com/en-us/travel-information/airports|title=Airports|publisher=Aeromexico|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>}}
  | {{nowrap|[[General Mariano Escobedo International Airport|Monterrey]]<ref name=aboutus/>}}
   }}
| focus_cities   = <!-- do not add back focus cities unless you have CURRENT source info-->
| frequent_flyer = [[Aeroméxico Rewards]]
| alliance       = [[SkyTeam]]
| num_employees  = 13,880 (2023)
| subsidiaries   = {{ubl| 
  | {{nowrap|[[Delta Air Lines]] (20%) (Shared)}}
  | {{nowrap| Aeroméxico Cargo }}
  | {{nowrap|[[Aeroméxico Connect]]}}
  | {{nowrap|[[Aeroméxico Contigo]]}}
  | {{nowrap| Aeroméxico Express }}
  | {{nowrap| Aeroméxico Servicios }}
   }}
| website        = {{URL|www.aeromexico.com}}
}}

'''Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V.'''<ref>"[http://www.aeromexico.com/us/ExperienceAeromexico/AeromexicoCorporate/Report_on_Actions_of_social_Responsability.pdf Report on Actions of Social Responsibility]." Aeroméxico. 41 (43/44). Retrieved on 4 December 2010. "Paseo de la Reforma 445, Col. Cuauhtémoc. C.P. 06500 México D.F."</ref> ({{lit|Airways of Mexico, [[S.A. (corporation)|Public Limited]]}}) operating as '''Aeroméxico''' ({{IPA-es|aeɾoˈmexiko|pron}}; styled as A{{sc|ERO}}M{{sc|EXICO}}), is the [[flag carrier]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Broderick|first1=Sean|title=Aeromexico set to put first MAX into service|url=http://atwonline.com/airframes/aeromexico-set-put-first-max-service|publisher=[[Air Transport World]]|date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307151043/http://atwonline.com/airframes/aeromexico-set-put-first-max-service|archive-date=7 March 2018|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref> of [[Mexico]], based in [[Mexico City]]. It operates scheduled services to more than 90 destinations<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeromexico.com/en-ca/destinations|title=Destinations|author=Aeroméxico|access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> in Mexico; North, South and Central America; the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. Its main base and hub is located in [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], with secondary hubs in [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]] and [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Route Map pages, "Aire" magazine, June 2019 |date=June 2019 |publisher=Aeromexico |page=168 |url=https://www.magzter.com/MX/GRUPO-EXPANSI%C3%93N/Aire/ |access-date=13 June 2019 |archive-date=9 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709023049/https://www.magzter.com/MX/GRUPO-EXPANSI%25C3%2593N/Aire/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The headquarters is in the [[Torre MAPFRE]] on [[Paseo de la Reforma]].

Grupo Aeroméxico includes Aeroméxico, [[Aeroméxico Connect]] (regional subsidiary), and [[Aeroméxico Contigo]] (product on select U.S.-Mexico routes). The group currently holds the No. 2 place in domestic market share behind [[Volaris]], with 24.2%; and No. 1 place in international market share with 15.8%, in the 12 months ending March 2020, becoming Mexico's largest international airline group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/572934/air-carrier-mexico-domestic-market-share/|title=Distribution of domestic air traffic in Mexico in 2019, by airline|website=Statista|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/572948/air-carriers-in-mexico-international-traffic/|title=Distribution of international air traffic in Mexico in 2019, by airline|website=Statista|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> Aeroméxico is one of the four founding members of the [[SkyTeam]] airline alliance, along with [[Air France]], [[Delta Air Lines]] and [[Korean Air]].

Aeroméxico works closely with the U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines, which owns part of Aeroméxico and in 2015 announced its intention to acquire up to 49%. On 8 May 2017, a joint commercial agreement (JCA), came into effect, whereby the airlines share information, costs, and revenues on all their flights between the United States and Mexico.<ref name=dpr>{{cite web|url=http://news.delta.com/delta-and-aeromexico-launch-joint-cooperation-agreement|title=Delta and Aeromexico to launch Joint Cooperation Agreement|website=Delta News Hub|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=strib/>

In 2016, the company flew 19.703 million passengers (up 5.0% vs. previous year), of which 13.047 million domestic (+3.7%) and 6.656 million international (+7.6%). It flew 34.776 million revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), had 43.362 million available seat kilometers (ASKs), and an 80.3% load factor.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aeromexico-reports-december-2016-traffic-results-300387681.html|title=Aeromexico Reports December 2016 Traffic Results|first=Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de|last=C.V.|website=Prnewswire.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>

==History==
{{Aeroméxico timeline}}
===1934===
The airline was established as '''Aeronaves de México''' on 15 September 1934,<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 49 | date= 27 March 2007}}</ref> by Antonio Díaz Lombardo. Its first aircraft was a [[Stinson Reliant|Stinson SR Reliant 5A]] (registered XB-AJI<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeromexico.com/es-mx/blog-de-viajes-inspirate/stinson-reliant-sr-5a-joya-aeronautica|title=Nuestro primer avión, el Stinson Reliant SR-5A, se aventuró a cruzar cielos mexicanos, ¡conoce sus hazañas!|website=Aeromexico|language=es}}</ref>). [[Julio Zinser]] piloted the maiden flight on the Mexico City – [[Acapulco]] route on 14 September 1934.
[[File:Aeromexico Mexico Acapulco ca 1935.jpg|thumb|An early [[Bellanca Aircraft Company|Bellanca]] aircraft of Aeroméxico, México City – Acapulco ca. 1935.]]
[[File:Bristol 175 302 XA-MED Aeronaves JFK 1958 edited-2.jpg|thumb|Aeronaves de Mexico Bristol Britannia at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York International Airport]] in 1958.]]

===1940s===
When World War II began, the airline continued to grow with the help of [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]], which owned 25% of the new Mexican airline. Aeroméxico saw few changes for the next two decades. However, during the 1950s renovation began, and the airline took over various small competitor companies across the country, including Aerovías Guest (the second airline of the country at that time) that held the routes to [[Madrid]] and Paris. Aeroméxico added aircraft including the [[Douglas DC-3]] and its successor, the [[Douglas DC-4]].

===1950s===
During the late 1950s, the Douglas DC-4s were replaced by some pressurized [[Douglas DC-6]]s and two [[Bristol Britannia]]s (the first turboprop passenger aircraft in the fleet) and in 1958, services were inaugurated to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|Idlewild Airport]] (now JFK) using the Britannias. The Mexico City-[[New York City|New York]] route would prove profitable for "Aeronaves" and its North American competitors. The airline was [[nationalization|nationalised]] in 1959.

===1960s===
In the early 1960s, the fleet of Aeronaves de México (Aeroméxico) included Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6, and Bristol Britannia aircraft. Starting in 1961, "Aeronaves" began replacing its piston-engined aircraft with new jets. The first jet-engined aircraft were a pair of [[Douglas DC-8]]s. The DC-8s were used on routes within Mexico and to New York City. In 1963, Aeronaves de México (Aeroméxico) took over [[Aerovias Guest]] airlines and they were merged under the name Aeronaves de México. Later in the 1960s, more DC-8s were added and service to Europe was resumed, operated by two [[de Havilland Comet 4C]] jet aircraft dry-leased by Aerovías Guest prior to the merger.

===1970s===
[[File:Douglas DC-8-51 XA-SID Aeronaves TOR 26.03.71 edited-3.jpg|thumb|An Aeronaves de Mexico [[Douglas DC-8]] at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto International Airport]] in 1971.]]
[[File:Douglas DC-9-30 XA-DEK Aeromexico MIA 03.08.75 edited-2.jpg|thumb|An Aeroméxico Douglas DC-9-32 at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1975.]]
The 1970s brought dramatic changes for Aeroméxico. In 1970, under a government plan, Mexican domestic airlines were nationalized into an integrated air transport system under the control of Aeronaves de México. The system included eight smaller carriers, although these were later disbanded.<ref name="FI"/>
During the early 1970s, the remaining Douglas DC-6 and Bristol Britannia aircraft were retired. A new color scheme (orange and black) was introduced and the airline changed its name from "Aeronaves de México" to its current, shortened version of Aeroméxico in February 1972.

One of Aeronaves de Mexico's subsidiaries during that era was named [[Aeronaves del Sureste]] ("Southeast Air Ships").<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/sureste2.htm|title=Aeronaves del Sureste|website=www.timetableimages.com}}</ref> That subsidiary had a mix of Twin-Otter and DC-9 jets aircraft.

[https://www.marketeroslatam.com/opiniones-y-comentarios-sobre-aeromexico/ Aeroméxico], as one of the launch customers of the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]] program, received the first of its aircraft in 1974. That same year the airline also took delivery of its first seven [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32s]]. During this period the airline's popularity and visibility grew dramatically. This was due in part to Aeroméxico's involvement in [[Cinema of Mexico|Mexican movies]]. Basically, every time characters in any movie produced in Mexico had to fly somewhere, they were depicted as flying on Aeroméxico aircraft. Service to [[Canada]] was initiated, and in the early 1970s two more DC-9-15s were added to the fleet.{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}

===1980s===
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The early 1980s were marked by expansion. A new color scheme was introduced (orange paint and silver), two DC-10-15s and a DC-10-30 were added in 1981 and in 1984. Aeroméxico, one of the launch customers of the [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|McDonnell Douglas MD-82]] (an elongated version of the DC-9), received its first two in late 1981. Between 1980 and 1981, eight more DC-9-32 aircraft were added.
On 31 August 1986, the company suffered its only fatal accident outside Mexico when [[Aeroméxico Flight 498]], a Douglas DC-9, approaching [[Los Angeles International Airport]] was struck by a [[light aircraft]]. Both aircraft then fell to earth in the Los Angeles suburb of [[Cerritos, California]]. All 64 passengers and crew on board the DC-9-32 were killed, as were the three people in the light aircraft and 15 people on the ground. After three years and a long trial, the aircraft's crew and the airline were found not to blame. This was because the pilot of the Piper had strayed into an air traffic control zone reserved for commercial flights. That same year, the airline acquired the charter carrier [[GATSA]] and used it for charter operations until December.
In April 1988, the state-owned company was declared bankrupt and grounded for three months because of lack of organization, a fleet with an average of 20 years without a renovation plan and a depredating administration by the Mexican Government. In August, a privatization program was underway. This involved retiring the eight Douglas DC-8s along with the remaining ten DC-9-15 aircraft. After a strike and bankruptcy between April and May 1988, a privatization process started and included a new corporate name (Aerovias de Mexico SA de CV). The airline restarted operations with some of its predecessor's assets, including the headquarters building, maintenance hangar, some aircraft, and some former Aeronaves de Mexico employees.

===1990s===
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[[File:145bz - AeroMexico Boeing 767-200, XA-TNS@CDG,11.08.2001 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg|thumb|right|An Aeroméxico [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200ER]] at [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]] in [[Paris]] in 2001.]]
The early 1990s were turbulent times, with the rise in fuel costs due to the [[Gulf War]], and a domestic fare war caused by start-up airlines like [[TAESA]], [[Servicios Aéreos Rutas Oriente]], [[Aviacsa]], among others, as well as constant labor problems. In April 1991 the first two 767-200ERs were introduced to the fleet starting to replace DC-10s in services to Europe, New York, and Tijuana, another two 767-300ERs joined the fleet later that year. This was all a part of a renovation and expansion program to introduce 24 direct flights to [[Barajas Airport|Madrid]] and [[Charles De Gaulle Airport|Paris]] from [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]] with Boeing 767s as well as services to [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] via Paris and Rome via Madrid.

In 1992, Grupo Aeroméxico was among other investors that failed to consummate the acquisition of [[Continental Airlines]]. After failing to invest in Continental, Aeroméxico acquired the bankrupt Aeroperú from the [[Politics of Peru|Peruvian government]].

In 1993, Aeroméxico Group took over [[Mexicana de Aviación|Mexicana]], the second-largest airline in the Mexican market under the same management. There was a great dispute in June 1993 with the pilot union regarding the transfer of flights to regional subsidiary Aeromonterrey, which had non-union pilots.<ref>{{cite book|title=ITF News|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bV5ZAAAAYAAJ|year=1994|publisher=International Transport Workers' Federation}}</ref> Between 1994 and 1995, the six DC-10 aircraft in the fleet were finally retired. Their last revenue flight was in 1995.

In December 1994, (three weeks after Carlos Salinas de Gortari left the office), the first of several devaluations in the next 18 months started, giving way to an economic crisis in [[Mexico]]. As a consequence, Aeroméxico had to cut capacity and flights to Frankfurt and Rome were canceled, four McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and four [[Boeing 767]]s were returned to their lessors, early retirement for pilots and other staff was underway, and a new Boeing 767 due for delivery in April 1995 was instead transferred to another airline. Flights to Madrid and Paris were operated only by two Boeing 767-300ER jets.

In 1996, Cintra was created to prevent the two main carriers from going bankrupt. Some [[Boeing 757]]s of Aeroméxico's original renovation program were transferred to Mexicana and [[Aeroperú]]. The market and the airline recovered between 1996 and 1998; eight McDonnell Douglas MD80s were leased back along with two Boeing 767-200ERs.

The sale of Grupo Cintra was scheduled after several delays in September 1999, and with the looming presidential elections in 2000, everything was delayed once again. The ruling party lost the election after 70 years in office and all the policies changed. Due to the recession in 2000, the new government put everything on hold, waiting for better economic conditions to start the stock sell-off, and just when everything was about to start, the [[11 September 2001 attacks]] occurred and nothing materialized since the two main carriers, Mexicana and Aeroméxico, were losing large amounts of money.

===2000s===
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[[File:Aeromexico Boeing 737-700 Airwim-1.jpg|thumb|An Aeroméxico [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-700]] in 2004.]]
Between 2000 and 2005, Aeroméxico had an average fleet of 60 aircraft in mainline operation, plus 20 in [[Aerolitoral]], as well as five CEOs during this time. On 22 June 2000, the airline, along with [[Air France]], [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], and [[Korean Air]], founded the [[SkyTeam]] global airline alliance. After 9/11 and the Iraq War, it pursued a fleet renovation program. In 2003, the airline acquired its first [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-700]] instead of the [[Boeing 717]] as a replacement for its aging DC-9 aircraft. On 29 March 2006 Aeroméxico CEO, Andrés Conesa announced the inauguration of direct flights between Japan and Mexico City via [[Tijuana]]. This was after the purchase of two [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200ERs]], making Aeroméxico the third airline in [[Latin America]] to fly regularly to Asia, after [[Varig]] and the now-defunct [[VASP]]. Since Varig's demise, Aeroméxico is currently the only airline with this service. Aeroméxico resumed its Mexico City-Tijuana-Shanghai route twice a week as of 30 March 2010. Suspension of this flight was due to the [[2009 flu pandemic]].

On 29 June 2006, the [[International Lease Finance Corporation]] (ILFC) and Aeroméxico announced that the airline would operate three [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]]s. Aeroméxico's deliveries were scheduled to begin in early 2012. From 2006, Consorcio Aeroméxico S.A. de C.V., the parent company of Aeroméxico at the time, faced large debts and had no profits to pay them off, so it offered Aeroméxico for sale in 2007. In early October, a week-long auction was held, with [[Grupo Financiero Banamex]], a unit of [[Citigroup]], competing against the Saba family. On 17 October 2007, Banamex offered the highest bid and purchased the airline for US$249.1 million. In October 2010, Aeroméxico's largest competitor, Mexicana de Aviacion, filed for bankruptcy and was placed in administration.

===2010s===
====Delta/Aeroméxico alliance====
In 2011, Delta Air Lines and Aeroméxico signed an enhanced commercial alliance, building on an original agreement from 1994.<ref name=delta2015>{{cite web|url=http://news.delta.com/delta-and-aerom-xico-21-year-partnership|title=Delta and Aeroméxico: A 21-year partnership|website=Delta News Hub|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006155351/https://news.delta.com/delta-and-aerom-xico-21-year-partnership|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2011 agreement provided for codeshare on all the carriers' Mexico–US flights; Delta investing US$65 million in Aeroméxico shares; and Delta gaining a seat on the Aeroméxico board of directors. 
* In March 2014, the airlines opened Tech Ops Mexico, a US$55 million joint maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in [[Queretaro City]], Mexico.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-and-aeromexico-create-enhanced-commercial-alliance-127450473.html|title=Delta and Aeromexico Create Enhanced Commercial Alliance|first=Delta Air|last=Lines|website=Prnewswire.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> 
*In March 2015, the airlines filed applications for antitrust immunity, a first step in the creation of a US$1.5 billion joint cooperation agreement (JCA) that will allow Delta and Aeroméxico to jointly sell, and share costs and profits on all Mexico–U.S. routes.<ref name=delta2015/> 
*In May 2015, Mexican regulator approved the JCA; and in the same month, the [[Senate of the Republic (Mexico)|Mexican Senate]] approved [[Open Skies]] between the U.S. and Mexico. 
* In November 2016, the DOT approved the joint venture under strict conditions that the airlines give up slots in both Mexico City and New York-JFK.
*In December 2016, the two airlines made the final agreement to go forward with the JV and antitrust immunity was granted.<ref name=strib>{{cite news|last=Painter |first=Kristen Leigh |url=http://www.startribune.com/delta-to-move-forward-with-aeromexico-joint-venture/407788926/ |title=Delta to move forward with Aeromexico joint venture |website=Startribune.com |publisher=Star Tribune Media Company LLC |date=21 December 2016 |access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref>
* In February 2017, Delta announced an offer to acquire additional shares of Aeroméxico, up to 49%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.delta.com/delta-announces-launch-cash-tender-offer-acquire-additional-shares-grupo-aeromexico|title=Delta announces launch of cash tender offer to acquire additional shares of Grupo Aeromexico|website=Delta News Hub|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
*On 8 May 2017, the joint commercial agreement went into effect, whereby the airlines share information and jointly determine routes and pricing on all U.S.-Mexico flights, and share costs and profits.<ref name=dpr/>

====Dreamliners====
On 25 July 2012, Aeroméxico CEO Andrés Conesa announced the purchase of six [[Boeing 787-9]] Dreamliners. The new order was added to the package of 20 aircraft that the company had announced in 2011 and nine more [[Boeing 787-8]] Dreamliners already provided. The delivery of the Dreamliners began in the summer of 2013. The total investment is US$11 billion and includes the acquisition of 90 [[Boeing 737 MAX|Boeing 737 MAX 8s]], which began delivering from 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2362 |title=Boeing, Aeromexico Announce Commitment for 100 Airplanes - Jul 25, 2012 |publisher=Boeing.mediaroom.com |date=25 July 2012 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/860833.html |title=Finanzas - Aeroméxico invertirá 11 mil mdd para comprar 100 aviones |newspaper=El Universal |date=25 July 2012 |access-date=6 October 2012 |archive-date=1 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701110051/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/860833.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (sourced from the [[International Lease Finance Corporation|ILFC]] order book) in early August 2013 and officially launched commercial service on 1 October 2013. Between 2013 and 2015, the remaining eight were delivered (seven leased and two owned by Aeroméxico outright).<ref name="Air Transport World">{{cite web|author=Linda Blachly |url=http://atwonline.com/airframes/aeromexico-take-delivery-first-787-august |title=Aeromexico to take delivery of first 787 in August |publisher=ATWOnline |date=14 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Aeroméxico Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner XA-ADL (Quetzalcoatl special livery) at JFK Airport (2016).jpg|thumb|An Aeroméxico [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner]] painted in special [[Quetzalcoatl]] livery.]]
In September 2016, Aeroméxico received its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. This particular frame, registered XA-ADL, is named after and painted in a unique commemorating [[Quetzalcoatl]], a major figure in [[Aztec]] culture of pre-Hispanic Mexico, as the result of a "Design in the Air" competition hosted by the airline inviting students at select universities in Mexico to submit a potential design to be painted on the airframe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldairlinenews.com/2016/09/07/aeromexico-unveils-its-first-boeing-787-9-dreamliner-named-quetzalcoatl-in-a-special-livery/|title=AeroMexico unveils its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, named "Quetzalcoatl" in a special livery|publisher=World Airline News|date=7 September 2016|access-date=19 December 2016}}</ref>

====Branded fares====
In February 2018, Aeromexico introduced a new branded fares structure, which included a new Basic fare that did not contain a checked luggage allowance, nor did it allow for seat assignments, upgrades, or changes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.delta.com/delta-expands-basic-economy-mexico-partner-aeromexico-introduces-branded-fares|title=Delta expands Basic Economy into Mexico as partner Aeromexico introduces branded fares|website=Delta News Hub}}</ref>

===2020===
==== Bankruptcy ====
The [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico|COVID-19 pandemic]] deeply affected the global aviation industry, including Aeromexico. Aeromexico's stock dropped during first half of 2020 and rumors about bankruptcy appeared, however on June 19, the company denied these rumors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=C.V|first=Grupo Aeromexico, S. A. B. de|title=Grupo Aeromexico Informs|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grupo-aeromexico-informs-301080571.html|access-date=2020-06-30|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref> On June 30, Aeroméxico voluntarily filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://simpleflying.com/breaking-aeromexico-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/|title=Breaking: Aeromexico Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref> However, day-to-day operations will continue as the company restructures. Existing tickets should still be honored, and employees will continue to be paid as usual, according to management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/business/aeromexico-us-bankruptcy-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Aeromexico files for US bankruptcy, citing 'unprecedented' challenges|website=[[CNN]]|date=July 2020 }}</ref>

On July 1, 2021, shareholder [[Delta Air Lines]] announced it would purchase $185 million of the Mexican airline's Chapter 11 debt.<ref name="delta-aeromexico-debt">{{cite news |last1=Martínez Garbuno |first1=Daniel |title=Delta Will Purchase $185 Million Of Aeromexico's Chapter 11 Debt |url=https://simpleflying.com/delta-aero-mexico-debt-purchase/ |access-date=22 August 2021 |work=Simple Flying |date=1 July 2021}}</ref>

==Corporate affairs==
===Headquarters===
Its headquarters are in [[Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City|Colonia Cuauhtémoc]], [[Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City|Cuauhtémoc Borough]], [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeromexico.com/cms/sites/default/files/Reporte_Anual_2021_VF_compressed.pdf|title=REPORTE ANUAL|language=es|publisher=Aeroméxico|accessdate=2022-11-02|quote=Paseo de la Reforma 243, piso 25 Col. Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, México}}</ref>

===Subsidiaries===
* '''[[Aeroméxico Connect]]''', formerly '''Aerolitoral,''' a regional airline based at [[Monterrey International Airport]]

====Former subsidiaries====
* '''[[Aeroméxico Connect|Aeromexico Express]]''' was a [[commuter airline]] based at [[Monterrey International Airport]]. It was a partnership between Aeromexico and [[Aeromar]]. It ceased to exist in June 2016 when the two wet-leased ATR 72-600 it used to operate its routes were returned to Aeromar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fsmex.com/foros/showthread.php?t=7394&page=34|title=Aeromar - Nuevas rutas - Página 34 - FsMex.com|website=Fsmex.com|language=es|access-date=2017-03-15}}</ref>
* '''[[Aeroméxico Contigo]]''', Aeromexico's brand for select U.S.-Mexico flights<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aeromexico-announces-launch-of-new-aeromexico-contigo-product-211882931.html|title=Aeromexico Announces Launch of New "Aeromexico Contigo" Product|first=Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de|last=C.V.|website=Prnewswire.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aeromexico.com/us/promotions/fare-sales-and-special-offers/am-contigo.html|title=Aeromexico|website=aeromexico.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
* '''[[Aerovias Guest]]'''
* '''[[Aeroperú]]''', Peru's national flag carrier based in [[Jorge Chavez International Airport|Lima International Airport]]
* '''[[Mexicana de Aviación|Mexicana]]''', from 1993 to 1995
* '''[[Aeromexpress]]''', a cargo handler based at [[Mexico City International Airport]] in Mexico City
* '''[[Aeroméxico Travel]]''', a charter airline based in [[Cancún International Airport]]

===Corporate Image===
*'''1960s–1970s''' – Mexico's largest airline
*'''1990s''' – La línea aérea mas puntual del mundo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aeromexico.com/en/about-us/history-advertising/?site=us|title=Aeromexico|website=aeromexico.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
*'''Before 2009''' – Travel the world (Vamos por el mundo)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slogans.de/slogans.php?BSelect%5B%5D=29320|title=SLOGANS.DE // Die Datenbank der Werbung!|last=Satelliten/Hamburg|website=Slogans.de|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
*'''2010–2012''' – A donde te lleven tus sueños.
*'''2012–2013''' – Nunca nos detenemos.
*'''2013–present''' – La línea que nos une.
*'''2016–present''' – La línea de los Mexicanos y del mundo.
* English slogan: "Mexico's Global Airline"<ref name="aeromexico.com">aeromexico.com</ref>

===Technology===
In 2016, Aeroméxico added 2Ku [[WiFi]] service by [[Gogo Inflight Internet|Gogo]] to some 737-800 aircraft,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gogos-2ku-technology-takes-flight-on-aeromexico-300254959.html|title=Gogo's 2Ku Technology Takes Flight on Aeromexico|last=Gogo|website=Prnewswire.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> including access to [[Netflix]]. On its 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliners it added Panasonic broadband Internet, and on Embraer narrowbody aircraft, streaming entertainment via [[Gogo Inflight Internet|Gogo]]'s Gogo Vision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeromexico.com/en/travel-with-aeromexico/on-the-plane/in-flight-entertainment/?site=us|title=Aeromexico|website=aeromexico.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=December 2023}}

In July 2016, the airline launched a completely new website and new check-in kiosks at Mexico City airport.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Álvarez|first1=Domingo|title=Las puertas del cielo (The gates to heaven)|journal=Aire|date=August 2016|page=82|url=http://www.magzter.com/reader/7664/179668|access-date=6 August 2016|publisher=Grupo Expansión|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817083507/http://www.magzter.com/reader/7664/179668|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> That same year, the airline also co-sponsored the launch of startup accelerator [[MassChallenge]] in Mexico.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://aeromexico.com/es/conocenos/noticias-am/aeromexico-masschallenge/ |title=Aeroméxico apoya la iniciativa de MassChallenge |language=es |trans-title=Aeroméxico supports the MassChallenge initiative |publisher=Aeroméxico |access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>

In August 2017, the company became the Mexico launch customers of digital agency [[MediaMonks]] and together, they released a new mobile app<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/am-lab-7_the-new-aeromexico-app-is-here-be-the-first-activity-6305900283969044480-5Iq7|title=AM Lab 7 on LinkedIn: The new Aeromexico app is here! Be the first to download it and let us…|website=www.linkedin.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://marketing4ecommerce.mx/la-productora-contenido-creativo-mediamonks-llega-mexico/|title=La productora de contenido creativo MediaMonks llega a México - Marketing 4 Ecommerce - Tu revista de marketing online para e-commerce|date=14 February 2018}}</ref>

=== Racism ===
Racism has become a topic of discussion for Aeromexico, with themes such as  kicking Indigenous people off planes, <ref>{{Cite news |title=Aeromexico Charged With Discrimination Against Indigenous Passengers |language=en |work=ICT News |url=https://ictnews.org/archive/aeromexico-charged-with-discrimination-against-indigenous-passengers |access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref> and not permitting "dark-skinned" people to board flights becoming increasingly normal for the recently bankrupt airline. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Las polémicas de discriminación que pasajeros han enfrentado con aerolíneas que operan en México |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2022/08/17/las-polemicas-de-discriminacion-que-pasajeros-han-enfrentado-con-aerolineas-que-operan-en-mexico/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> There have been numerous reports from people who claim they were not allowed to fly based on the way they looked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rebels |first=Latino |date=2013-11-09 |title=Aeroméxico Refuses Indigenous Passengers to Board Flight in Oaxaca |url=https://www.latinorebels.com/2013/11/09/aeromexico-refuses-indigenous-passengers-to-board-flight-in-oaxaca/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Latino Rebels}}</ref>  Aeromexico has come under scrutiny as more and more evidence of their discriminatory practices pile up, such as an incident where a family was kicked off Flight 2136 for being of indigenous ancestry. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=The Mexico Daily |date=2022-08-19 |title=VIDEO: Indigenous family taken off Aeroméxico flight; Ombudsman of Oaxaca investigates if there was discrimination - The Oaxaca Post |url=https://mexicodailypost.com/2022/08/18/video-indigenous-family-taken-off-aeromexico-flight-ombudsman-of-oaxaca-investigates-if-there-was-discrimination/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Mexico Daily Post |language=en-US}}</ref>  In May of 2022, Aeromexico went as far as trying to prevent film maker David Cayetano from presenting his film "Tsontiajakatl, el último viento" (Tsontiajakatl, the Last Wind). Luckily, the Federal Public Defender's Office stepped in to control the abuse Mr. Cayetano was experiencing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trejo |first=Karla |date=2022-05-27 |title=Aeroméxico habría discriminado a un cineasta mexicano |url=https://regeneracion.mx/aeromexico-habria-discriminado-a-un-cineasta-mexicano/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=RegeneraciónMX |language=es}}</ref>  Reports coming out of Mexico are stating it common practice for the airline, and those being discriminated against are starting to speak out. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Directa |first=Linea |date=2022-08-17 |title=They denounce discrimination in Aeroméxico; indigenous family would have been taken off a flight "because of their appearance" |url=https://www.mazatlanweekly.com/2022/08/17/they-denounce-discrimination-in-aeromexico-indigenous-family-would-have-been-taken-off-a-flight-because-of-their-appearance/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Mazatlán Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Chat platform====
In September 2016, Aeromexico became the first airline in the Americas to launch a [[chatbot]], that enables customers to search, track and book flights interacting with a [[virtual assistant (artificial intelligence)|virtual assistant]] on [[Facebook Messenger]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aeromexico-comienza-a-utilizar-aerobot-el-primer-chatbot-de-una-aerolinea-en-el-continente-605038016.html|title=Aeroméxico comienza a utilizar Aerobot, el primer chatbot de una aerolínea en el continente |trans-title=Aeroméxico begins to use Aerobot, the first airline chatbot in the continent |language=es |website=prnewswire.com |publisher=Aeroméxico |access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> During the [[Facebook F8]] conference in April 2017, the airline earned praise from [[Facebook]] for being among the first companies worldwide to launch the Chat Extension function, allowing users to pull up Aerobot during a group chat. It also launched the ability to ask any question, using [[artificial intelligence]] and [[natural language processing]] techniques to match the questions with answers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/aeromexico-taps-yalochatcom-and-ivai-to-build-first-advanced-ai-customer-service-chatbot|title=Aeromexico taps Yalochat.com and IV.AI to build first advanced AI Customer Service Chatbot|website=Traveldailynews.com|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804214255/https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/aeromexico-taps-yalochatcom-and-ivai-to-build-first-advanced-ai-customer-service-chatbot|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2017, Aeromexico announced that it would be among the first companies worldwide to start services on [[WhatsApp]]'s new Enterprise solution – the first time large companies would be able to provide customer service to users at scale.<ref name="whatsapp.com">{{cite web|url=https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000633/Building-for-People-and-Now-Businesses|title=Building for People, and Now Businesses|website=WhatsApp.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/am-lab-7_yesterday-whatsapp-announced-whatsapp-for-activity-6311153917581418496-PEup|title=AM Lab 7 on LinkedIn: Yesterday, WhatsApp announced WhatsApp for Business…|website=www.linkedin.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tecreview.itesm.mx/pronto-gracias-a-yalo-podras-chatear-aeromexico-via-whatsapp/|title=Ahora, gracias a Yalo, podrás chatear con Aeroméxico vía Whatsapp - TecReview|first=Andrea|last=López|date=30 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://expansion.mx/tecnologia/2017/10/30/yalo-la-tecnologia-mexicana-que-lleva-whatsapp-a-aeromexico|title=Yalo, la tecnología mexicana que lleva Whatsapp a Aeroméxico|date=30 October 2017}}</ref> In February 2018 the company announced development of further features together with its partner [[Yalochat]], such as purchase confirmation and flight notifications via WhatsApp, and deepening the artificial intelligence used on its chat platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/309439|title=Yalochat abre oficinas en China y profundiza su relación con Aeromexico|first=Entrepreneur en|last=Español|date=22 February 2018}}</ref>

==Destinations==
{{Main|List of Aeroméxico destinations}}

===New destinations===
In an attempt to gain more worldwide presence and strengthen its network and to make connections easier and more frequent, Aeroméxico entered new international markets. In 2006 it started operations to Tokyo from [[Mexico City]] via [[Tijuana]]. Service to [[Shanghai]] from Mexico City via Tijuana began in May 2008. New destinations in 2015–2016 included Panama City (Panama), Santo Domingo, Vancouver, Toronto, Boston, Medellín, Amsterdam, Cozumel, and Austin (Texas).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://world.aeromexico.com/en/travel-with-aeromexico/destinations/new-destinations-and-timetable/?site=us|title=New Destinations and Routes|website=aeromexico.com|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724233656/https://world.aeromexico.com/en/travel-with-aeromexico/destinations/new-destinations-and-timetable/?site=us|url-status=dead}}</ref> The airline launched service to Seoul from Mexico City (with a stop in Monterrey only on the outbound flight) on 1 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/aeromexico-announces-seoul-south-korea-as-its-new-destination-in-asia-2017-01-19-15160446|title=Aeromexico Announces Seoul, South Korea as Its New Destination in Asia|website=Marketwatch.com|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=AMX-ICN2>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeromexico.com/es-mx/noticias-am/proximo-destino-seul-corea-del-sur |title=Next destination: Seoul, Korea|language=es|publisher=Aeroméxico |date=January 2017 |access-date=23 May 2017 }}</ref>

In the first year of the Delta–Aeromexico joint venture (June 2017–June 2018) the companies worked to enhance connectivity between Mexico and the U.S., and launched new Aeroméxico or Delta flights, or additional frequencies, on Los Angeles-Cabo San Lucas; New York JFK-Cancun; Detroit-León; Atlanta-Mérida; Seattle-Mexico City; Atlanta-Querétaro; Atlanta-León; Portland-Mexico City; Los Angeles-Leon; Atlanta-Guadalajara; and Guadalajara-Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/05/08/1498817/0/en/Aeromexico-and-Delta-celebrate-successful-first-year-of-joint-cooperation-agreement.html|title=Aeromexico and Delta celebrate successful first year of joint cooperation agreement|last=Aeroméxico|date=8 May 2018}}</ref>

===Codeshare agreements===
Aeroméxico [[Codeshare agreement|codeshares]] with the following airlines:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeromexico.com/en-us/actions-covid19|title=Aeromexico - Preventive actions for COVID-19|website=Aeromexico|access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=24em}}
* [[Aeroflot]]
* [[Aerolíneas Argentinas]]
* [[Air Europa]]
* [[Air France]]
* [[Avianca]]
* [[China Airlines]]
* [[China Eastern Airlines]]
* [[Copa Airlines]]
* [[Czech Airlines]]
* [[Delta Air Lines]] <small>(Joint Venture Partner)</small>
* [[El Al]]
* [[Garuda Indonesia]]
* [[Gol Transportes Aéreos]]
* [[ITA Airways]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lagenziadiviaggimag.it/ita-e-aeromexico-codeshare-sulla-roma-citta-del-messico/ | title=Ita e Aeroméxico, verso il codeshare sulla Roma-Città del Messico | date=20 March 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Japan Airlines]]
* [[Kenya Airways]]
* [[KLM]]
* [[Korean Air]]
* [[LATAM Airlines Group|LATAM]]
* [[Middle East Airlines]]
* [[Saudia]]
* [[TAROM]]
* [[Vietnam Airlines]]
* [[Virgin Atlantic]]
* [[WestJet]]
* [[XiamenAir]]
{{div col end}}

==Fleet==
[[File:Aeromexico B737-800 (N861AM) landing at Miami International Airport.jpg|thumb|Aeroméxico [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]]]]
[[File:AeroMexico B787-8.jpg|thumb|Aeroméxico [[Boeing 787-8]]]]
===Current fleet===
Aeromexico uses an all-[[Boeing]] fleet. {{As of|2023|12}}, the mainline Aeromexico fleet comprises the following aircraft:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aeromexico Fleet Details and History|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Aeromexico|access-date=December 19, 2023|website=www.planespotters.net}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|- 
! rowspan="2" |Aircraft
! rowspan="2" |In fleet
! rowspan="2" |Orders 
! colspan="4" |Passengers
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|- 
! <abbr title="Clase Premier">J</abbr>
! <abbr title="Clase AM Plus">Y+</abbr>
! <abbr title="Clase Turista">Y</abbr>
! Total
|-
|[[Boeing 737-800]]
|35
|&mdash;
|16
|18
|126
|160
|
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]}}
|33
|rowspan="2"|7<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/aeromexico-acuerda-arrendamiento-de-9-aeronaves-sus-acciones-suben/|title=Aeroméxico agrees to lease 9 aircraft; your stocks go up |language=Spanish |website=Forbes|date=March 2022|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
|16
|18
|132
|166
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|[[Boeing 737 MAX 9]]
|19
|16
|18
|147
|181
|-
|[[Boeing 787-8]]
|8
|&mdash;
|32
|9
|202
|243
|
|-
|[[Boeing 787-9]]
|12
|2<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garbuno |first=Daniel Martínez |date=2021-02-01 |title=Aeromexico Returns Its First Boeing 787 After Just 7 Years |url=https://simpleflying.com/aeromexico-first-787-retired/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Simple Flying |language=en}}</ref>
|36
|27
|211
|274
|One aircraft (XA-ADL) in [[Quetzalcoatl]] special livery.
|-
!Total
!107
!9
! colspan="5" |
|}

Not included are the fleets of subsidiary brands [[Aeroméxico Connect]] and [[Aeroméxico Contigo]].

===Former fleet===
Aeroméxico also formerly operated the following aircraft types:{{cn|date=April 2023}}

{{Div col}}
* [[Avro Anson]]
* [[Bellanca Pacemaker]]
* [[Beechcraft Staggerwing|Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing]]
* [[Boeing 247|Boeing 247D]]
* [[Boeing 757-200]]
* [[Boeing 737-700]]
* [[Boeing 767-200ER]]
* [[Boeing 767-300ER]]
* [[Boeing 777-200ER]]
* [[Bristol Britannia]]
* [[Convair 340]]
* [[Douglas DC-3]]
* [[Douglas DC-4]]
* [[Douglas DC-6]]
* [[Douglas DC-8]]
* [[Lockheed Constellation]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas MD-82]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas MD-87]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas MD-88]]
* [[Stinson Reliant|Stinson SR]]
* [[Travel Air]]{{clarify|reason=Travel Air is a company, specific model/s of Travel Air aircraft required|date=October 2016}}
{{Div col end}}

==Accidents, incidents and hijackings==
===Aeronaves de México===
* 26 March 1954 near Monterrey, México – ''XA-GUN'' a Douglas DC-3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19540325-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) XA-GUN Monterrey |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=25 March 1954 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=03251954&reg=XA-GUN&airline=Aeronaves+de+Mexico |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103083735/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=03251954&reg=XA-GUN&airline=Aeronaves+de+Mexico |archive-date=3 January 2009 |title=Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 03251954 |publisher=Airdisaster.com |date=25 March 1954 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* 2 June 1958 near Guadalajara, México – ''XA-MEV'', a [[Lockheed L-749 Constellation|Lockheed L-749A Constellation]] operating as Flight 111, crashed into La Latilla Mountain, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from the [[Guadalajara Airport]], shortly after takeoff for a flight to [[Mexico City]] after the airliner's crew failed to follow the established climb-out procedure for Guadalajara Airport. The crash killed all 45 people on board, and two prominent American scientists – [[Oceanography|oceanographer]] [[Townsend Cromwell]] and [[Fisheries science|fisheries scientist]] [[Bell M. Shimada]] – were among the dead. It was the deadliest aviation accident in Mexican history at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580602-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-749A Constellation XA-MEV Guadalajara Airport (GDL)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://preserveamerica.noaa.gov/week06/shimada_bio.html|title=NOAA and the Preserve America Initiative|website=preserveamerica.noaa.gov|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nvcfoundation.org/newsletter/2008/12/noaa-honors-nisei-with-launch-of-fisheries-vessel-bell-m-shimada/|title=NOAA Honors Nisei with Launch of Fisheries Vessel "Bell M. Shimada"|website=Nvcfoundation.org|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580602-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-749A Constellation XA-MEV Guadalajara Airport (GDL) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=2 June 1958 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=06021958&reg=XA-MEV&airline=Aeronaves+de+Mexico |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107060230/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=06021958&reg=XA-MEV&airline=Aeronaves+de+Mexico |archive-date=7 January 2009 |title=Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 06021958 |publisher=Airdisaster.com |date=2 June 1958 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* 19 January 1961 in New York City ([[John F. Kennedy International Airport|Idlewild]]) – ''XA-XAX'' a Douglas DC-8-21<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610119-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-21 XA-XAX New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=19 January 1961 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* 13 August 1966 near Acapulco, Mexico – ''XA-PEI'' a Douglas DC-8-51.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660813-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-51 XA-PEI Acapulco |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=13 August 1966 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* 24 December 1966 Lake Texcoco, Mexico – ''XA-NUS'' a Douglas DC-8-51<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19661224-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-51 XA-NUS Lake Texcoco |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=24 December 1966 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* 12 June 1967 near La Paz, México – XA-FUW a Douglas DC-3A<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670612-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3A-197D XA-FUW La Paz |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=12 June 1967 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>

===Aerovias de Mexico (AeroMexico) ===
* On 20 June 1973 Douglas DC-9-15 ''XA-SOC'' near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, [[Aeroméxico Flight 229]], a daily service from [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]] to [[Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport]], crashed into the side of a mountain while on approach, killing all 27 people on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730620-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 XA-SOC Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=20 June 1973 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* 2 September 1976 Douglas DC-9-15 ''XA-SOF'' operating as Aeromexico Flight 152 overran the runway at Leon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport where it was damaged beyond repair. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19760902-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 XA-SOF Léon Airport (BJX) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=2 September 1976 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* On November  11, 1979, an Aeromexico DC-10, named "Castillo de Chapultepec" and operating as AM flight 945 from Frankfurt to Mexico City, with a stop-over in Miami, experienced trouble over Luxembourg. The airplane lost almost 12,000 feet of altitude, beginning at 29,800 feet and ending at about 18,000 feet. The crew at first wanted to divert to Madrid but decided to continue the flight to Miami instead. The plane landed in Miami without further incident but upon de-boarding it, crews discovered that a portion of the outboard elevators and of the lower fuselage tail area maintenance access door had fallen off during the flight. There were no injuries to the 311 passengers and crew on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/look.php?report_key=68|title=Event Details|website=www.fss.aero}}</ref>
* On 27 July 1981, [[Aeromexico Flight 230]] ''XA-DEN'' a Douglas DC-9-32 crashed while landing in Chihuahua, killing 32 of the 66 people on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810727-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 XA-DEN Chihuahua Airport (CUU) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=27 July 1981 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* 8 November 1981 ''XA-DEO'' a Douglas DC-9-32 in Sierra de Guerrero, México.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19811108-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 XA-DEO Zihuatanejo |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=8 November 1981 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* On 31 August 1986 [[Aeromexico Flight 498]], operated with a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32]], was on its final approach into [[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX]] when [[Midair collision|it collided]] with a Piper PA-28 Archer over [[Cerritos, California]]. [[1986 Cerritos mid-air collision|The resulting crash]] killed all 67 people on both aircraft and 15 people on the ground in Cerritos.
* On 6 October 2000, Aeroméxico Flight 250 ''N936ML'' a Douglas DC-9-31 overran the runway at [[General Lucio Blanco International Airport]], [[Reynosa]], Mexico, killing 4 people on the ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20001006-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N936ML Reynosa-Gen Lucio Blanco Airport (REX) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=6 October 2000 |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
* On 9 September 2009 [[Aeroméxico Flight 576]] was hijacked between [[Cancún]] and Mexico City. The hijacking ended in Mexico City with no casualties.
* On 20 May 2017, Aeroméxico Flight 642, a [[Boeing 737-800]], collided with a utility truck at [[Los Angeles International Airport]], injuring 8 people, two of them seriously.<ref name="BNO">{{cite news |url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2017/05/aeromexico-plane-collides-with-utility-truck-at-lax-injuring-8/ |title=Aeromexico plane collides with utility truck at LAX, injuring 8 |date=20 May 2017 |work=[[BNO News]] |access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref>
* On 31 July 2018, [[Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431]] crashed on takeoff from [[Durango International Airport]]. Shortly after becoming airborne, the plane encountered sudden wind shear caused by a [[microburst]]. The plane rapidly lost speed and altitude and impacted the runway, detaching the engines and skidding to a halt about 1,000 feet (300 m) beyond the runway. The plane caught fire and was destroyed. All 103 people on board survived, but 39 passengers and crew members were injured. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/aeromexico-jet-crashes-after-takeoff-in-northern-mexico-officials-say|title=Aeromexico jet crashes after takeoff in northern Mexico, officials say|website=[[Fox News]]|date=31 July 2018}}</ref>
* On 5 January 2023, '''Aeroméxico Connect Flight 165''' operated with an [[Embraer 190]], registration code XA-ALW, aborted takeoff from [[Culiacán International Airport]] after being hit by a bullet. The projectile impacted the lower part of the empennage, below the horizontal stabilizer, causing a hydraulic systems failure in the aircraft. Passengers and cabin crew were uninjured. The bullet was shot during a series of clashes between [[Mexican Armed Forces]] and criminal groups in the surroundings of the airport, after a drug cartel leader was captured by Mexican authorities. In the same fashion, two [[Mexican Air Force]] airplanes, a [[B737-800]] and a [[CASA C-295]], which were in the airport were damaged.

==See also==
* [[Transport in Mexico#Airports and air travel|Airports and air travel in Mexico]]
* [[List of companies of Mexico]]
* [[Transportation in Mexico]]

==References==
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==External links==
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