Mexicana de Aviacion facts for kids
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| Founded | 1921 |
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| Commenced operations | 1921 |
| Ceased operations | 2010 |
| Hubs | Mexico City |
| Frequent-flyer program | Mexicana Go |
| Airport lounge | Elite Lounge |
| Alliance | Oneworld |
| Fleet size | none |
| Destinations | none |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
| Website | http://www.mexicana.com |
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Mexicana de Aviación was a very important airline from Mexico. It was one of the oldest airlines in the whole world! It started flying airplanes in 1921. Sadly, it stopped flying in August 2010.
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Mexicana's Journey
Mexicana began its story in 1921 in a city called Tampico. At first, it only carried mail from place to place. By the early 1930s, a big airline called Pan American World Airways owned most of Mexicana.
In the late 1920s, Mexicana started flying to other countries. It flew to airports in Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, and Guatemala. Mexicana was also the very first international airline to start flights to Los Angeles International Airport in the United States.
Growing and Competing
By the 1960s, Mexicana had a main rival: another Mexican airline called Aeroméxico. Mexicana almost went out of business during this time.
In 1969, Mexicana got its first Boeing 727 airplanes. However, two of these Boeing 727s had accidents that year. Some people were sadly killed in these crashes.
Later Years and End of Flights
In the 1990s, Aeroméxico and Mexicana decided to work together. Mexicana started using new airplanes called the Airbus A320 family in 1991.
Mexicana kept growing and became one of the biggest airlines in North America. But in August 2010, Mexicana had serious money problems. The company officially stopped flying just a few weeks later. Mexicana has not flown any planes since then.
Images for kids
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Mexicana de Aviación Tower, the former worldwide headquarters of the airline
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A Mexicana A319 landing at Vancouver International Airport
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A Mexicana A320 at Mexico City International Airport
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Mexicana Boeing 727 departing from Miami International Airport in 1975.
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Monument to Mexicana de Aviación for its service to Mexico Awarding its first Airline. In Tampico International Airport's Parking lot.
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A Mexicana Boeing 727 flying over a radar facility at Los Angeles International Airport in 1986
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Mexicana Airbus A318-100.
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Mexicana Boeing 767-300ER.
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A Mexicana Airbus A330-200 in new livery taxiing at Cancún International Airport, Mexico.
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See also
In Spanish: Mexicana de Aviación para niños
