Aeromexico

IATA ICAO Call sign AM AMX AEROMEXICO
Founded	14 September 1934; 90 years ago (as Aeronaves de Mexico S.A. de C.V.)
Commenced operations	14 September 1934; 90 years ago (as Aeronaves de Mexico S.A. de C.V.) 1 October 1988; 36 years ago (as Aerovias de Mexico S.A. de C.V.)
AOC #	ASMF152F
Hubs	Mexico City
Secondary hubs	Guadalajara Monterrey
Frequent-flyer program	Aeromexico Rewards
Alliance	SkyTeam/SkyTeam Cargo
Subsidiaries	Delta Air Lines (20%) (Shared) Aeromexico Cargo Aeromexico Connect Aeromexico Contigo Aeromexico Express Aeromexico Servicios
Fleet size	123
Destinations	94
Parent company	Grupo Aeromexico
Headquarters	Torre MAPFRE, Mexico City, Mexico
Key people	Andres Conesa Labastida (CEO)
Revenue	US$ 1.3247 billion (2020)
Net income	-US$ 1.9753 billion (2020)
Employees	13,880 (2023)
Website	www.aeromexico.com

Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (lit.'Airways of Mexico, Public Limited') operating as Aeromexico (Spanish pronunciation: ; styled as AEROMEXICO), is the flag carrier of Mexico based in Mexico City. It operates scheduled services to more than 90 destinations in Mexico, North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. Its main base and hub is Mexico City International Airport, with secondary hubs in Guadalajara and Monterrey. The headquarters is in the Torre MAPFRE on Paseo de la Reforma.

Grupo Aeromexico includes Aeromexico and Aeromexico Connect (regional subsidiary). 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. Aeromexico is one of the four founding members of the SkyTeam airline alliance, along with Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air.

Aeromexico works closely with the U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines, which owns part of Aeromexico and in 2015 announced its intention to acquire up to 49% of the latter's shares. 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.

In 2016, Aeromexico 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.

History

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Timeline
1930s
1934	Established as Aeronaves de Mexico. Maiden flight is Mexico City–Acapulco in Stinson Reliant SR-5A
1940s
	Grew with help of Pan Am, 25% owner
1950s
	Takes over #2 Aerovias Guest thus adding routes to Madrid, Paris. Added DC-3s, DC-4s, pressurized Douglas DC-6s, 2 Bristol Britannia turboprops.
1958	Service begins to New York with Britannias
1959	Nationalized
1960s
1961	First jets, Douglas DC-8s
1962	Merged Aerovias Guest into Aeromexico
Late 1960s	Service to Europe re-initiated with Comet-4Cs formerly of Guest
1970s
1970	Governments nationalizes all 9 Mexican airlines into integrated system under control of Aeronaves de Mexico
1972	Commercial name changed to Aeromexico
1974	Receives first Douglas DC-10-30 and DC-9-32s
1980s
1986	Cerritos mid-air collision
1988	Privatization starts
1990s
Early 1990s	Fare wars with other private airlines
1992	Acquires Aeroperu
1993	Acquires Mexicana
1994	Mexican peso crisis
1996	Government control again: Cintra created holding Mexicana and Aeromexico
2000s
2000	Founds SkyTeam alliance with Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air
2006	Flights start to Tokyo
2007	Privatization. Banamex purchases for $249 million USD.
2008	Service to Shanghai begins
2010	Mexicana goes bankrupt
2010s
2011	Cooperation agreement with Delta Air Lines
2013	First Boeing Dreamliner 787-8s delivered
2014	Delta-Aeromexico Queretaro TechOps opens
2016	First Boeing Dreamliner 787-9s delivered named Quetzalcoatl. WiFi introduced on-board. New website, check-in kiosks and chatbot launched.
2017	Antitrust immunity with Delta Air Lines and beginning of Joint Commercial Agreement (JCA) covering all US-Mexico routes. Service to Seoul begins.
2018	Aeromexico Connect Flight 2431 plane crash on runway.

1934

The former logo of Aeromexico.

The airline was established as Aeronaves de Mexico on 15 September 1934, by Antonio Diaz Lombardo. Its first aircraft was a Stinson SR Reliant 5A (registered XB-AJI). Julio Zinser piloted the maiden flight on the Mexico City – Acapulco route on 14 September 1934.

An early Bellanca aircraft of Aeromexico, Mexico City – Acapulco ca. 1935.

Aeronaves de Mexico Bristol Britannia at New York International Airport in 1958.

1940s

When World War II began, the airline continued to grow with the help of Pan Am, which owned 40% of the new Mexican airline and upgrade the fleet with DC-2s and Boeing 247s. Aeromexico 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 Aerovias Guest (the second airline of the country at that time) that held the routes to Madrid and Paris. Aeromexico 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-6s and two Bristol Britannias (the first turboprop passenger aircraft in the fleet) and in 1958, services were inaugurated to Idlewild Airport (now JFK) using the Britannias. The Mexico City-New York route would prove profitable for "Aeronaves" and its North American competitors. The airline was nationalised in 1959.

1960s

In the early 1960s, the fleet of Aeronaves de Mexico (Aeromexico) 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-8s. The DC-8s were used on routes within Mexico and to New York City. In 1963, Aeronaves de Mexico (Aeromexico) took over Aerovias Guest airlines and they were merged under the name Aeronaves de Mexico. 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 Aerovias Guest prior to the merger.

1970s

An Aeronaves de Mexico Douglas DC-8 at Toronto International Airport in 1971.

The 1970s brought dramatic changes for Aeromexico. In 1970, under a government plan, Mexican domestic airlines were nationalized into an integrated air transport system under the control of Aeronaves de Mexico. The system included eight smaller carriers, although these were later disbanded. 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 Mexico" to its current, shortened version of Aeromexico in February 1972.

One of Aeronaves de Mexico's subsidiaries during that era was named Aeronaves del Sureste ("Southeast Air Ships"). That subsidiary had a mix of Twin-Otter and DC-9 jets aircraft.

Aeromexico, as one of the launch customers of the 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-9-32s.

First flight on April 8, 1974 and delivered to Aeromexico on May 21, 1974. The aircraft on July 27, 1981 landing at Chihuahua General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport, with bad weather conditions, overran the runway threshold, the fuselage broke and caught fire causing 30 fatalities among 66 occupants.

During this period, the airline's popularity and visibility grew dramatically. This was due in part to Aeromexico's involvement in Mexican movies. Basically, every time characters in any movie produced in Mexico had to fly somewhere, they were depicted as flying on Aeromexico aircraft.

1980s

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. Aeromexico, one of the launch customers of the 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 Aeromexico 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

An Aeromexico 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 Aereos Rutas Oriente, Aviacsa, among others, as well as constant labor problems. In April 1991, the first two 767-200ERs were introduced to the fleet to replace DC-10s in services to Europe, New York, and Tijuana, and 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 Madrid and Paris from Mexico City with Boeing 767s as well as services to Frankfurt via Paris and Rome via Madrid.

In 1992, Grupo Aeromexico was among other investors that failed to consummate the acquisition of Continental Airlines. After failing to invest in Continental, Aeromexico acquired the bankrupt Aeroperu from the Peruvian government.

In 1993, Aeromexico Group took over 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. 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 the Mexican peso crisis. As a consequence, Aeromexico had to cut capacity and flights to Frankfurt and Rome were canceled, four McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and four Boeing 767s 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 757s of Aeromexico's original renovation program were transferred to Mexicana and Aeroperu. 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 Aeromexico, were losing large amounts of money.

2000s

An Aeromexico Boeing 737-700 in 2004.

Between 2000 and 2005, Aeromexico 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, 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 737-700 instead of the Boeing 717 as a replacement for its aging DC-9 aircraft. On 29 March 2006, Aeromexico CEO Andres Conesa announced the inauguration of direct flights between Japan and Mexico City via Tijuana. This was after the purchase of two Boeing 777-200ERs, making Aeromexico the third airline in Latin America to fly regularly to Asia, after Varig and the now-defunct VASP. Since Varig's demise, Aeromexico is currently the only airline with this service. Aeromexico 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 Aeromexico announced that the airline would operate three Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Aeromexico's deliveries were scheduled to begin in early 2012. From 2006, Consorcio Aeromexico S.A. de C.V., the parent company of Aeromexico at the time, faced large debts and had no profits to pay them off, so it offered Aeromexico 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, Aeromexico's largest competitor, Mexicana de Aviacion, filed for bankruptcy and was placed in administration.

2010s

Delta/Aeromexico alliance

In 2011, Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico signed an enhanced commercial alliance, building on an original agreement from 1994. The 2011 agreement provided for codeshare on all the carriers' Mexico–US flights; Delta investing US$65 million in Aeromexico shares; and Delta gaining a seat on the Aeromexico 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.
• 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 Aeromexico to jointly sell, and share costs and profits on all Mexico–U.S. routes.
• In May 2015, Mexican regulator approved the JCA; and in the same month, the 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.
• In February 2017, Delta announced an offer to acquire additional shares of Aeromexico, up to 49%.
• 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.

Dreamliners

On 25 July 2012, Aeromexico CEO Andres 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 8s, which began delivering from 2018. The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (sourced from the 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 Aeromexico outright).

In September 2016, Aeromexico 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.

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.

2020

Bankruptcy

The COVID-19 pandemic deeply affected the global aviation industry, including Aeromexico. Aeromexico's stock dropped during first half of 2020 and rumors about bankruptcy. On June 30, Aeromexico voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. However, day-to-day operations continued as the company restructured. Existing tickets were honored and employees continued to be paid as usual.

On July 1, 2021, shareholder Delta Air Lines announced it would purchase $185 million of the Mexican airline's Chapter 11 debt.

On August 28, 2024, Aeromexico unveiled a new livery in celebration of the airline's 90th anniversary.

Corporate affairs

Headquarters

Its headquarters are in Colonia Cuauhtemoc, Cuauhtemoc Borough, Mexico City.

Subsidiaries

• Aeromexico Connect, formerly Aerolitoral, a regional airline based at Monterrey International Airport

Former subsidiaries

• 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.
• Aeromexico Contigo, Aeromexico's brand for select U.S.-Mexico flights
• Aerovias Guest
• Aeroperu, Peru's national flag carrier based in Lima International Airport
• Mexicana, from 1993 to 1995
• Aeromexpress, a cargo handler based at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City
• Aeromexico Travel, a charter airline based in Cancun International Airport

An Aeromexico Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner painted in special Quetzalcoatl livery.

Corporate Image

• 1960s–1970s – Mexico's largest airline
• 1990s – La linea aerea mas puntual del mundo.
• Before 2009 – Travel the world (Vamos por el mundo)
• 2010–2012 – A donde te lleven tus suenos.
• 2012–2013 – Nunca nos detenemos.
• 2013–present – La linea que nos une.
• 2016–present – La linea de los Mexicanos y del mundo.
• English slogan: "Mexico's Global Airline"

Technology

An Aeromexico Boeing 787-9 economy class cabin.

In 2016, Aeromexico added 2Ku WiFi service by Gogo to some 737-800 aircraft, including access to Netflix. On its Dreamliners, it added Panasonic broadband Internet, and on Embraer narrow-body aircraft, streaming entertainment via Gogo's Gogo Vision.

In July 2016, the airline launched a completely new website and new check-in kiosks at Mexico City Airport. That same year, the airline also co-sponsored the launch of startup accelerator MassChallenge in Mexico.

In August 2017, the company became the Mexico launch customers of digital agency MediaMonks and together, they released a new mobile app.

Controversies

Aeromexico has been accused of racist behavior, with allegations including removing passengers from planes because they were Indigenous. Most complaints of discrimination against the airline have been reported as being due to skin color or ethnic origin. In May 2022, Aeromexico prevented Nahuatl film maker David Cayetano from boarding a plane to Australia, where he was to present his film "Tsontiajakatl, el ultimo viento" (Tsontiajakatl, the Last Wind). Aeromexico falsely claimed that Cayetano did not have the required vaccines, leading to accusations that he was instead prevented from flying due to his indigenous ethnicity. A significant number of complaints emerged in August 2022 after a video of indigenous family being removed from a flight was shared on social media. The father of the family claimed he was removed "because of his appearance", though that cannot be heard in the video. Aeromexico did not comment on the incident.

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 on Facebook Messenger. 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.

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. 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.

Destinations

New destinations

In an attempt to gain more worldwide presence and strengthen its network and to make connections easier and more frequent, Aeromexico 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, Medellin, Amsterdam, Cozumel, and Austin (Texas). The airline launched service to Seoul from Mexico City (with a stop in Monterrey only on the outbound flight) on 1 July 2017.

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 Aeromexico or Delta flights, or additional frequencies, on Los Angeles–Cabo San Lucas, New York JFK–Cancun, Detroit–Leon, Atlanta–Merida, Seattle–Mexico City, Atlanta–Queretaro, Atlanta–Leon, Portland–Mexico City, Los Angeles–Leon, Atlanta–Guadalajara, and Guadalajara–Salt Lake City.

In 2023, Aeromexico resumed flights to Rome and in June 2024 to Barcelona.

Codeshare agreements

Aeromexico codeshares with the following airlines:

• Aerolineas Argentinas
• Air Europa
• Air France
• Avianca
• China Airlines
• China Eastern Airlines
• Copa Airlines
• Delta Air Lines (joint venture partner)
• El Al
• Garuda Indonesia
• Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes
• ITA Airways
• Japan Airlines
• Kenya Airways
• KLM
• Korean Air
• LATAM
• Middle East Airlines
• Saudia
• Scandinavian Airlines
• TAROM
• Vietnam Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic
• WestJet
• XiamenAir

Fleet

For the fleet of the airline's subsidiary, see Aeromexico Connect § Fleet. 

Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 in its new livery.

Aeromexico Boeing 787-8.

Current fleet

As of May 2025, Aeromexico operates an all-Boeing mainline fleet composed of the following aircraft:

Aircraft	In fleet	Orders	Passengers				Notes
			J	Y+	Y	Total
Boeing 737-800	34	—	16	18	126	160
Boeing 737 MAX 8	42	3	16	18	132	166
Boeing 737 MAX 9	26	4	16	18	147	181
Boeing 787-8	8	—	32	9	202	243
Boeing 787-9	14	2	36	27	211	274	One aircraft (XA-ADL) in Quetzalcoatl special livery.
Total	124	9

Not included are the fleets of subsidiary brand Aeromexico Connect.

Former fleet

Aeromexico also formerly operated the following aircraft types:

• Avro Anson
• Bellanca Pacemaker
• Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing
• 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 SR
• Travel Air

Accidents, incidents and hijackings

Aeronaves de Mexico

• 26 March 1954 near Monterrey, Mexico – XA-GUN a Douglas DC-3
• 2 June 1958 near Guadalajara, Mexico – XA-MEV, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation operating as Flight 111, crashed into La Latilla Mountain, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from 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 – oceanographer Townsend Cromwell and fisheries scientist Bell M. Shimada – were among the dead. It was the deadliest aviation accident in Mexican history at the time.
• 19 January 1961 in New York City (Idlewild), USA – Flight 401 a Douglas DC-8-21
• 13 August 1966 near Acapulco, Mexico – XA-PEI a Douglas DC-8-51
• 24 December 1966 Lake Texcoco, Mexico – XA-NUS a Douglas DC-8-51
• 12 June 1967 near La Paz, BCS, Mexico – XA-FUW a Douglas DC-3A

Aerovias de Mexico (Aeromexico)

• On 20 June 1973, Douglas DC-9-15 XA-SOC near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Aeromexico Flight 229, a daily service from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport, crashed into the side of a mountain while on approach, killing all 27 people on board.
• On 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.
• On 11 November 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.
• 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.
• On 8 November 1981, XA-DEO, a Douglas DC-9-32 flying from Acapulco to Guadalajara crashed in the mountains of the state of Guerrero.
• On 31 August 1986, Aeromexico Flight 498, operated with a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, was on its final approach into Los Angeles International Airport, United States, when it collided with a Piper PA-28 Archer over Cerritos, California. The resulting crash killed all 67 people on both aircraft and 15 people on the ground in Cerritos.
• On 6 October 2000, Aeromexico 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.
• On 9 September 2009, Aeromexico Flight 576 was hijacked between Cancun and Mexico City. The hijacking ended in Mexico City with no casualties.
• On 20 May 2017, Aeromexico Flight 642, a Boeing 737-800, collided with a utility truck at Los Angeles International Airport, injuring 8 people, two of them seriously.
• On 31 July 2018, Aeromexico 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. 
• On 5 January 2023, Aeromexico Connect Flight 165 operated with an Embraer 190, registration code XA-ALW, aborted takeoff from Culiacan 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.