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MexicanaClick, formerly Click Mexicana, was Mexicana's regional operator, serving most of Mexicana's domestic routes between more than 25 Mexican cities. It was founded as a low-cost carrier, but changed its market to regional operations after its acquisition by Mexicana. Its main base was Mexico City International Airport. [1]
The passenger terminal facilitates domestic and international flights, functioning as a focus city for Viva and Aeroméxico Connect. It is the main hub for Mexicana, a state-owned airline. Apart from civilian operations, the airport accommodates the Mexican Air Force, general aviation, and charter flight services.
A Mexicana Airbus A319-100 landing at Vancouver International Airport (2008). A Mexicana Airbus A320-200 at Mexico City International Airport (2006).. Mexicana was Mexico's first airline, and North America's oldest airline and the world's fourth oldest airline operating under the same name, after the Netherlands's KLM, Colombia's Avianca, and Australia's Qantas.
On 18 May 2023, [4] the Official Journal of the Federation [5] listed the creation of the company Aerolínea del Estado Mexicano, S.A. de C.V, that will "promote, operate and provide the public service of national and international regular air transport of passengers, cargo, mail or a combination of these, on its own account or through public or private persons.” [6]
This hub connected cities across Mexico and also offered flights to U.S. cities such as Los Angeles and Phoenix. However, it was eventually downsized to a focus city and ultimately closed in 2017. [4] [5] From 1988 to 1999, the airport served as the headquarters and hub for the regional airline Aviación del Noroeste.
The Fresno airport is currently served by Aeroméxico and Volaris airlines to provide international direct flights to three destinations in México: Guadalajara, León, and Morelia.
In 1993, Aeroméxico Group took over Mexicana, the second-largest airline in the Mexican market under the same management. [19] 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. [20]
Mexicana reinaugurated its Tijuana flights in 1978, operating a daily flight from Mexico City with a stop in La Paz, using Boeing 727 equipment. [citation needed] In 1983, Aero California launched the Tijuana-Los Mochis-Guadalajara route with McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jets.