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Just a few days in the past, Mexicana de Aviación, Mexico’s authorities owned airline, positioned its first “recent” plane order. Now the airline — or extra precisely, Mexico’s outgoing president — has revealed growth plans for the airline, together with flights to the USA.
Mexicana picks up new Embraer E2 jets
Mexicana has positioned an order for 20 Embraer jets, comprised of 10 E190-E2s and 10 E195-E2s. The airline has been in a position to get these on pretty brief discover. Right here’s what the supply timeline is predicted to appear to be:
- 5 Embraer E195-E2s can be delivered within the second quarter of 2025
- Seven Embraer E190-E2s can be delivered in 2026
- Three Embraer E190-E2s and 5 Embraer E195-E2s can be delivered in 2027
For these not accustomed to the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2, these are the most recent era jets from the Brazilian plane producer’s lineup. The planes have spectacular vary, economics, and passenger expertise.
Mexicana plans to configure its E190-E2s with 108 seats, and its E195-E2s with 132 seats. The planes can be in a single cabin format (so there’s no premium cabin), and can be in a 2-2 configuration.
Mexicana would be the first airline in Mexico to function Embraer’s E2 jets. These jets will enable Mexicana to fly wherever inside Mexico, in addition to to most locations in the USA, the Caribbean, and even many factors in South America.
For context on this service, in late 2023 we noticed Mexicana make a comeback, and it may well solely be described as one of many extra uncommon airline startups that we’ve seen.
Mexicana was Mexico’s largest airline again within the day, however the firm liquidated in 2010, after being privatized in 2005. So whereas I’d say Mexico has a good bit of aviation competitors these days, the federal government determined to launch an airline with the outdated Mexicana title, and have the navy run it.
It looks as if one of many foremost targets of the brand new airline was bringing extra flights to Felipe Angeles Worldwide Airport (NLU), which is Mexico Metropolis’s new second airport, because it hasn’t gained as a lot traction with airways as the federal government had hoped. That airport can also be run by the navy.
To date, Mexicana has launched operations with a handful of planes, together with three Boeing 737-800s and two Embraer E145s.
Mexicana plans worldwide route growth
At the moment, Mexicana completely operates home flights. Nonetheless, at a press convention in regards to the plane order, Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, outlined future growth plans for the airline.
Now, it’s value emphasizing that Mexico not too long ago elected a brand new chief, so one has to surprise how the service’s technique will shift. Probably the most attention-grabbing tidbit that was revealed was Mexicana’s plan to develop internationally.
Whereas actual particulars stay to be seen (regulatory permission hasn’t been sought but), @IshrionA has the rundown of what’s deliberate:
- Mexicana needs to fly from Mexico Metropolis’s Felipe Angeles Worldwide Airport (NLU) to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami, New York, and San Francisco
- Mexicana needs to fly from Tijuana (TIJ) to Portland
- Outdoors of the USA, Mexicana needs to fly to Bogota, Caracas, Havana, Lima, Montreal, Ottawa, Punta Cana, San Jose, and Vancouver
Mexicana’s plans are… weird? Like, the airline is planning one worldwide route from Tijuana to the USA, and it’s to Portland? And the way precisely will Mexicana make the opposite routes work with none kind of a partnership? These are all markets which can be already very nicely served by present airways, besides to Mexico Metropolis’s Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez (MEX).
I don’t know what to make of this airline, aside from to surprise if the nation’s new administration will simply drop this airline startup.
Backside line
Mexico’s authorities owned airline, Mexicana, has positioned an plane order with Embraer. The airline can be taking supply of 20 E2 jets, together with 10 E190-E2s and 10 E195-E2s. The Embraer E2 jets are unbelievable planes, with nice passenger consolation and gasoline economic system, they usually’re additionally out there on pretty brief discover, so this looks as if a wise order (nicely, assuming you’re going to put an plane order).
That being stated, I can’t precisely wrap my head round what Mexicana’s technique is. The airline needs to develop internationally in seemingly random markets, a lot of that are already nicely served.
What do you make of Mexicana’s Embraer order, and worldwide growth plans?