A number of days in the past, Mexicana de Aviación, Mexico’s authorities owned airline, positioned its first “contemporary” plane order. Now the airline — or extra precisely, Mexico’s outgoing president — has revealed enlargement 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 quick discover. Right here’s what the supply timeline is anticipated to appear like:
- 5 Embraer E195-E2s will likely be delivered within the second quarter of 2025
- Seven Embraer E190-E2s will likely be delivered in 2026
- Three Embraer E190-E2s and 5 Embraer E195-E2s will likely be delivered in 2027
For these not aware of the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2, these are the newest 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 will likely be in a single cabin format (so there’s no premium cabin), and will likely 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 provider, in late 2023 we noticed Mexicana make a comeback, and it will probably solely be described as one of many extra uncommon airline startups that we’ve seen.
Mexicana was once 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has a good bit of aviation competitors these days, the federal government determined to launch an airline with the outdated Mexicana title, and have the navy run it.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 essential objectives 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 be run by the navy.
Up to now, Mexicana has launched operations with a handful of planes, together with three Boeing 737-800s and two Embraer E145s.
Mexicana plans worldwide route enlargement
At present, Mexicana solely operates home flights. Nonetheless, at a press convention concerning the plane order, Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, outlined future enlargement plans for the airline.
Now, it’s price emphasizing that Mexico not too long ago elected a brand new chief, so one has to surprise how the provider’s technique will shift. Essentially the most fascinating tidbit that was revealed was Mexicana’s plan to broaden internationally.
Whereas precise particulars stay to be seen (regulatory permission hasn’t been sought but), @IshrionA has the rundown of what’s deliberate:
- Mexicana desires to fly from Mexico Metropolis’s Felipe Angeles Worldwide Airport (NLU) to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami, New York, and San Francisco
- Mexicana desires to fly from Tijuana (TIJ) to Portland
- Exterior of the USA, Mexicana desires 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 type of a partnership? These are all markets which can be already very properly 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 will likely be taking supply of 20 E2 jets, together with 10 E190-E2s and 10 E195-E2s. The Embraer E2 jets are incredible planes, with nice passenger consolation and gas economic system, they usually’re additionally accessible on pretty quick discover, so this looks as if a smart order (properly, assuming you’re going to position an plane order).
That being stated, I can’t precisely wrap my head round what Mexicana’s technique is. The airline desires to broaden internationally in seemingly random markets, a lot of that are already properly served.
What do you make of Mexicana’s Embraer order, and worldwide enlargement plans?
