Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican heritage and culture, and it is an important day for Mexicans and Mexican Americans alike. This holiday is widely celebrated in some parts of Mexico and the United States, and airlines have taken notice of the festivities over the years. Just as airlines recently celebrated Easter, they also commemorate Cinco de Mayo in unique ways.

On Monday, an Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 and a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 had a ground collision while taxiing at Mexico City International Airport (MEX). Delta’s plane was incoming as DL625 from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), while Aeromexico’s was operating the domestic service AM117 to Ciudad Juárez.

On Monday, two Mexican airlines and a chamber representing several companies in the aeronautical industry urged the country's deputies and senators to block the current law reform, which would introduce cabotage, allowing foreign carriers to operate domestic services. This – they say – could jeopardize the future of many firms, leading to the loss of jobs and revenue, which would go to non-Mexican hands.

Several US and Canadian air carriers have decided to cancel select flights to Mexico following civil unrest in the state of Sinaloa. The decision to cancel flights comes after an Aeromexico flight and two Mexican Air Force planes were shot at last week. The airlines have stated that flights will be resumed once the threat to public safety has been neutralized.

A day after the clashes between the Mexican army and the Sinaloa drug cartel, three regional airports in the State of Sinaloa have reopened. On Thursday, two planes, including an Aeromexico Embraer E190, were shot at by members of the drug cartel.

At least two planes, including an Aeromexico Embraer E190 operating a commercial flight with passengers onboard, were shot at while on the runway of Culiacan International Airport (CUL) in Mexico. The shots were fired by people linked to the Sinaloa Cartel following the arrest of local drug lord Ovidio Guzmán, son of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, on Thursday.

Argentinian filmmaker and commercial airline pilot Enrique Piñeyro has been flying Ukrainian refugees to safety, using a Boeing 787 belonging to his charitable organization, Solidaire.In March 2022 he began flying refugees escaping the conflict from Warsaw, Poland, to new homes, initially in Italy and Spain. Since then, the missions have expanded and now he regularly operates humanitarian flights to and from other destinations worldwide, including his home country of Argentina.Piñeyro previously made a number of films and documentaries, including Whiskey Romeo Zulu, but today, he dedicates most of his time to the NGO that he established, Solidaire, and to flying the organization’s Boeing 787-8 on crucial missions across the world.In an interview with the magazine Robb Report earlier this year, Piñeyro spoke about the scale and importance of his work, saying,

Now, in 2022, the Aeromexico fleet stands at over 100 aircraft - or 103 to be precise (at least at the time of this article's publication). While many full-service airlines around the world operate a mix of both Airbus and Boeing jets in their mainline fleets, Aeromexico seems to be one of the few non-budget airlines to be all-Boeing. This is demonstrated by its two-type fleet of Boeing 737s and 787s. Today, let's see what else makes the Aeromexico fleet special.Before we fully jump in, we should note that this article's focus is on the mainline fleet of Aeromexico. This means that we won't be discussing the airline's regional subsidiary, Aeromexico Connect, which has a total of 43 Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft. While flying under the brand Aeromexico Connect, the technical and legal name for this regional operator is Aerolitoral.

The Mexican carrier Aeromexico has decided to increase its long-haul connectivity to Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD). Aeromexico will add new capacity this winter season on its routes from Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) and Monterrey International Airport (MTY).

Earlier this week, an Aeromexico Boeing 737-800, registration N957AM, departing from Guadalajara International Airport (GDL), suffered a bird strike. This incident forced the airplane to return to the airport, and it has been grounded since that day.

This week, Canada's WestJet joined the growing list of sustainable aviation fuel debutants with its first SAF flight from Los Angeles to Calgary on June 6.

Five years ago, Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico launched their Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA), beginning a transborder alliance that has flown more than 28 million customers in over 250,000 flights. What’s next for this alliance? Let’s investigate further.Delta and Aeromexico’s JCAThis month marks the fifth anniversary of Delta and Aeromexico’s implementation of their JCA, a transborder alliance that connects the carrier’s networks between the United States and Mexico.According to both airlines, they have flown over 365 million miles (around 14,663 trips around the world) and operated more than 250,000 flights.Currently, Delta and Aeromexico offer 43 routes between Mexico and the United States. Los Angeles International Airport is their main gateway to the US, with 35 weekly flights to Mexico City, followed by New York, with 28 weekly flights.Perry Cantarutti, Senior Vice President - Alliances for Delta, said,

Earlier this week, Aeromexico received its 12th Boeing 737 MAX in the last year, increasing its overall MAX fleet to 36 units. The Mexican flag carrier has been heavily receiving new jetliners in the last few months as it adds capacity to the Mexican market.

The Mexican carrier Aeromexico operated the first commercial flight from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (IATA code, NLU), the new airport poised to serve Mexico City and alleviate the saturation levels at Mexico City International Airport (MEX).

The growth is mainly because of many new routes between Europe and Cancún, while Aeroméxico launched two additional routes to Madrid. Aeroméxico is comfortably the largest airline between Europe and Mexico. It’ll resume Mexico City to London Heathrow on April 1st, while in early March Madrid will increase to double-daily and Amsterdam and Paris will again be once-daily.