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Photo ID: 0535692
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N230RX (cn 230) "Cuitlahuac". Wears orange tail livery rolling runway 25L to MEX. First flight was July 2, 1991. Delivery date was December 1, 1991. Other serials - F-WWDI with Airbus Industrie, SX-BSJ with Ambassador Awys, A4O-MA with Oman Air, D-AFRO with Fly FTI and Pegasus, G-BYFS with Airtours Intl Awys, C-GTDO with Skyservice Airlines, G-SSAS with My Travel Awys, Airtours Intl Awys, and My Travel Lite, N230RX with ORIX Aviation and Wilmington Trust Corp Trustee, and also UR-DAB with Donbassaero and Volito Aviation. |
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Photo ID: 1022095
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Photo ID: 0802585
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Photo ID: 1571065
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Photo ID: 0745311
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Views: 4026
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F-OHMK (cn 296) "Tepic". Seen over the numbers landing runway 25L from ACA, wearing grayish/silver tail logo. Green tail logo applied shortly after. First flight was February 4, 1992. Delivery date was March 25, 1992. Other serials - F-WWIH with Airbus Industrie, XA-RJY with Mexicana - re-serialled to F-OHMK from XA-RJY, and Mexibus Lease, and also XA-MXW with Mexicana - ceased operations on August 28, 2010. Great memories of Mexicana DC-10 and 727 aircraft at LAX. |
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Photo ID: 2168441
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N247RX (cn 247) Aztlan means "Land of cranes". Mythological northamerican land from where according to the tradition, the Aztecs came. |
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Photo ID: 2162296
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Views: 1114
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XA-RYQ (cn 259) Teotitlan del Valle is a town in the State of Oaxaca, its name means in Nahuatl "Among the houses of the Gods". The main interest of this town is the making of sarapes, rugs and tapestry out of wool. |
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Photo ID: 2094536
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Views: 1365
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XA-RJW (cn 275) Huajicori is a small town in the State of Nayarit, hence the same design as Huichol |
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Photo ID: 0494206
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Views: 3130
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XA-RYS (cn 260) "Tecpantla". Seen lifting off runway 24L to MEX. First flight was October 16, 1991. Delivery date was December 16, 1991. Other serials - F-OHMG with Mexicana and AIFS - Alpha Investment & Financial Services, F-WWBL with Airbus Industrie, XA-RYS with Mexibus, and also XA-MXT with Mexicana. Mexicana ceased operations on August 28, 2010. |
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Photo ID: 0967067
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XA-RZU (cn 252) "Tlapa". Seen using taxiway Echo to gate after clearing runway 24L from PVR. Nice colored tail. First flight was September 25, 1991. Delivery date was December 6, 1991. Other serials - F-WWBD with Airbus Industrie, and F-OHME and XA-MXR with Mexicana - named "Nueva York", and also XA-RZU with Mexibus. Wears FN RZU with Mexicana. Mexicana ceased operations on August 28, 2010. |
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Photo ID: 2081414
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Views: 1771
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XA-HOH (cn 21577/1379) It had the same tail design as Temoaya but with a pink colour variation. It was named after the capital of the State of Mexico |
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Photo ID: 1206074
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Photo ID: 1596269
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XA-MEL (cn 22413/1728) You might want to tighten those seatbelts folks...those clouds don't look too friendly! |
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Photo ID: 0494209
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XA-MEL (cn 22413/1728) "Metztitlan". Has also carried names "Patzcuaro" and "Manzanillo". Seen using taxiway Echo eastbound clear of runway 24L to the gate. First flight was March 9, 1981. Delivery date was March 27, 1981. Other serials - XA-FPA with PFP - Policia Federal Preventiva - delivered during January 2003. |
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Photo ID: 1241003
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Photo ID: 2058694
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XA-MEH (cn 22409/1676) Wearing the Olinala lacquer work tail design and named after the State of Guerrero |
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Photo ID: 2126650
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Views: 1424
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XA-MEE (cn 22157/1619) Temoaya a town located 11 miles fromToluca . It is known for its large ethnic Otomi population, the Centro Ceremonial Otomí and its tradition of making Persian style rugs using Mexican designs. This is what we can see in this tail design. The name “Temoaya” comes from the Nahuatl phrase “Temoayan” which means “place of descending.” |
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Photo ID: 2117885
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Views: 1697
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XA-MXB (cn 22662/1776) Azcapotzalco The design chosen for this aircraft belongs to a carved stela in the ruins of Azcapotzalco. During the 13th century the Teponecas tribe turned it into their capital. The design represents the God Quetzalcoatl "The feathered serpent" |
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Photo ID: 2118764
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N1279E (cn 21971/1540) Olinala a small village in Guerrero has preserved the art of lacquered by decorating wooden objects with popular drawings like rabbits, frets or flowers. This is what we can see in this tail design. N1279E was the first aircraft taken to the paint shop for the new image of Mexicana |
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Photo ID: 0445072
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XA-MEB (cn 21837/1545) A smart 727 lining up on runway 12 bound back to Mexico (Kodachrome 64 original) |
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Photo ID: 2059557
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XA-HOV (cn 21637/1429) Representation of the Aztec God Quetzalcoatl which might be one of the most attractive tail designs. Baptized Atzacualco a district of ancient Tenochtitlan meaning in Nahuatl, "where the water is kept" |
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Photo ID: 0161198
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Photo ID: 2156818
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XA-MEF (cn 22158/1642) Tula the ancient capital city of the Toltecs. It was a precinct containing pyramids, ball courts, and vast colonnaded halls. Distinctive Toltec features here include terraced pyramids colonnaded buildings, and relief sculptures such as Atlantean figures. Human figures known as “atlantes” served as main pillars in the temple that stood atop the main pyramid. |
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Photo ID: 1661004
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Photo ID: 0351077
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Photo ID: 2111336
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XA-MEC (cn 21838/1547) Nayarit is a State of Mexico. It is precisely here where the Huicholes live. One of the most famous textiles of Nayarit are made by this ethnic group. A colourful embroidery is represented on the tail fin . XA-MEC made its first flight with this livery on January 27, 1991 |
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Photo ID: 2086046
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N1280E (cn 21972/1637) Wearing an unfinished purple livery. 3 years later, it was painted all white with a large black logo |
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Photo ID: 2106938
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XA-SHG (cn 11410) Chimalpopoca was King of the Aztecs between 1414-1428. He succeeded Huitzilihuitl. His name means "Smoking shield" |
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Photo ID: 2095059
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XA-SHJ (cn 11319) Tetlepanquetzal was a Mexican King, He was the fourth Tepanec King of Tlacopan, and reigned after 1503 as a tributary of the Mexican emperor Moctezuma II |
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Photo ID: 2129974
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XA-SHI (cn 11309) Nezahualcoyotl meaning "Coyote who Fasts" was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico. |
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Photo ID: 2073883
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N10045 (cn 48259/357) Taken to the terminal building for its next flight to JFK |
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Photo ID: 0170244
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Photo ID: 1052450
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Photo ID: 2089204
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N1003W (cn 48289/365) After returning from Aeroperu, this DC10 operated in a navy blue tail fin colour scheme |
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