The Mexican government is planning to reduce the operations in the AICM from 62 to 48-50 per hour to encourage flights from NLU. Same as previous links but in English.
https://simpleflying.com/mexico-city-ne ... ncouraged/
I'm only familiar with the Canadian border here in DTW with most Canadians driving to cross the border. It is not safe to drive in Northern Mexico to the Texas border? It's safe on the US side and safe enough on the Mexican side. But driving through the desert from Monterey to the boarder is a lot ...
Jump to postIt will be interesting to see what the DOJ thinks, but I don't this should be approved. This an Allegiant's business move to outsource extra capacity on the winter. Viva adds a ton of cheap labor and new frames to Allegiant but Allegiant doesn't add anything to Viva.
Jump to postMexico's pragmatic response to COVID generally and maintaining tourism particularly has paid off for their carriers and tourist industry generally. Volaris and VivaAerobus have benefitted from this, as both have solid operations at TIJ that attract both Americans who live locally and Mexicans on th...
Jump to postI think there are two different scenarios happening here. Volaris is taking some extra planes from the Indigo order, like the XA-VRW that came out of the assembly line with the Jet Smart livery. And also, Volaris is taking cheap new leases, like XA-VRY that came out of the assembly line with the Vie...
Jump to postIf MEX is to be closed, then airlines will have to decide whether to use NLU or TLC for their 100% operations for Mexico City, much in a way has happened in Beijing with the new Daxing airport. Maybe this is the solution. MEX is not going to be closed, it doesn't make any sense. The connectivity of...
Jump to postIf MEX is to be closed, then airlines will have to decide whether to use NLU or TLC for their 100% operations for Mexico City, much in a way has happened in Beijing with the new Daxing airport. Maybe this is the solution. MEX is not going to be closed, it doesn't make any sense. The connectivity of...
Jump to postI saw all ticket counter and gate signage has been removed from the SAT airport. They stopped flying international on March 24, 2020, it was a matter of time this happens. Also with the pending litigation with the ORD airport, I don't think they will fly to the US if they manage to survive (doubtfu...
Jump to postInterjet workers went on strike today. They're owed 4 months of pay, including the Christmas bonus (required by law in Mexico), and 6 months of other kinds of job perks like food vouchers, and saving funds. https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-interjet/workers-at-mexicos-interjet-to-strike-after-w...
Jump to postToday was the first Aeromexico 737 MAX 8 revenue flight. It flew MEX-CUN and CUN-MEX.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... k#26587ced
This morning was the first test flight of an Aeromexico 737 MAX 8
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... k#26510f87
Restart tomorrow, November 03rd, yeah right... But I don't understand why the write NEXT/"EL PROXIMO" Tuesday and not THIS Tuesday or just tomorrow? Maybe it's just different in Spanish language? https://www.interjet.com/es-mx/informacion/aviso-importante Translated by google: Airlines ha...
Jump to postSome Interjet itineraries have been operated with ATR72 from Aeromar. I don't really understand if their agreement goes deeper than a simple codeshare that was reported earlier. https://simpleflying.com/interjet-aeromar-mexico-codeshare/ Since Monday ATR are making the run MEX-MTY-CUU-TIJ route with...
Jump to postTo others: Have employees been paid? Lightsaber According to EnElAire, a website of aviation-related news from Mexico, the employees were paid their wages yesterday and they will receive their "pantry vouchers" of "food stamps" on September 15. http://enelaire.mx/ante-incumplimi...
Jump to postNice to see the aero Mexico fan boys out here with fake news. Interjet has LOTS of problems. They are small though they are easier to solve. Aero Mexico has even larger problems and they are much more complex and harder to solve. Aero Mexico is in a terrible place right now. No one is saying that i...
Jump to postStarting today Aug. 1st, 4O will increase their frequencies to TIJ,GDL and CUN among others, and increase them throughout the month, and all this will be with SSJs. It is expected XA-BVM and XA-NGO to come back soon, besides of course XA-MRM which will probably be available next week. From there on...
Jump to postDoes anyone have any update on this subject? A220 has been one of the Delta workhorses during the pandemic
Jump to postBen Bearup from Airways Magazine reports several arrivals from Tokyo repatriating LDS missionaries. What a line up of Delta widebodies A333, A339, A359, 772 and 77L. https://twitter.com/TheAviationBeat/status/1241859079955505152 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETv4P6mWkAM6CBl?format=jpg&name=900x900
Jump to postIs this the first time we receive the Delta A359 at SLC?
https://www.flightradar24.com/DAL8874/24409abe
4O GDL-LAS JUN 1.0>0.4[1.0] JUL 1.0>0.5[1.0] AUG 1.0>0.4[1.0] SEP 1.0>0.4[0.9] OCT 1.0>0.4[0.9] NOV 1.0>0.4[1.0] DEC 1.0>0.4[1.0] 4O GDL-LAX JUN 1.0>0.6[2] JUL 1.0>0.6[2] AUG 1.0>0.6[2] SEP 1.0>0.6[1.5] OCT 1.0>0.5[1.6] NOV 1.0>0.6[1.0] DEC 1.0>0.5[1.0] 4O GDL-ORD JUN 1.0>0.6[1.0] JUL 1.0>0.6[1.0] ...
Jump to postAre the Y4 MLM-PDX,SEA,SMF flights vacation charters? I don't see them on the Volaris site or in OAG yet. They're not vacation charters. Usually, Volaris puts flights in the system 120 days before the starting date, they should be up soon. It's interesting Y4 seems to be doing well and AM I guess i...
Jump to postYesterday, we had a Delta 772 doing LAX-SLC substituting the usual 752. How often are Delta 772 seen in SLC? If I'm not mistaken DL only has regular widebody flights with A332 and 763, right?
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 4#24038839
I don't think is such a big deal yet. the airline claims that the 2xA320 are undergoing D-checks before returning to the lessors, lately Interjet has been receiving brand new A320NEO and getting rid of old A320CEO The company says the jets are undergoing “major maintenance” and that two of them will...
Jump to postSatellite image of SLC airport. It looks like the North terminal structure is now complete. It's scheduled to open in the fall of 2020 
Again, this happens at airports all over the world. My parents waited an hour for a stand at LHR. The point is, although it's important to us on an aviation forum, a slightly bigger airport will not substantially help most Mexicans. It is already the 15th busiest airport in the world by departures....
Jump to postI don't remember where I read it but AM wanted to fly daily to PVG but never received slots from the Chinese government, and the three times weekly flight wasn't profitable enough
Jump to postBuildingMyBento wrote:More important issue? CDMX has no water.
That's what I've been saying, but some people around here tell me that the rail will be pointless, as MEX is much better than TLC in so many ways. My regret is that, having TLC showing decreasing trend in incoming transit since 2011, it's only until 2022 (11yrs later) that the rail will be ready. A...
Jump to postOk, then is not the best for cargo, definetly not the best for commercial aviation, and using it only for GA is like having a Ferrari to take the kids to school, given its size and technology, that besides the point that was needed due to altitude and such, still is costly to mantain. What would yo...
Jump to postThis entire thread seems rather odd. The OPer asked what TLC is about. It’s Mexico’s 5th busiest airport with nearly 300 daily movements. It’s base for much of the countries corporate and GA fleet along with use by freight operators like FedEx and UPS. The fact that commercial air service has large...
Jump to postI think MEX-JFK should be predominantly 787 service. Not sure if adding other cross-border Dreamliner routes would be a good idea. It'd be interesting to read pros and cons. MEX-BOG and MEX-LIM get some widebody service from AV and LA, so AM would be wise to convert those routes from narrow- to wid...
Jump to postFor me they look pretty much the same... It would be interesting to see SJO and SAL in that map, who were picked also as secondary hubs. They could look similar but for sure they're not the same. MGA +3000nm, leaves out all the biggest population centers in South America, including Sao Paolo, Rio d...
Jump to postThis map is depicting 3000nm from MGA and PTY. As you can see PTY is better located and as in real life is a real north-south hub.
:sarcastic: They own 49% of AM. Might they have an influence? Of course. Do they hold ultimate control? No. This continued assertion in here (not just by you) that Delta controls all of their partners regardless of stake is ludicrous. Even though Delta only owns 49% they’re the biggest shareholder....
Jump to postOk, the situation that you are depicting is like having four Cars, but only having enough money to mantain one. You can hold the other three cars in order to see if one day you wake up rich and all of the sudden you can afford to have all four. Problem is, if you wait long enough, cars will depreci...
Jump to postnow that DL calls the shots. :sarcastic: They own 49% of AM. Might they have an influence? Of course. Do they hold ultimate control? No. This continued assertion in here (not just by you) that Delta controls all of their partners regardless of stake is ludicrous. Even though Delta only owns 49% the...
Jump to postThat all makes lots of sense. Except for one thing. TLC did manage to handle an excess of 4 M tourists in 2008, so it worked at a +70% LF, showing that it can be work at higher rates than present when proper conditions are given, and not the lame 270k that it got from Jan to Nov 2019 (4.5% yield). ...
Jump to postNicaragua is the second to last economy of Central America and has been having political issues for the past 70 years. It is hard to envision a hub in its capital.
Jump to postIt was conceived as a way to relieve MEX, Mexico's and Latin America's busiest airport by passenger traffic and aircraft movements. This is just plainly wrong. Toluca is a medium-sized city in Mexico and the capital of a state. The airport was built to serve Toluca and later they have tried to use ...
Jump to postAccording to a Mexican news outlet, Viva Aerobus (VB) is going to fly BNA-SJD next summer from May 30 to August 2. Not an usual destination for the Mexican ULLC but it seems it has an agreement with Vacation Express. https://www.transponder1200.com/anuncia-viva-aerobus-su-primera-nueva-ruta-del-2020...
Jump to postNice rebound by Volaris from a lackluster September. Is there any way to get the individual LF of DGO and GDL?
Jump to postAeromexico is in a tough spot. The competition in Mexico is really hard with the ULCCs (Viva and Volaris) driving down the prices and with Interjet wandering around, all three are A320 users. It had to retreat in the MEX-LAX and MEX-JFK where Delta took up most of the flying and it leased three Tran...
Jump to postDocket is here https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=DOT-OST-2015-0070 Thanks for the docket, I'm surprised they only objected to the possible slot award to United bu,t they didn't request any slot. Viva has only a marginal presence in the MEX to USA market with one daily flight to JFK and other to ...
Jump to postI read on a Mexican Airlines forum that Viva Aerobus filed a motion opposing the request made by United Airlines. It will be interesting to see the Viva arguments and the DOT rulling
Jump to postBloomberg is reporting that United is ordering 50 A321 XLR with deliveries starting in 2024
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... s-a321-jet
As far as I know, the capacity from PVG will go to BCN making the route daily. Regarding GDL-CDG I don’t think it’s going to happen, AM doesn’t have enough widebodies and recently they increased capacity in MEX-CDG. I think the only one that can make GDL-Europe work is IB/UX. Yes the capacity of PV...
Jump to postIs it still on the plan to build a second runway in Gatwick?
I was looking at this plan and it looks pretty cool
https://www.gatwickairport.com/globalas ... _final.pdf
I wonder what would happen now that UX is gone. They urgently need another partner unless AF/KL JV goes through. Thoughts? Saludos, Alex Did UX and AM cooperate much? I know UX was/is tight with AR but unaware how their relationship is with AM. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk AM has codeshare ag...
Jump to postThe meet and greet area for missionaries also would be a feature in the new SLC terminal. I think is more of trying to adapt to the necessities of the passenger than to please the Church. Provo airport could be a good alternative for low-cost airlines trying to serve the SLC valley but unless the Ch...
Jump to postOne of the biggest losers in this transaction will be Aeromexico, which will lose the ability to funnel passengers to Spanish destinations other than Madrid. Some arrangements can be made to connect some pax via CDG or AMS, but for sure Iberia will have a big advantage
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