MXA - Mexicana

[dh16dh]

Airline Name
Mexicana

IATA: XN / ICAO: MXA / Callsign: MEXICANA

Country of Origin
Mexico

Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
Current
B738 (Boeing 737-800)
E295 (Embraer E195-E2)
Future
E290 (Embraer E190-E2)

Why should this airline be added?
While the airline doesn’t operate to any playable airport, it carries the name and logo of the long defunct international airline. In addition, it is one of a rare handful of Embraer E2 operators, and could offer contracts to the current US airports.

[Hirohitoswaifu]

Hang on, when did Mexicana come back to life? If so, we should get Mexicanas old fleet in game prior to their bankruptcy such as the B762 and A318.

[dh16dh]

It’s an initiative by the Mexican government (specifically the ministry of defense) since they owned the Mexicana brand and so they decided to restart it in 2023. It seems to primarily be focused at serving underserved markets that the private players (Aeromexico, Viva, Volaris) don’t operate to. From what I’ve heard though, it’s been pretty rough and there’s a lot of uncertainty around their business model so who knows how long it’ll keep flying. It’s nice to see the brand back, but I think the former and current should be considered as two separate entities.