AeroMexico (Mexico City) has announced that it will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in the first half of August of this year. This will make AeroMexico the first Mexican carrier to operate the airline industry’s most current and equipped aircraft to serve all of the airline’s customers.

The carrier will start to serve its commercial operations with the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in October this year. The aircraft is scheduled to first serve the Mexico City-Monterrey and Mexico City-Tijuana routes on October 1, followed by the Mexico City-New York City (JFK) route between October 2 and October 13.

On October 14, AeroMexico will fly its inaugural flight between Mexico City and Tokyo (Narita), Japan, after which it will serve that same route with the new aircraft three times a week.

AeroMexico will take delivery of its second and third Dreamliners in September will allow it to start serving the Mexico City-Paris (CDG) route with daily service with this new jet airliner, plus weekly flights to New York.

Image: Boeing.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) has announced the launch of its new Aeromexico Contigo (Aeromexico with You) product which will offer a host of benefits to passengers  traveling frequently between Mexico and the United States.

The use of the Boeing 737-800 airliner for the Aeromexico Contigo program optimizes operating costs, which then translates into lower pricing. Other benefits include increased legroom, personalized attention by Aeromexico Call Center agents and at participating airport check-in counters.

Destinations to feature the Aeromexico Contigo product include:

It is important to note that the benefits offered through Aeromexico Contigo are in addition to Aeromexico’s existing baggage policy for travel between Mexico to the US, which includes free check in of passengers’ first bag weighing 55 lbs (25 Kg) and one carry-on bag weighing 22 lbs (10 Kg) and for passengers’ traveling from the US a first bag weighing 50 lbs (23 Kg) and one carry-on bag of 22 lbs (10 Kg).

Aeromexico Contigo will begin operation in October 2013.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-852 WL EI-DRB (msn 35115) completes its final approach into Miami International Airport.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) on June 20 started serving the new Hermosillo – Puerto Penasco – Las Vegas route.

This new twice weekly flight will be operated with the following schedule:

Las Vegas – Puerto Penasco

Puerto Penasco – Hermosillo

Hermosillo – Puerto Penasco

Puerto Penasco – Las Vegas

* Times published are local to each country and are subject to changes without notice.

AeroMexico also on June 20 started to serve the Los Angeles – La Paz route with AeroMexico Connect Embraer 190 aircraft equipped with 99 passenger seats.

This new twice weekly flight will be served with the following schedule:

Los Angeles – La Paz

La Paz – Los Angeles

Copyright Photo: Tony Storck/AirlinersGallery.com. AeroMexico Connect’s Embraer ERJ 190-100LR XA-ACI (msn 19000525) approaches runway 9 at Miami International Airport.

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AeroMexico (Mexico) is adding two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners for its long-range routes. Both aircraft will be leased from ILFC. The first, the pictured 787-8 N961AM (msn 35306), completed its first flight on July 21, 2013. The new jetliner is pictured arriving back at Paine Field yesterday afternoon after the successful first flight.

In other news, AeroMexico has added its fourth daily flight between Houston (Bush Intercontinental) and Mexico City

AeroMexico Connect will operate 99-seat modern Embraer 190 aircraft as follows:

Houston – Mexico City *

Mexico City – Houston *

*Schedules are in local time and subject to change without notice.

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Boeing (Chicago), International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) and AeroMexico (Mexico City) on August 15 celebrated the first delivery of the 787 Dreamliner. AeroMexico is leasing the aircraft from ILFC.

The pictured 787-8 N961AM was delivered from Boeing’s Paine Field (PAE), Everett, Washington, delivery center on August 15.  N961AM took off for Mexico City yesterday (August 16).

N961AM is the first of nine 787-8 airplanes that AeroMexico will operate, including five on lease from ILFC. The airline will operate a total of 19 Dreamliners, including 10 787-9 models ordered in 2012.

AeroMexico’s 787 Dreamliners will be configured with 32 Clase Premier lie-flat seats and 211 seats in economy class.

AeroMexico is the second 787 customer to take delivery of an airplane leased through ILFC.

Copyright Photo: Nick Dean/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner N961AM (msn 35306) taxies off the runway at PAE.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) has  announced the start of its AeroMexico Contigo program as of October 1.

According to the carrier, “the new product will provide migrant customers residing in Mexico or in the United States, who travel frequently between the two countries, a specific Call Center and personal assistance at participating airport check-in counters, to help the passengers fill out their immigration forms, transportation of oversized packages, connections to the airline’s route network and attention on both sides of the border, as well as competitive rates for this important passenger segment.”

The carrier has configured four of its Boeing 737-800 airplanes to offer this new service, with 174 seats. The three front rows – 18 seats – will feature the AM Plus seat configuration, with more legroom and angle in the reclining backrests, among other benefits. The other 156 seats will be in Economy Class.

Some of the destinations featuring the Aeromexico Contigo product include:

In addition to this product’s unique benefits, AeroMexico will continue to provide complimentary on board beverages and entertainment services, and one piece of checked luggage weighing up to 55 pounds, with  a 22 pounds carry-on for travel between Mexico and the United States. Passengers traveling from the United States to Mexico can also check a 50 pounds piece of luggage and carry a 22 pounds bag on board.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough/AirlinersGallery.com. AeroMexico’s Boeing 737-852 EI-DRC (msn 35116) approaches the runway at Miami International Airport.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) yesterday (September 24) introduced its new Boeing 787-8 on the Mexico City-New York (JFK) route. AM is now operating its flights AM 0409 and AM 0408 from New York to Mexico City with its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with the following schedule:

The schedules are published in each country’s local time and are subject to changes without notice.

According to the airline, “the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has unique technological and structural advances in its type. The cabins are configured with 32 seats with a 180 degree “full flat bed” tilt in Clase Premier, y 211 cutting edge seats with greater space in the Economy cabin. The aircraft is also equipped with Sky Interiors Led lighting and outfitted with significantly larger windows for its kind of airplane, with pressurization features that reduce fatigue during the flight”

This new airplane is also equipped with personal entertainment systems with 16 inch Elite High Definition Panasonic screens in Clase Premier and Eco Monitor touch screens in the Economy cabin, where passengers can enjoy watching a wide variety of films and TV series. It also features the Moving Maps system that offers real time flight information the Jukebox software that allows users to program playlists with the 1,500 songs the system offers; iConnect to synchronize iPods with the entertainment system and the Seat Chat feature passengers can use to chat with each other on the same airplane, among many other advances.

The AeroMexico 787 operates with General Electric GEnx-1B engines whose structure is made of carbon fiber, plus high efficiency systems and equipment that serves to maximize operating and maintenance costs. All of this translates into significant benefits in environmental terms as this new airplane significantly reduces pollution levels with its lower carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and lower takeoff and landing noise pollution.

By operating the Boeing 787-8, AeroMexico becomes one of the first 14 carriers in the world to operate the new type.

Copyright Photo: Nick Dean/AirlinersGallery.com. AeroMexico’s first Boeing 787-8 N961AM (msn 35306) is pictured at Paine Field near Everett.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) announced new seasonal services from New York (JFK) to Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos as of January 16 and January 18, 2014 respectfully.

These new flights will have the following schedules:

* Schedules are published in local time and subject to changes without notice.

Also, AeroMexico will add three weekly flights to the daily service it currently offers between New York (JFK) and Cancun as of December 20. The schedules on this route will be as follows:

*Schedules are published in local time and subject to changes without notice.

**New frequencies.

These new routes and frequencies will be served with 160-seat Boeing 737-800s, to develop a new and strong link between leading Mexican tourist destinations and the United States.

AeroMexico will offer 42 weekly flights from New York, strengthening its extensive global network and increase its seat offerings to provide additional connectivity options and expand tourist travel to Mexico.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8Z9 WL N342AM (msn 34262) lands in Las Vegas.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) has announced its new seasonal flights from Morelia and Puerto Vallarta to Chicago (O’Hare), as of December 12 and 21, respectively.

The schedules for these new flights are listed as follows:

* Times published are local to each country and are subject to changes without notice.

AeroMexico will serve the Morelia – Chicago flight with its Boeing 737-800 airplane with the AeroMexico Contigo program, a product the airline recently launched that offers customers in the migrant market personalized attention and the option to transport bulky luggage. This aircraft is especially configured for 174 passengers, with 18 seats in AM Plus that increase legroom to its passengers.

As of January 29, 2014, AM will add a weekly Saturday flight with the same schedule from Puerto Vallarta to Chicago and back.

AeroMexico now offers three daily flights from Chicago O’Hare to Mexico City and one daily frequency to Guadalajara, which represents nearly 1,000 daily seats between these destinations.

In other news, AM also announced the beginning of its new seasonal service between Fresno and Morelia and Sacramento and Bajio/Leon in central Mexico as of December 17, 2013.

The schedules for these new flights are listed as follows:

* Times published are local to each country and are subject to changes without notice.

These new routes will be served with Boeing 737-800 aircraft especially configured with AeroMexico Contigo program, a product the airline recently launched that offers customers in the migrant market personalized attention and the option to transport bulky luggage.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-81Q N520AM (msn 29052) with the additional Contigo markings taxies at Los Angeles.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) has announced that it will begin to offer its traditional seasonal service between Mexico City and Denver as of December 15, 2013.

The carrier will serve the route with the following schedules:

* Times are shown in each country’s local time and are subject to change without notice.

AeroMexico will offer customers more options as of January 1st, 2014 with a second nonstop flight to this destination with the following schedules:

* Times are shown in each country’s local time and are subject to change without notice.

The carrier will serve the route with its Boeing 737-700 aircraft configured with 124 seats — 12 in Clase Premier, Aeromexico First Class cabin.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-752 WL XA-DRD (msn 35117) with the special Fight Against Breast Cancer in Mexico – Pink Ribbon markings arrives in Las Vegas.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) has applied to the Corporacion Quiport, the company operating the concession for Mariscal Sucre International Airport, its new proposed new daily service to Quito from Mexico City.

The new route will be flown with Boeing 737-700 aircraft, with a capacity for 124 passengers, 12 in First Class.

AeroMexico is proposing the following schedule:

*Schedules are published in the local time of each country, and are subject to change without prior notice.

In other news, AeroMexico and Gogo, the world leader of in-flight connectivity and a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, announced today that they have agreed on the principal terms and conditions relating to providing in-flight Internet and wireless in-flight entertainment service – Gogo Vision – on at least 75 aircraft.

Copyright Photo: Eddie Maloney/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-752 WL XA-VAM (msn 34295) lands at Las Vegas still painted in the old 1999 livery.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) is now planning to introduce the new Boeing 787-8 on the Mexico City-London (Heathrow) route starting on March 15 instead of April 16 per Airline Route. The new type will initially be operated two days a week.

Copyright Photo: Manuel Negrerie/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-8 N964AM (msn 35307) arrives at Paris (CDG).

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) will introduce the new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the Mexico City-Madrid route with three new weekly frequencies.

The new type will offer 243 seats – 32 of them in Premier Class with new individual entertainment systems.

The new flights will supplement the daily Boeing 777-200 ER service.

As previously reported, starting in May, AeroMexico will introduce the 787 on the Mexico City- London (Heathrow Airport) route.

Since October 2013, AeroMexico has been operating the Boeing 787 on the Mexico City-Paris (CDG) route.

Copyright Photo: Ken Petersen/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-8 N964AM (msn 35307) arrives in New York (JFK).

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Boeing (Chicago) has rolled out the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner built at the rate of 10 airplanes per month. The airplane, a 787-8 and the 155th Dreamliner built, will be delivered to International Lease Finance Corp. for operation by AeroMexico (Mexico City).

The new 10 per month rate is the highest ever for a twin-aisle airplane. The 787 program has now increased its production rate three times in just over a year, including to five airplanes per month in November 2012 and seven per month in May 2013.

Boeing assembles and delivers 787s in two locations: Everett, Washington, and North Charleston, South Carolina.

To date, 115 787s have been delivered to 16 customers. The program has 1,030 total orders from 60 customers worldwide.

This airplane will be the fourth 787 operated by AeroMexico and will be used on the airline’s Mexico City - London Heathrow route.

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Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) is starting assembly this week of the first Next-Generation 737 to be built at the increased rate of 42 airplanes per month. Since 2010, production of the 737 has increased about 33 percent, from 31.5 to 42 airplanes a month, its highest rate ever.

Early Wednesday morning, mechanics will load initial parts of the spars – internal support structures in the wings – into an automated spar-assembly machine. The spar is the first step in building the wings and marks the start of the assembly of the airplane at the Renton, Washington factory.

The first Next-Generation 737 built at the new rate is scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter. As previously announced, the 737 production rate is scheduled to increase to 47 airplanes a month in 2017.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-852 XA-AME (msn 36708) of AeroMexico approaches the runway at Los Angeles International Airport.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) has announced its new and exclusive Concierge service.

Passengers can purchase the service when booking their flights, for just $15 USD, to enhance their travel experience both in Mexico and abroad. The AeroMexico Concierge Service provides entertainment schedules, reservations, recommendations, locations, purchases, and other topics of interest related to

The AeroMexico Concierge service is available 48 hours prior to departure and three months thereafter.

To get this service from within Mexico call 01 800 000 4759, from the U.S. call 1 855 208 6726 from Mexico City and the rest of the world * +52 (55) 5809 4759.

In other news, AeroMexico reported a 18.8 percent increase in passengers for the month of January compared to the previous January.

Copyright Photo: Jay Selman/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-752 EI-DRE (msn 35787) with a special logo promoting the Banamex VISA card arrives in Las Vegas.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) has announced new service between Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro with four nonstop flights per week starting on June 29.

Rio de Janeiro thus becomes the second destination AeroMexico serves in Brazil and its 13^th destination in Latin America.

The AeroMexico flight schedules to this Brazilian city are:

Mexico City – Rio de Janeiro*

Rio de Janeiro – Mexico City*

* Times published are local to each country and are subject to changes without notice.

Flights between the two cities will be operated with Boeing 767 airplanes configured with 171 seats, 30 in the front Clase Premier cabin.

Copyright Photo: Terry Wade/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 767-25D ER XA-EAP (msn 24734) completes its final approach into London (Heathrow).

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Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AeroMexico) (Mexico City), the largest global airline in Mexico, announced its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013.

FOURTH QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

• The Group reported a 71.8% increase in operating profit, year-on-year, for a total of MXP $634 million. Aeromexico achieved an operating margin of 5.9%; 2.2 percentage points greater than the same period last year.
• Fourth quarter adjusted EBITDAR reached MXP $2.1 billion; a 26.4% increase compared to the prior year. The adjusted EBITDAR margin increased 2.8 percentage points to 19.6%.
• Net income in the fourth quarter reached MXP $385 million. Aeromexico reported a MXP $601 million in net benefit in the fourth quarter 2012 due to the sale of a 20 percent stake in PLM, the subsidiary which manages the Group’s loyalty program. Eliminating this effect, fourth quarter of 2012 net income was MXP $10 million.
• Grupo Aeromexico’s fourth quarter 2013 revenues reached MXP $10.7 billion; an 8.7% year-on-year increase.
• The cost per available seat kilometers (CASK) excluding fuel decreased 5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, representing the fourth consecutive quarter with a year-on-year decrease in CASK excluding fuel.
• The Company added four new aircraft to its fleet: two Boeing 787-8, one Boeing 767 and one Embraer 190, while three Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft were retired. Grupo Aeromexico’s operating fleet therefore consisted of 117 aircraft as at December 31, 2013.
• The Group’s On-Time Departure Performance for 2013 reached 87.7%; a 7.7 percentage point improvement compared to 2012.

Andres Conesa, Grupo Aeromexico’s CEO, commented: “2013 was known for its challenging economic environment, but we nevertheless succeeded in achieving very strong results during the fourth quarter. On the operational front, we again improved profitability for the fourth consecutive quarter by reducing the cost per ASK (CASK) to be increasingly competitive.”

To access the full text of this earnings release, please visit our Investor Relations website at: http://www.aeromexico.com/investors

Copyright Photo: Jay Selman/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-81Q WL N520AM (msn 29052) operating in the Contigo program arrives in Las Vegas.

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Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) (Seattle) announced today that AeroMexico (Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.) (Mexico City) has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft.  APB’s newest program is the culmination of a five-year design effort using the latest computational fluid dynamic technology to redefine the aerodynamics of the Blended Winglet into an all-new Split Scimitar Winglet. The unique feature of the Split Scimitar Winglet is that it uses the existing Blended Winglet structure, but adds new strengthened spars, aerodynamic scimitar tips, and a large ventral strake.  APB received FAA certification for the Split Scimitar Winglets on February 6, 2014.

APB will develop and certify the Split Scimitar Winglet System for several variants of the Boeing Next-Generation 737 series of aircraft including the structurally provisioned and non-provisioned 737-700, 737-800, Boeing Business Jets, the structurally provisioned 737-900 and the 737-900 ER.

APB expects Scimitar Winglet Systems installed on a 737-800 to save AeroMexico more than 55,000 gallons of jet fuel per aircraft per year resulting in a corresponding reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of 530 tons per aircraft per year. Additionally, AeroMexico can realize incremental payload on several of its long haul 737-800 operations such as Mexico City to Lima, Peru and Caracas, Venezuela.

APB’s Split Scimitar Winglet program is the most successful product launch in its history.  Since launching the program early last year, APB has now taken orders and options for 1,461 Split Scimitar Winglet systems. Over the last 10 years, APB has sold more than 7,000 Blended Winglet Systems.  Over 5,100 Blended Winglet Systems are now in service with over 200 airlines in more than 100 countries. APB estimates that Blended Winglets have saved airlines worldwide over 4 billion gallons of jet fuel to-date.

Aviation Partners Boeing is a Seattle based joint venture of Aviation Partners, Inc. and The Boeing Company.

Image: PRNewsFoto/Aviation Partners Boeing. A computer rendering of an AeroMexico Boeing 737-800 with Split Scimitar Winglets.

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AeroMexico (Mexico City) has announced the launch of its fourth daily seasonal flight between Miami and Mexico City as of April 11.

Below are the carrier’s schedules for this city pair:

* Times published are local to each country and are subject to change without notice.

**New seasonal flight.

All four daily flights will be operated with Boeing 737-700 aircraft configured with 124 seats, including 12 seats in AeroMexico’s Clase Premier front cabin, and will depart from Terminal H at the Miami International Airport. The terminal features benefits such as electronic check-in terminals and restaurants located close to the boarding gates.

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-752 XA-GMV (msn 35118) arrives at Miami International Airport (MIA) with a special promotional Los Cabos logo.

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