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☆ United Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Los Angeles due hydraulics issue
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Mexico City was diverted to Los Angeles Friday after an issue with the plane’s hydraulic system, the airline said. It was the carrier’s fourth emergency in a week, including a tire falling off one flight and an engine catching fire on another. The Airbus 320, carrying 105 passengers and five crew members, landed safely and everyone disembarked at a gate, according to United and the Federal Aviation Administration. Customers were flown to Mexico City International Airport on a different aircraft, according to the airline. The Airbus 320 is equipped with three hydraulic systems for “redundancy purposes” and preliminary information showed the issue affected only one of those systems, according to United.

Persons: CNN Friday’s, ” United, “, CNN’s Ray Sanchez Organizations: CNN, United Airlines, Los Angeles, Airbus, Federal Aviation Administration, Customers, Mexico City International, FAA, . United Airlines, NTSB Locations: San Francisco, Mexico City, Los, Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities should postpone planned flight cuts out of the capital airport until the summer 2024 season, which begins in March, an international group that represents major airlines said on Thursday. The government announced the flight cuts at the end of August, sparking an outcry from the aviation sector. The measure would limit flights per hour to 43, from 52 at the Mexico City International Airport to reduce airspace saturation and divert more traffic to the newer, state-run Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA). The cuts were originally set for November, but were postponed to January after protests from airlines. Since the cuts were announced, airlines Aeromexico and Viva Aerobus have said they will boost flights out of AIFA.

Persons: Felipe, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Kylie Madry, David Alire Garcia, Sarah Morland, Josie Kao Organizations: MEXICO CITY, International Air Transport Association, Mexico City International, Felipe Angeles International Airport, Mexico City International Airport, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, AIFA

SANTA LUCIA, Mexico, Sept 20 (Reuters) - There is still work to be done with Mexican authorities to smooth over hiccups caused by the government-mandated move of cargo flights from the nation's busiest airport to a farther-away airport, a UPS executive said on Wednesday. UPS kicked off cargo flights at the Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) - a year-old, military-run airport backed by the country's president - last month, said Francisco Ricaurte, the firm's Mexico and Latin America head, in an interview with Reuters at the hub. Mexico earlier this year ordered cargo carriers stop operating at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), pushing them to use AIFA instead in a bid to reduce oversaturation at AICM. The decree applies only to flights carrying only cargo, while passenger flights are still permitted to bring cargo to AICM. Ricaurte said UPS was still using its storage facilities at AICM as well as the depot it jointly operates at AIFA.

Persons: Francisco Ricaurte, Ricaurte, Mexico Ken Salazar, AICM, Kylie Madry, Lincoln Organizations: UPS, Felipe Angeles International Airport, Latin America, Reuters, Mexico City International, Thomson Locations: SANTA LUCIA, Mexico, Latin, AICM, AIFA

☆ Two injured in shootout outside Mexico City airport, flights operating normally
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A member of the security forces stands guard outside the Mexico City International Airport after a suspected robber fired at police, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Luis Cortes Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Two people were injured just outside Mexico City International Airport on Tuesday after a suspected robber fired at police, but flights are operating normally, the city government said. A suspected gunman has been arrested, the city's security ministry said in a statement. Carlos Velazquez, the head of the airport - Latin America's busiest - told reporters that the terminal where the incident occurred was operating without interruptions and that passengers were not in danger. Mexico City security minister Pablo Vazquez told local news outlet Milenio that the situation was under control.

Persons: Luis Cortes, Carlos Velazquez, Pablo Vazquez, Carolina Pulice, Lizbeth Diaz, Noe Torres, Raul Cortes, Brendan O'Boyle, Mark Porter Organizations: Mexico City International, REUTERS, Mexico City International Airport, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Mexico City, MEXICO

☆ Mexican President Says Operations at Capital Airport 'Very Risky'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Operations at Mexico City's principal airport are "very risky," President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday. The Mexico City International Airport (AICM) is operating at 150% of its capacity, Lopez Obrador said at a regular press conference, as he sought to make the case for reducing the number of flights there. The flight cuts would also affect the usage tax collected from each passenger who travels through the airport. The tax is currently used to pay off some $4.2 billion in outstanding bonds from the construction of an unfinished airport, which Lopez Obrador scrapped upon his election. Asked about the downgrade, Lopez Obrador said on Friday that bondhoders can trust their investments are safe.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Lopez, Fitch, Valentine Hilaire, Kylie Madry Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico City International, Government, Industry, Trust Locations: MEXICO, Mexico

Reuters first reported the planned cuts on Wednesday, citing an internal government document. Airport authorities met with airline representatives later on Thursday, but did not say how the flight reductions will be distributed among carriers, according to a source with knowledge of the meeting. Instead, airport officials would present the methodology for distributing the cuts in a future meeting, the source added. A representative for the airport confirmed the meeting occurred, but did not explain how it planned to divvy up the cuts. Mexico's top three carriers, Aeromexico, Volaris and Viva Aerobus, all also criticized the cuts in separate statements.

Persons: Luis Cortes, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Peter Cerda, Aerobus, Aeromexico, Volaris, Felipe, Kylie Madry, Cassandra Garrison, Raul Cortes, Bill Berkrot, Stephen Coates Organizations: Benito Juarez International, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Mexico City International, International Air Transport Association, Reuters, Aerobus, Felipe Angeles International Airport, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Latin America

[1/2] Aeromexico aircrafts and other planes are parked at gates at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's government plans to cap flights at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to 43 an hour, according to an internal government document order seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The cuts follow previous flight caps at the airport last year, as the government attempts to reduce saturation in the Mexican capital's airspace. Earlier on Wednesday, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged Mexico to take alternative measures to its plans to announce flight reductions at AICM. Mexico last year moved to diversify its airspace around the capital, opening the Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) north of Mexico City and turning back to the largely forgotten Toluca airport to the west of town.

Persons: Henry Romero, Carlos Velazquez, Felipe, Peter Cerda, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Kylie Madry, Cassandra Garrison, Leslie Adler, Stephen Coates Organizations: Benito Juarez International Airport, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Mexico City International, Reuters, Transportation Ministry, International Air Transport Association, Felipe Angeles International Airport, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Latin America, Toluca, IATA's, America, Texcoco, Mexican

A general view shows parts of the structure of flight terminal at an abandoned construction site of a Mexico City airport that was scrapped at Texcoco on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico September 3, 2020. "The finance ministry asked for everything to stay the same, so that's what's going to happen," Deputy Transportation Minister Rogelio Jimenez Pons told reporters. Jimenez had previously said that the finance ministry was considering an earlier payback schedule, as the funds used to pay off the bonds for the canceled airport currently come from a usage tax generated by the existing Mexico City International Airport (AICM). Once the Navy runs the AICM, which Jimenez said he expects to happen later this year, it may decide to renegotiate a buyback with the finance ministry, he added. Lopez Obrador opened the farther-away Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) last year as an alternative to the Texcoco airport on an active military base.

Persons: Henry Romero, Andres Manuel Lopez, Rogelio Jimenez Pons, Jimenez, Lopez Obrador, Felipe, Kylie Madry, David Alire Garcia, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Mexico City International, Navy, Felipe Angeles International Airport, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Texcoco, Mexico, MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, June 28 (Reuters) - Mexico may repurchase about $4.2 billion in outstanding bonds issued to finance a partly built Mexico City airport that was later canceled, a senior official said on Wednesday. His government bought back $1.8 billion of $6 billion in bonds issued to pay for the airport. The project was meant to alleviate pressure on the capital's hub, Mexico City International Airport (AICM). Lopez Obrador now wants the Mexican Navy to take charge of AICM. To repay the outstanding bonds, the government has pulled revenue from the AICM usage tax.

Persons: Rogelio Jimenez Pons, Andres Manuel Lopez, Lopez Obrador, Felipe, Jimenez, Kylie Madry, Gerry Doyle Organizations: MEXICO CITY, International, Felipe Angeles International Airport, Mexican Navy, Navy, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Mexico City, AICM

The Mexico City International Airport (AICM) currently sits under the transportation ministry, though the navy has already taken over security operations, including customs. "There's more security, more certainty, the rules are followed better, there's more discipline," with the navy in charge of the airport, Velazquez told reporters on Tuesday. The money currently goes to a fund to pay off bondholders who financed the construction of an airport canceled by Lopez Obrador in favor of building the Felipe Angeles airport on the outskirts of the capital. The little-used, one-year-old Felipe Angeles airport, one of the president's largest public works projects, is also on an active military base. In May, the AICM moved nearly 4 million passengers, according to data from the national aviation authority, while Felipe Angeles airport's passenger numbers were almost 95% lower.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Carlos Velazquez, Velazquez, Benito Juarez, Lopez Obrador, Felipe, Kylie Madry, Jamie Freed Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico City International, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Felipe Angeles

☆ Workers at embattled Mexican airline Aeromar hold off on strike, unions say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Kylie Madry | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A person stands at an empty counter of Mexican carrier Aeromar at the Benito Juarez International airport, in Mexico City, Mexico, January 17, 2023. Flight attendants union ASSA said it had chosen to hold off on the strike "for the sake of safeguarding the company once again". Aeromar met with airport officials Monday to present a payment plan, Mexico's transportation ministry said, adding that its operations at Mexico City continued to operate normally. Several of the company's executives met with the flight attendants' union on Monday, the union said, and discussed the company's financial situation as well as the "potential" entrance of an investor. "We continue to demand (Aeromar) pay its debts owed to pilots," union leader Jose Humberto Gual said in a statement.

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☆ Mexican carrier Aeromexico expands routes to Europe, Asia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Mexican airline Aeromexico (AEROMEX.MX) is expanding its flights to Europe and reestablishing a route to Asia, the company said on Monday. Beginning March 25, the airline will launch a new route to Rome from Mexico City, offering three weekly flights and expanding to five by June 1, it said in a statement. The additions will increase the airline's flights to Europe by 20% over the 2022 summer season, the company said. The carrier said it will begin flying daily to Tokyo on March 25, after having discontinued the route three years ago. Restoring the Category 1 rating would allow Mexican carriers such as Aeromexico to add new flights to the United States.

☆ Boon or threat? Mexico City wrestles with influx of remote U.S. workers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

MEXICO CITY — In a trendy part of Mexico City, in a park surrounded by hipster coffeeshops and restaurants, stands a figure dressed in white with hands in prayer like a Catholic statuette: the so-called patron saint against gentrification. Nearly two million foreigners touched down at the Mexico City International Airport in the first half of 2022, inching toward the record 2.5 million arrivals in the first half of 2019. The gap between American and Mexican salaries means even affluent Mexico City residents can get priced out, in a city that is already home to wide wealth disparities. According to Mexico’s statistics agency, the top 10% of Mexico City households earned more than 13 times as much as the bottom 10% of households in 2020. Coronado, an architect and interior designer who lives between Los Angeles and Mexico City, said he understands locals are resentful.

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