Biology of Business

Aeromexico (Bankruptcy)

Aviation · Founded 1934 · Defunct 2020

By Alex Denne

Aeromexico's 2020 bankruptcy completed the Latin American aviation trifecta of COVID casualties. Mexico's flag carrier filed alongside Avianca and LATAM, demonstrating regional contagion when shared vulnerabilities face shared shock. Like a herd crossing a river together and drowning together, the airlines' similar exposures meant similar fates.

Key Facts

1934
Founded