About Mexicana de Aviación:

Compañía Mexicana de Aviación S.A. de C.V., usually shortened to Mexicana de Aviación, was Mexico's oldest airline and one of the oldest continuously single-branded airlines, inaugurated in 1921. It was Mexico's biggest airline and flag carrier before ceasing operations on August 28, 2010, leaving competitor Aeroméxico as a de facto monopoly.

A revival airline is operated by SEDENA – the Mexican Ministry of Defense, as a state-owned airline. It began operations in December 2023 under the legal name Aerolínea del Estado Mexicano using the Mexicana brand.

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About the Airbus A318:

The Airbus A318 is the smallest and least numerous variant airliner of the Airbus A320 family. The A318 carries 107 to 132 passengers and has a maximum range of 5,750 kilometres (3,100 nautical miles; 3,570 miles). Final assembly of the aircraft took place in Hamburg, Germany. It is intended primarily for short-range service.

The aircraft shares a common type rating with all other Airbus A320 family variants, allowing pilots to fly all versions of the aircraft without the need for further training. It is the largest commercial aircraft certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency for steep approach operations, allowing flights at airports such as London City.

The A318 entered service in July 2003 with Frontier Airlines. Relative to other Airbus A320 family variants, it sold only small numbers with total orders for 80 aircraft placed. The type is no longer listed for sale, having been supplanted by the A220 narrowbody. Air France was the largest operator of the Airbus A318. There have been no reports of accidents involving the type.

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About XA-UBQ:

XA-UBQ was the first of 10 Airbus A318’s operated by Mexicana, and actually the first A318 operator in Latin America. The A318 was added to the fleet due to it fitting in with the 15 A319’s and 25 A320’s. Amazing operational flexibility, and commonality with the A320 family are a few reasons why.

This specific aircraft was built on 15/10/2004, was 16.1 years old at the end of its life (so much for a BABYbus…), and was tested at Hamburg’s Airbus Finkenwerder Airport (XFW/EDHI) with the test registration D-AUAD. Its Manufacturing Serial Number (MSN) is 2328.

This specific aircraft had been in service with the following airlines:

• Mexicana de Aviacion, from 10/11/2004 - 28/8/2010, with the registration XA-UBQ
  
  
  
  • It was named “Quito” from 10/11/2004 - ??/12/2004, then it was named Ecuador from ??/12/2004 - ??/5/2006.
  
  
  • It was stored at Pinal Airpark (MZJ/KMZJ) from ??/9/2010 - 2/12/2010.
  
  
• Avianca, from 29/11/2010 - 15/11/2019, with the registration N590EL
  
  
  
  • This was Avianca’s first Airbus A318 actually :/
  
  
  • It was stored at Pinal Airpark (MZJ/KMZJ) in 27/11/2019.
  
  
• Fortress Transportation (FTAI), from 31/12/2019 - ??/12/2021

The aircraft was scrapped at Pinal Airpark in December of 2021.

Photos of XA-UBQ:

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Other Information:

In-game reporting name: Airbus A318 - Mexicana de Aviacion
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