Judge Declares Mexicana Airline Officially Bankrupt Agence France-Presse
go to original April 4, 2014

Mexicana de Aviación is officially bankrupt (Reuters)

MEXICO CITY - A Mexican judge has declared Mexicana de Aviacion, one of Latin America’s oldest airlines, bankrupt and ordered the sale of the debt-ridden company’s assets, a court said Friday.

The company, founded in 1921, had suspended its operations in August 2010 and was under a form of bankruptcy protection allowing the company to negotiate with creditors and make restructuring plans.
 
Investors expressed interest in the company but a financial rescue never materialized despite extentions given by the court to provide the company more time to find a solution.
 
A district judge declared the company “in a state of bankruptcy” and ordered the sale of “rights and assets” to pay back lenders, the Federal Judicial Council said in a statement.
 
Two subsidiaries, Click and Link, were also declared bankrupt.
 
When it suspended operations, Mexicana had $786 million in assets and debts totalling $864 million.
 
The airline used to fly to 22 countries, carrying 22,000 passengers per day.

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