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as domestic airports like Queretaro (+6.5%), Mexico City (+5 7%), contrasted with declines in Toluca, Tijuana.
US tariffs and their impact Effective 1 August, the US plans to impose a 30% tariff on all Mexican imports, with an additional 17.56% on tomatoes. In May 2025, US-Mexico trade reached approximately $74.5 billion. Airfreight volumes declined by 6.8–7% in early 2025, driven by tariff concerns, with a 5.2% YoY drop from January to April. Shippers are front-loading goods, creating temporary surges at border points. High-impact sectors include fresh produce and electronics, with perishable goods costs potentially rising 30%. Exporters are considering sea/land alternatives, while carriers and forwarders remain cautious amid predictions that tariffs may hinder nearshoring trends. Security rules around fentanyl, cargo crime and infrastructure shifts increase complexity for airfreight shippers and players.
ACS Mexico keeps things brewing Those who enjoy a cold Mexican beer had good cause to raise a glass to UK-based Air Charter Service’s Mexican office. It was contacted recently by a leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer in Mexico, who was facing a brewery shut down and needed just over half a tonne of beer hops transported from Washington State to Mexico City, a journey of more than two and a half thousand miles, within the next 24 hours. Marco Circosta, ACS Mexico’s CEO, commented: “We were contacted by our
freight forwarder customer in Mexico whose
client’s brewery urgently needed a delivery of hops to avoid a production line shut down. The hops needed to be in Mexico within 24 hours of the customer first contacting us, so we quickly got to work sourcing an aircraft and found a Falcon 20, that was available
nearby and was easily loadable, as it had a side cargo door that could fit the 561-kilogram load in on just one pallet. “A complication was that, as the cargo was not travelling under
refrigeration, we needed to co-ordinate with all relevant parties in order to minimise exposure to external conditions, by expediting the customs, loading and offloading processes. From initial phone call to completion of the charter was just under 20 hours, ensuring the production line could keep on running.”
To and from the Americas Aeroméxico Cargo, wholly owned by Aeroméxico and based in Mexico City, operates around 550 daily cargo flights serving Mexico’s top cities and 16 international destinations across North, Central and South America, with direct links to Europe and Asia - unique among Latin American carriers. The fleet mirrors Aeroméxico’s mainline aircraft, including Boeing
737-series for regional and domestic freight and long-haul Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliners for intercontinental routes In 2024, Aeroméxico Cargo transported over 162,000 tonnes
of merchandise - a record volume - and aims to scale further with three additional 787 deliveries in 2025. It has also implemented Wiremind Cargo’s SkyPallet digital optimisation system to enhance revenue management, load planning, and pallet efficiency as part of its digital transformation plan in 2023–24. Strategic network collaborations continue to expand reach: since
April 2025, Aeroméxico Cargo has partnered with Uzbekistan-based My Freighter in an interline agreement to extend cargo connections between Mexico and Central Asia, giving access via hubs like Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Tashkent Aeroméxico Cargo combines high-frequency regional and long-haul
capacity, sophisticated digital tools like SkyPallet, and expanding partnerships to grow its footprint across the Americas and Asia.
“In 2024,
Aeroméxico Cargo
transported
over 162,000 tonnes of
merchandise - a record volume - and aims to scale further with three
additional 787 deliveries in 2025.”
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