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Aeromexico expands to Boston, Toronto

Aeromexico will launch direct flights from Mexico City to Toronto and Boston, as of May and June respectively, the airline’s director general Andres Conesa revealed in the February edition of its in-flight magazine Aire.


Mexican Flag Day, February 24

Homages to the Mexican flag will be paid across the length and breadth of the nation on Tuesday, February 24 – Dia de la Bandera. Ceremonies in the Plaza de la LIberacion in  downtown Guadalajara start at 8 a.m., featuring students selected by their schools for their high academic grades.

Notorious drug ‘queenpin’ walks free

Jalisco authorities have released another high-profile criminal on a legal technicality. Sandra Avila Beltran, better known as the “Queen of the Pacific,” has been set free after a judge ruled that she had already served time for the five-year sentence that was keeping her behind bars. 

Analysts wary over Soriana buyout

Forever in the shadow of  behemoth Wal-Mart, Mexican retailer Soriana is flexing its muscles, announcing its intention to purchase 160 Comercial Mexicana stores for a reported 39 billion pesos (US$2.6 billion).