Mexicana de Aviación Mexicana de Aviación Compañía Mexicana de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. (commonly known as Mexicana) was Mexico's oldest airline and one of the oldest continuously single-branded airlines (after KLM, Avianca and QANTAS), and Mexico's biggest and flagship airline before ceasing operations on August 28, 2010. The group's closure was announced by the company's recently installed management team a short time after the group filed for Concurso Mercantil (Mexican law equivalent to US Chapter 11) and US Chapter 15. On April 4, 2014, a judge declared Mexicana bankrupt and ordered to start selling off the company's assets to repay the airline's obligations.
Scaptotrigona mexicana "S. mexicana" is often kept in apiaries when domesticated in order to maximize honey production for commercial and medicinal use. The honey of these species has been used to treat illnesses ranging from coughs and throat aches to cancers and infertility. Mesoamerican meliponiculture is thought to be extremely influential on the indigenous people of Southern Mexico and the Sierra Norte. Not only was their honey used for medicinal and cooking purposes, but the wax produced by these bees was used for making candles and other commercial products. Scaptotrigona mexicana Scaptotrigona mexicana is a species of stingless bee that lives throughout