Mexicana de Aviación the world's fourth oldest airline operating under the same name, after the Netherlands's KLM, Colombia's Avianca and Australia's Qantas. In 2009, the Mexicana group of airlines (including Mexicana Click and Mexicana Link) carried just over 11 million passengers (6.6 million on domestic routes and 4.5 million on international routes), using a fleet of some 110 aircraft. Over the three years prior to folding, the Mexicana group had increased their share of what was a burgeoning domestic market, from around 22% at the beginning of 2007 to somewhere between 28% and 30% for most of their final 12 months. This was
Sabal mexicana Sabal mexicana Sabal mexicana is a species of palm tree that is native to North America. Common names include Rio Grande palmetto, Mexican palmetto, Texas palmetto, Texas sabal palm, palmmetto cabbage and palma de mícharos. The specific epithet, ""mexicana"", is Latin for "of Mexico." Mexican palmetto reaches a height of , with a spread of . The trunk reaches in length and in diameter. The fan-shaped fronds are wide and attach to spineless petioles. Spikes in length yield small bisexual flowers. The drupes are black when ripe and in diameter. The current range of "S. mexicana" extends from South Texas