CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Marco
Bonilla Mendoza, the newly re-elected mayor of Chihuahua,
the capital of Mexico's largest
state, aims to have fully assembled aircraft from U.S.
manufacturers Bell and Cessna taking off from Chihuahua within the
next three years.
Infrastructure is currently being prepared, as thousands of
aircraft parts manufactured in the city, located in northern
Mexico, are assembled to complete
70% of several aircraft, which are then sent abroad for final
assembly.
"The aerospace industry in the city of Chihuahua is the most
developed in the country. Today, 100% of the parts needed to make
an airplane are made here. The plane is already partially assembled
in Chihuahua and then sent to Wichita,
Kansas (USA), where the turbines are installed, tests are
conducted, and it's ready to go," Bonilla said in an interview with
EFE.
Additionally, Bonilla mentioned that Bell helicopters leave the
capital with more than 80% of their assembly complete. To achieve
100%, new factories and special infrastructure are needed, which he
emphasized, "is already in progress."
"A new aerospace park is being built in Chihuahua, five minutes
from the airport. The goal is to develop a more specialized
industry in this aeropark, and this will happen in the next three
years," he noted. Solid industry
Currently, Mexico has eight
aerospace manufacturing companies, five of which are located in
Chihuahua: Textron Aviation, Bell, Honeywell, EZ AIR-Embraer,
Bombardier, and Kaman Aerospace, along with more than 45 certified
suppliers, such as Safran Aerosystem and Safran Electrical &
Power, among many others.
"These are the two strategic objectives we are setting because
our vision as a government is not only to attract industry but also
to attract high-value jobs," Bonilla explained.
The growth of the aerospace industry in the city of Chihuahua
has been achieved through the collaboration of sectors that make up
the aerospace cluster, where schools generate the right talent, the
government provides the necessary conditions, and the private
sector makes the investment.
This approach has positioned Chihuahua as one of the ten most
competitive cities in the country, according to the Mexican
Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO).
All these conditions, Bonilla added, enable the city to be
Mexico's aerospace hub and will
allow aircraft made entirely in the country to take flight in the
coming years.
More information:
https://desec.mx/
https://www.municipiochihuahua.gob.mx/
https://tciglobalconference.com/2024/
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