These are the planes that will be at FAMEX 2019
Video from the channel México Aeroespacial y Defensa about FAMEX 2019 (Feria Aeroespacial México), linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 5:23. Language: Spanish. Video type: News.
What is announced
The channel México Aeroespacial y Defensa presents the third edition of the Mexico Aerospace Fair (FAMEX), scheduled for April 24 to 27, 2019 at Military Air Base Number 1 in Santa Lucía, State of Mexico, with a major air show on Saturday, April 27. It lists the aircraft that would be on display: Aeroméxico's Boeing 787-9 "Quetzalcóatl," the MX1 drone from USTI of Nuevo León, the Cessna 208 Caravan, Embraer's EMB-314 Super Tucano, the Skyfox from Singular Aircraft, the KT-1P and KA-1P of the Peruvian Air Force, the Beriev Be-200 and Be-103, a Peruvian C-27J, a CC-130J and a C-17 Globemaster from the Royal Canadian Air Force, a USAF C-130J and the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which would perform flying demonstrations, alongside aircraft from the Mexican Air Force, the Mexican Navy and the Federal Police.
Context
FAMEX is an initiative of the Secretariat of National Defense and the Mexican Air Force, previously held in 2015 and 2017, combining a static display, flying demonstrations and business meetings. It is organized together with the Secretariat of Economy, ProMéxico, the Mexican Space Agency, the industry federation, the aerospace education council and several universities.
What it means
According to the figures cited, Mexican aerospace exports reached 5,463 million dollars and were expected to reach 12,267 million by 2021, with average annual growth of 14%. The fair aims to attract foreign investment, employment and training, and to help small and medium-sized enterprises enter the sector's value chain.