Aerospace
FEMIA implements health protocols to resume aerospace operations in Mexico
MEXICO – The Mexican Federation of Aerospace Industries (FEMIA) will implement a manual with the necessary sanitary protocols for its…
Santa Lucia’s airport reaches 18.1% progress
MEXICO CITY – “After 214 days of construction work at the ‘General Felipe Ángeles’ International Airport in Santa Lucia, the…
Mexican aerospace sector will drop more than 30%: FEMIA
MEXICO — Due to a 90% drop in global air traffic as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, airlines postponed…
Scheduled flights in Mexico decreased 83%: OAG
MEXICO — The British consultancy OAG published a table of scheduled flights from January to the second week of May;…
Safran Group cuts staff in Mexico due to COVID-19
MEXICO —The French firm, Safran fired 3,000 workers from its two plants in Queretaro as measure to preserve the company’s…
Canaero launches “sanitary passport” proposal against Covid-19
MEXICO — The National Chamber of Air Transport (Canaero) presented a proposal that consists of the implementation of medical passports…
The use of mouth covers will be mandatory on Aeromexico flights
MEXICO — Aeromexico stated that the use of face masks will be mandatory prior to boarding, during flights and during…
Viva Aerobus registers an 86% decrease in passenger transport
MEXICO — Viva Aerobus registered a decrease of 85.9% in the number of passengers transported during April, this compared to…
Viva Aerobus will offer free flights to medical personnel
MEXICO — Viva Aerobus will offer free flights to doctors, nurses and medical personnel who must travel in fulfillment of…
Mexican aerospace industry helps combat COVID-19
MEXICO — M Aerospace RTC, a Mexican company based in Mexicali, Baja California, published production plans and 3D models of…
UNAM develops emergency robotic flying arm
MEXICO — Engineers from the Faculty of Engineering (FI) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) built a flying…
Aeromexico’s passenger numbers fell 91.1% in April
MEXICO — During April, Grupo Aeromexico transported a total of 151,000 passengers both nationally and internationally, which represented a drop…
Aeromexico operates 14 flights to Asia in two days during the COVID-19 contingency
MEXICO — Grupo Aeromexico operated a total of 14 flights to the Asian continent, which meant a record number of…
Mexican airline Volaris will save US$20 million per month
MEXICO — The low-cost airline Volaris will achieve savings of between US$20 and US$25 million per month, through initiatives for…
Mexico’s aerospace industry looks forward to restarting operations
MEXICO — Manufacturers of components for the aeronautical industry want to be considered as an essential activity in order to…