Bombardier jet to be assembled in Mexico

2009-10-09

Mexico City,— Flavio Diaz Miron, CEO for Bombardier Mexico, informed Mexico was chosen as the site to assemble Learjet 85, thanks to the fact that productivity by Mexicans was 25% higher than that in Belfast and Montreal.

During his speech in Mexico Summit Forum, organized by The Economist, Mr. Diaz Miron, head of this company which manufactures rail vehicles and aircraft, informed that the first carbon compound prototype will be built in Queretaro, thanks to the support granted by federal and state governments.

He stressed Mexico’s the advancement in the last five years in aviation development, which has gone from 61 to 164 manufacturing enterprises; presence has also been expanded from three to sixteen states, which crushed efforts to create industrial corridors for this sector.

In the next 10 years, he said, estimates are 11 thousand 500 executive airplanes and 12 thousand 400 commercial units will be assembled globally, which could represent an opportunity for Mexico.

Source: El Diario
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