IF they end up buying anything at all it’ll be 1-2 squadrons of F 16’s, most likely, ex US, ADV versions. Same kind of birds that Jordan got. Politics aside, I still think the FC-! would be the best option. If for nothing else I believe the Mexican airforce wants “real” fast jet fighters, which rules out the Korean birds.

Well i do not know what they will buy for sure SEDENA which basicly is the air force says they want F-16s and F-18 to replace T-33s and F-5s.

However in the past Mexico has also bought Russian helicopters and transport aircraft and Brazilian jets

The NAVY wanted to purchase these aircraft however none of these types was purchase

In my opinion if the Navy remains independent and demand fighters they more likely will chose a light aircraft very likely an aircraft like the AMX

Sourcehttp://lord-william-mx.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?mkt=ja-JP&partner=Live.Spaces

Just hope they can achieve enough sales to offset the R&D costs and even make a profit.

Well mike that is difficult to know, becuase usually only one program can not pay for all the R&D costs, you need to milk a design, create new aircraft from it and later you can pay and make profits this is only possible since from the begining the aircraft has a little commercial success and is designed to be not a single niche aircraft.

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/HistoryBriefs/ElGalivan358.htm

http://www.gavilanaircraft.com/pdf/gavilan358.pdf
http://www.gavilanaircraft.com/

Mexico City— General Electric Infrastructure Queretaro expanded its
engineering center, specialized in the design of airplane turbines
and ecologic energy generation turbines.

This expansion will generate around 600 jobs for Mexican engineers
recently graduated from different colleges, the Company’s officers
said.

Around 1,050 engineers in aeronautics industry are currently working
at this plant in Queretaro.

“This project not only means employment generation, but also the
development of technology in Mexico”, said President Felipe Calderon
in the Center’s inauguration.

Giovanni Aloi Timeuz, Director of GE Energia in Mexico said that
they will focus on making space industry evolve; among their plans
stands out the new GX turbine, “in which design more than 120
engineers participate and will achieve a 20% reduction in fuel and
is also less noisy”.

Mexico’s aeronautics sector generated around 20,000 jobs and
contributed to exports with US$2.6 billion. General Electric is
planning to invest US$100 million in Mexico only this year.

Source:CNNExpansión
http://www.maquilaportal.com/cgi-bin/public/board.pl?klie=2

http://mx.ibtimes.com/articles/20080229/general-electric-empleos-eacute-xico.htm

http://www.cnnexpansion.com/negocios/2008/02/28/ge-genera-mas-empleos-en-mexico

CNN reports that the G&E Mexican plant also will work in the development of an jet engine for the A-380

Would you believe that’s the first I’ve heard about them since the prototype was undergoing flight testing? There’s obviously a market for the flying van style bush planes as everyone who produces one seems to make them sell. Having said that I’m not sure whether the Finist (looked like a Russian Beaver copy -almost) ever found any buyers.

Well up to what i know the armed forces of Colombia at least got 5, several others have civilian users and two are at least in Guatemala and Uruguay
http://syd-tecnicas.webcindario.com/fm_gavilan/fm_gavilan.htm

http://www.fac.mil.co/?idcategoria=3408&facmil_2007=fe2958d2bfc1a59

Here we have a HMD made and designed in Colombia by OVO technologies, according to reports this Helmey mounted display is even better than Israeli equivalents in the sense it can be reused by several pilots thanks to an adaptable sighting system

http://www.fuerzasmilitares.net/armamento/fac_casco_ovotech/ovo.html

http://www.fac.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=19902&facmil_2007=fe2958d2bfc1a59

http://www.contacto-i.org/index.php?/noticias/detalle/43

I agree, the quality of work will be fine…certainly aircraft standards will be met.
My point is, they can get the same standards a a much lower cost.
Same thing with TVs, computers and other items that come from “low wage” countries.

by Health and Safety I was referring to industrial safety issues.

As far as pollution, Mexico does not have the same standards as the US and Canada…there is an issue of air & water pollution heading north into the USA.
Having been to Mexico and having lived in two border states, I can assure you Mexico is more concerned with employment levels than if any pollution escapes its borders.

I can of agree with you but not as you think, it is correct probably the Mexican politicians are more concerned with jobs more than pollution however i will say a simple question number one what is the Mexican antipollutioon regulation and what rules or points does not cover as the american regulation? i bet you won`t answer this one because it requieres to know both nations antipollution laws, and why if the american regulation is so good why it is allowed to some american firms to pollute in the other side of the border when basicly the pollution has no border once Mexico is polluted the US will be pollute?pollution has no border and does not need pastports or Visas to enter the US and Canada?

The reality is the US and Mexican regulation are more or less equivalents but both nations do not apply them simply because of economics and by the fact that big corporations are not forced in both sides of the border to respect nature, big corporations are to blame since they have enough economic power to force national governments to do not inforce the ecological protection laws.

While in the US they use Mexico as a scapegoat of all the corruption and lack of honesty by many US politicains in mexico poverty and corruption end up too destroying the ecology.

conclusion: both the US and Mexico are to blame.

However i do not think in this case Bombardier is a corrupt company, since they are demanding very high standards to the Mexican government and the Mexican government is exepting Bombardier of paying exesive taxes if the canadian company has a beneficial effect in the mexican economy.