Embraer once again used an attractive card to try to close orders for its military aircraft, this time with Mexico.
On Monday, the aircraft manufacturer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mexican Aerospace Industry Federation “to identify new business opportunities and areas of interest for the potential development of joint projects, including potential collaboration with the country’s defense cluster.”
Behind the agreement is the interest in selling the C-390 Millennium airlifter and the A-29 Super Tucano advanced trainer to the Mexican Air Force.
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In an interview, Francisco Gomes Neto, CEO of Embraer, stated that the company is in active negotiations with the Mexican government to offer the C-390, which recently demonstrated to the military in the country.
Gomes Neto, who was part of a Brazilian delegation that attended the inauguration of Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, also highlighted the role of the Super Tucano in border surveillance.
Small fleet
The CEO of Embraer did not reveal how many tactical transport aircraft are being negotiated, but it is understood that there may be only a few units.
The Mexican Air Force has only two C-130Ks and one L-100, the civilian version of the Hercules.
As for the Super Tucano, its rival Beechcraft T-6C has 56 aircraft in service in the country, but in the training version.
Embraer is favored by the fact that the leaders of both countries follow similar left-wing trends, which emphasize projects funded by the government, as was the case with the resurgence of Mexicana de Aviación.
The state-owned airline was relaunched by Sheinbaum’s predecessor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, with the aim of offering cheaper fares than private carriers such as Aeromexico.
Mexican Airlines has ordered 20 E2 jets from Embraer, marking the first sale of the new generation in Mexico.
