Mexico City recently hosted the traditional parade for the celebration of the Mexican Independence’s anniversary in the presence of the country’s top ranking personalities.

The C-27J, with the Mexican colours, was the guest of honour, and together with Alenia Aeronautica’s C-27J 4033, has performed in a series of flights in formation with the whole fleet of the Mexican Air Force.

Last July 6, Alenia Aeronautica had announced the selection of its C-27J by Mexico: four aircraft ordered for a value of about $200 million.

“We are very pleased with the Mexican choice,” Giuseppe Giordo, CEO of Alenia Aeronautica, had commented. “Thanks to this order, considering it is the first in Latin America and premise of further orders by other countries of the same area, the number of airplanes ordered to date goes up to 83, confirming the C-27J as best seller among the aircraft of its category”.

The Mexican Air Force greatly enlarges, through the C-27J, its operational capability thanks to the load capability and to the suitability of the aircraft to carry out many mission types such as transport of troops, goods and medicines, logistical re-supply, Medevac (medical evacuation), airdrop operations, paratroopers’ launches, search and rescue (SAR), firefighting, humanitarian assistance, release of liquids dispersing hydrocarbons in the sea in the event of accidents on oil platforms, and missions in support of homeland security.