en.Wedoany.com Reported - During the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Querétaro actively promoted their aerospace industries, announcing new investment plans and seeking to expand business collaborations.

Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos announced that U.S. company ATI Forged Products will invest $80 million in the state to establish and operate a company specializing in advanced manufacturing processes and materials development. The company's CEO, Kimberly Fields, represented the firm at the event. This investment was announced during the opening ceremony of the Mexico Pavilion at the airshow, attended by Luis Lizcano, Executive President of the Mexican Federation of the Aerospace Industry (Federación Mexicana de la Industria Aeroespacial, FEMIA). The project is expected to create over 230 jobs for technicians and engineers.

Marco Antonio del Prete Tercero, head of the Querétaro Ministry of Sustainable Development (Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable de Querétaro, SEDESU), held meetings with executives including Eva Azulay, CEO of Spanish company ITP Aero. The state confirmed that ITP Aero's investment in Querétaro has exceeded 100 million pesos, creating 38 new jobs. Del Prete Tercero also held talks with executives from other companies already established in Querétaro to follow up on their expansion plans and explore new collaboration models.

The Querétaro delegation also revealed that it had met with members of the Washington State Department of Commerce (Departamento de Comercio del Estado de Washington) to discuss strengthening economic cooperation between the two regions. This agency, a department of the U.S. government, is responsible for promoting economic development, enhancing business competitiveness, and creating jobs, with operations spanning aerospace, advanced technology, clean energy, and manufacturing.