Aeronáutica Agrícola Mexicana SA (AAMSA) was an aircraft manufacturing company in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

from 1971 to 1984.

History

AAMSA was formed in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

as a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...

between

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(30%) and Industrias Unidas SA (70%) to manufacture Rockwell's range of

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at a factory in Pasteje.

Products

The company's most noteworthy product was the A9B-M Quail, a development of the CallAir A-9, which was produced in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

. About 40 units were produced.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aeronautica Agricola Mexicana SA Multinational aircraft manufacturers Aircraft manufacturers of Mexico Manufacturing companies established in 1971 Former joint ventures Mexican companies established in 1971 Defunct manufacturing companies of Mexico