Mexican Air Force Stops Fast Jet Operations

LONDON—The Mexican air force has ended fast jet operations with the retirement of its Northrop F-5 Tiger fleet. Three aircraft from Mexico’s fleet of 12 based at Santa Lucía, near Mexico City, made their final public appearance during the Mexican Independence Day flyover of the capital on Sept. 16...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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