Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) is considering entering the international market, primarily in Latin America, to participate in airport operations, consulting, and fuel supply.
“We seek to boost Mexico’s institutional presence internationally, consolidating ASA’s leadership in Latin America. We also seek to participate in bidding processes for airport operations in Central and South America, which makes it a potential benchmark,” emphasized Humberto Antonio Suárez Castillo, ASA’s Business Unit Coordinator.
Suárez Castillo said that there are examples worldwide of government-owned companies that carry out these types of operations , as well as fuel consulting and services.
During his participation in the ASA conference as a driver of the country’s airport development and connectivity , organized by the College of Civil Engineers of Mexico (CICM) , he explained that they will also seek to participate in the generation of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), maintenance, and regional aviation.
In this regard, he noted that the agency is working on a project to implement a green flight by the end of this year , and is therefore investing in storage for this type of fuel.
“The goal is to have a biorefinery by the end of this administration. We have many studies on what technology or raw materials we can begin using, such as sugarcane and used cooking oils. It’s an important project and is gaining international presence. It’s currently present in Latin America, and we’ve established a roadmap to set goals for 2030 and 2050,” Suárez Castillo noted.
Regarding maintenance (MRO), he commented that they are looking to invest in a hangar for nine aircraft , where qualified personnel with the necessary certifications are already available.
“We want Mexico to be a pioneer in this regard. There is already an MRO in Mexico City providing this service, but we believe the country has the capacity to have not just one, not necessarily on a large scale, but capable of servicing smaller aircraft,” he emphasized.
He also explained that in regional aviation, where there are around 1,500 airfields in Mexico, several of which are underutilized and others with infrastructure in need of development, the goal is to work on connectivity through joint participation.
He pointed out that they are promoting the Mexican University of Civil Aviation (UMAC) project , and are already in talks with the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) to finalize it in 2026.
“ASA has a very important service offering, and we make it available to any airport group, and now we want to take it international. We’ve already participated in Nicaragua and El Dorado (Colombia), and that gives us the opportunity to continue moving forward,” he said.
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