It could be the Mexican remake of the The Full Monty – just swap the out-of-work British steel workers from the 1997 hit movie for Latina flight attendants.

Ten air hostesses with troubled Mexicana Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in August and suspended operations, have launched a sultry aviation-themed calendar in a bid to call attention to their own plight and that of their airline – one of the world’s oldest.

The 2011 calendar features glossy shots of the flight attendants, clad only in bikinis and aviation shades or abbreviated uniforms, draped over propellers and striking racy poses in the cockpit.

It was the brainchild of 10-year Mexicana veteran Coral Perez.

“It occurred to me because we all needed money, and I thought that with so many pretty girls (among Mexicana’s staff) there were bound to be some who’d be interested,” she said.

Each of the 10 aeromozas – flight attendants in Spanish – who ended up posing paid out of her own pocket to help cover the €5,922 production costs.

“The goal was to try to help ourselves because we lost everything overnight,” said 26-year-old Maribel Zavala.

The calendar has sparked a media frenzy in Mexico and the first run of 1,000 was sold out even before yesterday’s launch and a second edition of 3,000 calendars, which cost about £8 each is in the works.

The calendar’s release came on the heels of Mexicana’s announcement that a restructuring proposal might allow it to resume some flights by mid-December. Under the plan, just 30 per cent of the company’s personnel would be rehired.

Founded in 1921, shortly after Dutch carrier KLM and Australia’s Qantas airline, Mexicana used to serve 65 destinations in Mexico, the US, other parts of the Americas and Europe.