La Federal Aviation Administration – FAA of the USA has confirmed that degradó the categoryía 2 security toérea a México, ¿thaté implies this?
In a statement published on 25 May 2021, the FAA confirmedó the rumor you seeíbeen playing for a few days nowías: México does not comply with several standardsásafety standardséarea within theádepartment de la Organizationón of Aviationón Civil – OACI.
Based on a reassessmentón of the Aviation Authorityón Civil of México, The FAA has downgraded the ratingón of México a la Categoría 2 from the Categoryía 1.
La informationóThe official is very clear and forceful, where despite the difficulties to faceá the aviationón Mexican to continue growing, within a recovery frameworkón aébad post pandemic, It is important to indicate that the FAA is committed to assisting the Government of México and its aviation authorityón civil to improve and monitor systems that allow compliance with ICAO levels.
¿Whaté implies for México the categoryía 2?
Although the new qualificationón allows companiesñías aéMexican areas continue the existing service to the USA, propíbe any new services and routes. The aerosolsíAmerican lines will no longer be able toán market, sell tickets with your names and cówords shared on flights operated by México.
Spaghettién this impliesá that the FAA increaseá their safety inspections of airline flightsíMexican lines to the United States.
¿Becauseé México lose the categoryía?
During your reevaluationón of the Federal Aviation Agencyón Civil (AFAC) October 2020 to February 2021, at the FAA I identifyó several áareas of non-compliance with standardsáseparate míICAO safety standards.
A qualificationón of Categoryía 2 means that the laws or regulations of the countryís lack the necessary requirements to supervise companiesñías aéareas of the countryís in accordance with international standards mísafety standards, or that the aviation authorityón civil lacks one or más áreas, as an experienceétechnique, trained staff, background maintenance, inspection proceduresóI did not resolve itónumber of security problems.
Under the IASA program, the FAA evalúto the aviation authoritiesón civil of all paíyou are with a friendñías aéareas that have requested to fly to the United States, currently carry out operations to the United States or participate in agreements of cóI say shared with AerolíEE associated lines. UU. The evaluations determine whether aviation authoritiesón international civil comply with the standardsáseparate míICAO safety standards, not with FAA regulations.
¿Cóhow the category is recoveredía 1?
This is an important point and above all, it's not ráI ask there is not even a míyou have time. Let's remember the case of Ecuador, what took himó near 11 añyou will once again meet the requirements mísafety encouragementéArea under ICAO levels, but they were other circumstances and administrationón military.
To obtain and maintain a qualificationón of Categoryía 1, a byeís must comply with ICAO safety standards, the t agencyéUnited Nations Convention for Aviationón. The ICAO establishes international standards and práRecommended Practices for Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.
Very well. But with objectivity and without political nuances, It is striking that Venezuelan commercial aircraft and crews fly to Europe and Eurasia if there are setbacks. Even taking into account that during autumn and winter mainly, operate at airports whose meteorological conditions for descents in controlled areas (ATC), approach and landing require as much operational expertise as at any US airport:
Okay, Venezuela is already Category 2.
This topic is very interesting, delimiting the case of Ecuador, the Ecuadorian DGAC from 1962 until 2002 was administered by the FAE, due to the fact that its military personnel who work in the international airports of Quito (Old Mariscal Sucre) and Guayaquil (old simon bolivar) whose facilities operated according to the time of the 60's, because with the passage of time, those buildings in the short term did not comply with ICAO international civil aviation standards, because it went through an operational and logistical crisis, until the US FAA. downgraded the category 2 in the year 1995 due to these reasons: Ecuadorian DGAC under military control (F.A.E.), outdated security procedures by airport staff, Outdated Civil Aviation Law (did not meet ICAO international standards), International airports operating in unsafe conditions and lack of technical-operative criteria to improve operational safety. Then, Ecuador had to go through a tough modernization process to recover the category 1 in aviation security where the Quito and Guayaquil airports were remodeled, the administration was transferred by concession to the municipalities of Guayaquil (AAG and TASA) and Quito (Quiport) after the definitive withdrawal of military personnel in the DGAC, the Civil Aviation Law was amended and airport security procedures were updated (post 9/11); Once these observations are improved, the FAA returned the category 1 to Ecuador in May of 2006.
Excellent information Christopher, Thanks a lot.