The plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies approved by 470 votes in favor and one abstention reforms to the Airport Law and the Civil Aviation Law, To allow our nation recovers Category One, of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States, in matters of safety, operability and environmental protection.
Congressman Reginaldo Sandoval Flores, from the Labor Party (PT), president of the Chamber’s Infrastructure Committee, stated that this reform will allow Mexico greater air connectivity in the country, thereby increasing the availability of flights and routes, all for the benefit of consumers.
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He explained that, with this form, he is legally endowed with the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC), decentralized administrative body of the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation, with powers to issue various technical-administrative regulations on airport matters.
This in order for our country to recover Category 1, granted by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States. “In this way, we fulfill the responsibility of approving the necessary modifications to this regulation”, express.
The parliamentarian recalled that it is not a new issue for Mexico to be removed from Category 1. In July 2010 the country was downgraded, the pertinent reforms were made and it recovered and It was not until May 2021 when they removed it again.
The Plenary set aside all those modifications to the Law with which seeks to establish the bases for the creation of a State airline.
Legislators voted against incorporating the allocation figure so that the State has its own airline and can have control over the airports, after warning that this represents a violation of the market involved.
The assembly rejected two suspensive motions presented by the MC coordinator, Jorge Álvarez Máynez, and by Héctor Chávez, from the PRD.
It was in May 2021 when the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the downgrading of Mexico to Category 2 because it was considered that it did not meet safety standards and the deficiencies in the regulatory framework compared to international aviation standards.
To solve the problem, legislators worked on making reforms in order to update the regulatory legal framework and harmonize international regulations and international good practices established in the Convention on Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).
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With that, seeks again to guarantee operational safety, provide protection, efficiency in civil air operations and protect the environment, in accordance with articles 27 of the Constitution and with the international treaties signed by the country.
2023-04-21 03:56:09
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