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The Federal Aviation Administration returned the grade Category 1 air safety Mexico to the highest level after more than two years of work between the civil aviation authorities of both countries. FAA photo
After more than two years of Mexico would lose the Category 1 due to concerns about compliance with various security processes and that the development of new routes and flights between both nations has been affected., the country returns to the highest level granted by the FAA with its audit that comes hand in hand with the findings of the OACI.
Mexico returns to Category 1
With the return to Category status 1, Mexico You can add new flights and routes to the USA (despite the restrictions that are being applied in the AICM), and US airlines can resume the marketing and sale of tickets with their names and designation codes on flights operated under the modality of shared code.
La FAA provided expertise and resources through technical assistance agreements to the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) from Mexico to resolve security issues that led to the degradation. The agency sent a team of aviation security experts several times over the past two years to help with the work.
Federal Aviation Administration downgraded International Aviation Safety Assessment (out) from Mexico a Category 2 in may 2021 after discovering that the country did not meet the safety standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (OACI).
How is the category of a country determined??
According to the IASA program, The FAA evaluates the civil aviation authorities of all countries with airlines that have requested to fly to the USA, that currently carry out operations at USA or participate in codeshare agreements with US airlines. The assessments determine whether international civil aviation authorities meet the minimum safety standards of the OACI, not with FAA regulations.
To earn and maintain a Category rating 1, A country must comply with the ICAO security standards, United Nations technical agency for aviation. ICAO sets international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance.
The traveling public expects aviation to be the safest mode of transportation around the world., and the International Aviation Safety Assessment program of the FAA, called IASA, is one of their long-standing and proven instruments to ensure those expectations are met.
Through this shared commitment between the FAA and civil aviation authorities around the world, The IASA program helps identify areas to strengthen aviation security oversight and meet International Civil Aviation Organization standards (OACI) of the United Nations.
Specifically, The IASA program evaluates and determines a country's compliance with these international standards on the eight critical elements of OACI for effective oversight of aviation safety in the Document 9734 from ICAO, Safety Oversight Manual. Those eight critical elements include:
- Primary aeronautical legislation
- Specific operating rules
- State civil aviation system and safety oversight functions
- Qualification and training of technical personnel.
- Technical guidance, tools and provision of safety-critical information.
- License obligations, certification, authorization and approval
- Surveillance obligations
- Security troubleshooting
We congratulate Mexico to resume the Category 1 that will boost its aviation again in the future.
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