{"id":136482,"date":"2023-02-08T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=136482"},"modified":"2023-02-08T21:35:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:35:02","slug":"mexico-prepares-final-audit-to-recover-category-1-in-air-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/02\/mexico-prepares-final-audit-to-recover-category-1-in-air-safety.html","title":{"rendered":"Mexico prepares final audit to recover category 1 in air safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mexican and U.S. aviation authorities are preparing the final audit for Mexico to regain category 1 in air safety, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mexican government agency said in a statement that the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (CAIA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) resumed their working sessions this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The general director of the FAA, Miguel Enrique Vallin, highlighted that the step Mexico is seeking to take, after downgrading its air category in May 2021, &#8220;is very important for national aviation&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that Mexican and U.S. air authorities have worked &#8220;arduously&#8221; to recover Category 1 air safety status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2023\/01\/government-closes-purchase-of-mexicana-airlines-brand.html\">Government closes purchase of Mexicana Airlines brand<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Jeffrey Richardson, who heads the U.S. specialists&#8217; table, acknowledged the work done by the Mexican government to try to upgrade its category again as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He added that the FAA will collaborate in every possible way to support the fulfillment of the goals,&#8221; the SICT said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. delegation will remain until next Friday to review the pending points to return Mexico to category 1 and it is &#8220;expected that this meeting will advance in the preparation for the final audit&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Monday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/efe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">EFE<\/a>, the CAIA director and his team reviewed with FAA specialists the non-conformities regarding the training of inspectors, the procedures for their adequate specialization and the airline operation reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 24, the Mexican government announced that it would receive technical assistance from the FAA so that &#8220;Mexico is prepared and can recover its Category 1 air safety status as soon as possible&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having lost this level, Mexico cannot open new routes to the United States since May 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mexican government has reported actions to regain Category 1 status, such as the reform of the Civil Aviation Law, which strengthens the FAA&#8217;s powers in verification and operational safety, and the regulatory investigation of accidents and incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the development of a comprehensive action plan by the CAIA to address the final audit phase under the International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the implementation of an updated International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Electronic Dispute Notification System Platform and modifications to the National Aeronautical Legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-6e198169     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"201\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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