Mexico City, Mexico — Mexico has signed an agreement with the FAA of the Department of Transportation of the United States to recover its safety level.

The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), signed an agreement July 23 with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States to restore the air safety level after the recent downgrading of Mexican aviation to Category Two.

Through a statement, the SCT indicated that the United States “will provide technical assistance in matters of civil aviation.” The agency detailed that FAA experts will make visits to Mexico starting August, through which they will provide the necessary technical assistance.

“For the Ministry of Communications and Transportation, the recovery of Category One is a priority in the shortest possible time…by guaranteeing certainty both to the aeronautical industry and to the population and to national and foreign tourism that Mexico is safe in the areas of air transport and airport services,” said the federal agency.

The work to be carried out during the visits involves a technical review to determine if the safety supervision by the AFAC complies with the minimum standards required in Annexes 1, 6 and 8 of the Chicago Convention. Following the visits of the experts a report of their findings and recommendations for improvement will be given to the aeoronautical authority of Mexico.

Source: Riviera Maya News