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The aeronautical policy of the country must be updated, since it dates back to 2001 and it is necessary to renew it because aviation has changed and the needs Today they are different, the captain said. Jesus Ortiz Alvarez, new president of the Trade Union Association of Airline Pilots (ASPA).
Therefore, he called on the new Government to take action on the matter, as well as the new administration that comes to power. Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT).
In 2001, it was released in the Official Journal the latest update of the national aeronautical policy that sets the rules for both the operation of the airline and airport industry.
In an interview with 24 HORAS, the captain Ortiz He stressed the need to review the issue of regulation and operational safety as part of the 10 guiding axes, among which he proposes updating quality management, air traffic management and the formation and development of air transport.
Jesus Ortiz, who took over the leadership of the BLADE A few days ago, he highlighted the need to democratize airline tickets and make them more affordable so that more and more Mexicans can travel by air.
“As you know, there are still routes that are quite expensive for the vast majority of Mexicans and we could adapt and adjust them to have better prices.”
About the new Mexicana aircraft which was launched a few months ago by the 4T, the leader of the pilots in the country said that they should focus more on the business model for it to work better, “it should be a great benefit for passengers and the public user, and in addition there should be a level playing field and the same rules for all other lines.”
In the case of air safety, where the country had been downgraded, the pilot said that it is necessary to strengthen the independence of the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC), providing it with a larger budget so that it can operate as an autonomous regulatory body and not be outside the SICT.
He insisted on the urgent need to provide resources to the AFAC, Because it would be a shame not only for the airlines but also for the users if the airline industry were to fall back into a state of deterioration.
He recognized the work of the rear admiral Jose Ramon Rivera Parga at the head of the Mexico City International Airport, who said, “very little goes a long way, you have to understand that part.”
He recalled that much of the OLD (the airport usage fee) goes towards paying for the NAIM and few resources are reinvested in the capital’s air terminal.
He said that the Benito Juarez, “It is the airport that moves the most passengers because it is located within the metropolitan area, so it is necessary to expand it, since it is very small compared to the needs and operations it has.”
He acknowledged that moving cargo operations to the new terminal Felipe Angeles (AIFA) in the State of Mexico, although it was a very abrupt change which had to be gradual, it did help to ease air traffic in the Ciudad from Mexico.
Although he explained that there was a kind of reorganization since by having fewer departures and arrivals (we went from 63 to 57 and then to 43 per hour), the lines changed operations with larger ships. I mean that with fewer flights they are transporting more people.
The Trade Union Association of Airline Pilots It brings together the entire staff of the Aeroméxico line and the Mas Air cargo line.
Of the nearly 6,000 pilots in the country with a registered flight license, ASPA brings together 2,500.
He clarified that in the case of the 72 pilots of Mr. Air They are still in legal dispute over the collective bargaining agreement over the individual representation of each of them.
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