Mexico recovers top airspace safety rating from US -media report (updated)

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV

02/06/2023 20:51

(Adds impact of rating recovery in paragraph 3, FAA comment in
paragraph 4)
       MEXICO CITY, June 2 (Reuters) - Mexico has recovered the
top airspace safety rating from U.S. aviation regulators, local
newspaper El Financiero reported on Friday citing anonymous
sources.
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded
Mexico's aviation safety rating in 2021, blocking Mexican
carriers from adding new U.S. flights.
        Restoring the FAA's Category 1 safety rating would clear
airlines including Aeromexico and Volaris to add new routes to
the United States and potentially carry out marketing agreements
with U.S. carriers.
  
        Asked to confirm Mexico's recovery of the Category 1
rating, an FAA spokesperson said in a brief emailed response
that the agency continues "to provide assistance to Mexico's
civil aviation authority."    
  
        Mexican authorities did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
  

 (Reporting by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle and
David Alire Garcia)
 ((Carolina.Pulice@thomsonreuters.com;))