Last October, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) evaluated the national aviation system to determine whether Argentina maintained Category 1 of Aeronautical Operational Safety, the highest rating granted by this agency. During that audit, the FAA highlighted the technical advances achieved by the ANAC, which prevented the loss of the category.
The National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) hosted the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to assess the Argentine State's compliance with the operational safety standards and procedures established by this organization. Upon completing this process, ICAO highlighted the technical advances achieved in record time as a result of the restructuring implemented by ANAC, allowing Argentina to position itself as one of the leading countries in the region regarding operational safety.
The Secretary of Transportation of the Nation, Franco Mogetta, emphasized the 'strengthening of aeronautical operational safety in Argentina' and noted that 'today the ICAO visit to the ANAC concluded, with the purpose of auditing the national Aviation System, and the preliminary results indicate a significant advance in aerial operational safety.'
In a statement, Mogetta detailed that when they took office, they inherited 'a devastated aeronautical system due to the poor management of the previous government' and noted that 'in the ICAO audit of 2022, Argentina achieved only a 60.47% effective compliance rate with the rules and procedures established by this international organization, far below the regional average.'
Following the diagnosis made and by decision of President Javier Milei, they intervened in the ANAC, which from that moment worked against the clock to develop and implement a plan of corrective measures that could resolve each of the observations made regarding the national aeronautical system. Since the intervention, ANAC was restructured, regulations were modified, specialized working teams were formed to address deficiencies, procedures were reformulated and streamlined, manuals were updated, and training was coordinated.
Mogetta stated that 'today, after immense work, we were able to more than reverse this initial situation inherited from the previous management, positioning ourselves above the regional average, strengthening aerial operational safety.' He highlighted the role of the ANAC working teams and the Transportation Safety Board in this achievement.
The Transportation portfolio reported that 'ICAO noted the significant progress made in correcting the observations identified during the 2022 audit.' Among the most notable aspects are the actions implemented in key areas of civil aviation, significantly helping to reverse the observations made in the 2022 audit caused by deficiencies arising from the previous management.
They highlighted the intervention and restructuring of ANAC by the National Government, allowing the development and implementation of corrective measures with the technical support of ICAO experts. This prevented the degradation of the Argentine aeronautical system at the international level. This is the second audit the management has received in four months, strengthening the opening of the air market and the open skies policy promoted by President Milei with a safer and more efficient aeronautical system, in line with international standards.
