The SICT affirms that it does not have pilot reports on incidents due to new airspace, as IFALPA says


The Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) reported that so far this year it has no official reports on incidents reported by pilots as a result of the reconfiguration of the airspace and assured that operational safety is guaranteed for any team and on any route in the country.

Two days after the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA, for its acronym in English) announced in a security bulletin that there have been incidents of flights with low fuel reserves due to prolonged holding patterns or diversions to land, and a significant number of ground proximity alerts in the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), the agency commented.

“The SICT points out that through the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) and the Navigation Services in the Mexican Air Space (SENEAM) they have dealt with the events that have been formally reported in a timely manner, being the only one in this area , the one that occurred on June 15, 2021,” he specified.

In a press release, he pointed out that it is important to inform that air operators, mainly crews, as well as air traffic controllers themselves, must immediately report any event that could put the safety of our airports and airspace at risk.

“It is convenient to indicate that, in accordance with national regulations and ICAO recommendations, it is the obligation of pilots to report

when you have the activation of a ground proximity alert (GPWS), a situation indicated in the IFALPA bulletin”, explained y.

Meanwhile, from the perspective of IFALPA, after the opening of the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), the required training has not been offered to the personnel dedicated to the management of the new airspace.

Despite rejecting that there are reports of incidents, the secretariat said that an Air Safety work table was immediately formed, in order to pay attention to the bulletin issued by the pilots’ federation regarding AICM air operations.

This body is made up of the Undersecretary of Transportation, the IATA (International Air Transport Association), the ASPA (Trade Union Association of Aviator Pilots), SENEAM, the AFAC and the AICM.

In addition, he referred that the aeronautical authority, in recent days, has had meetings with ASPA

in order to listen and analyze together any manifestation on issues that could put security at risk

operational in Mexican territory.



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