Juan Carlos Machorro, partner in charge of the transactional area and expert in aeronautical and airport law, points out that “there is an urgent need to redesign airspace and aeronautical policy in order to address the causes of recent air incidents in the Mexican aeronautical sector.”
Juan Carlos Machorro explained that a participatory policy is needed that incorporates scientific thinking and the voices of key industry players.
“It is time to listen to each other and join forces. We can redesign an aeronautical policy that will yield results for everyone in the short, medium and long term,” said the specialist. “It is also time to approach possible solutions that arise from privileging open and permanent dialogue among interest groups, technical and scientific thinking and the development and well-being of the sector and the country's economy.”
The expert recalled that, at the threshold of the most disruptive effects of the pandemic, international organizations estimate that pre-pandemic operating levels of commercial aviation would not be seen again until 2024.
“However, the recovery in demand for air transport has been much faster than expected and it is perhaps the right time to recalculate the flight and reflect on the best way to support the evolution and growth of the sector,” he said.
Dialogue is needed in the industry
Machorro explained that a comprehensive solution involves calling for dialogue with all industry participants: authorities, concessionaires, permit holders, air transport operators, technical personnel, traffic operators, airport service providers, complementary and commercial services, insurers, manufacturers, lessors and financiers.
He recalled that “a little over twenty years ago, the Federal Government established an aeronautical policy by listening to these participants. The premises and prevailing circumstances are very different from those of today. In this sense, it would seem that the current situation is more than propitious for designing a policy in line with the new challenges of the industry. In a holistic, comprehensive manner and with a long-term vision.”
The partner in charge of the transactional area and an expert in aeronautical and airport law listed the essential concepts for the rethinking of a new aeronautical policy, based on those that affect industry participants: operational safety, connectivity, legal certainty, coverage and quality of services (air transport and airports), open access to a greater percentage of the population, compliance with international standards, training of aeronautical technical personnel, sufficient budgetary, technological and human resources.
He explains that “it is essential to listen to the needs and preferences of the end user: the passengers. It is time to listen to each other and join forces. We can redesign an aeronautical policy that will yield results for everyone in the short, medium and long term,” he stressed.
