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EU and Latin America Will Strengthen Cooperation in Civil Aviation

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

May 27, 2010

thomas

At a joint European Union – Latin America
Civil Aviation Summit that took place in
Rio de Janeiro, two “joint declarations” with
Latin American aviation leader were signed,
that lays the foundation for closer cooperation
in civil aviation between the European Union
and Latin America.
The Latin American air transport market is
forecast to be among the fastest growing in
the world over the next 20 years and therefore
of increasing strategic importance to the EU
and its industry.
A Memorandum of Understanding with the Latin
American Civil Aviation Commission(LACAC) was
signed which will enhance cooperation between
Latin America and the European Union in Aviation.
Both sides agreed to develop a joint action plan
before the end of this year setting out the concrete
action of cooperation.
Mr. Siim Kallas, Vice President of EU commission
and responsible for Transport, together with Brazil’s
Minister of Defence, Mr. Nelson Jobim, and Mr. Jose
Blanco, Transport Minister of Spain, welcomed that
the negotiations of two agreements between Brazil
and the European Union have successfully finalised:
An agreement on air services – a so called “horizontal
agreement, and an agreement on aviation safety.
The horizontal agreement modernises the legal
framework and establishes full legal certainty for all
air carriers operating flights between Brazil and the EU.
The aviation safety agreement will expand cooperation
in all areas of safety, facilitating trade in aeronautical
products and services.
The two agreements are expected to be signed at the
EU-Brazil Summit in Brasilia on 14 July.
The EU – Latin America Aviation Summit brought together
more than 300 leading representatives of the Latin American
and EU aviation sectors.
The summit provided a platform for identifying areas of priority
and way for closer European Union – Latin America aviation
cooperation.

Israel Rafalovich

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