Mexico Achieves Top Aviation Safety Rating from FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has returned Mexico's aviation safety rating to Category 1, the highest level, after two years of collaboration between the civil aviation authorities of both countries. This upgrade allows Mexico to add new service and routes to the U.S., and U.S. airlines can resume marketing and selling tickets on Mexican-operated flights. The FAA provided technical assistance to Mexico's Agencia Federal de Aviacion Civil (AFAC) to address safety issues that led to the downgrade. The FAA downgraded Mexico's International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) rating to Category 2 in 2021 for not meeting International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards.