Mexico strikes deal with U.S. to recover Category 1 aviation safety status

Mexico signed an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States to recover its category 2 aviation safety status, downgraded to category 2 last May, reported the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT).

FAA experts "will make visits to our country that will begin in August, through which they will provide the necessary technical assistance, " announced the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) of the SCT in a statement.

The agency said the Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding went into effect last Friday.

The SCT detailed that the work during . . .