Aviation
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Brazil
Flight safety
Associations unite against illegal air transport
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Cessna
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José PEDRO Magalhães Ramos
12/18/2020
ABAG, the Brazilian association of General Aviation, is joining a large group of international associations and other countries in a fight against business aviation and irregular air taxis.
The entities named this coalition the name "Air Charter Safety Alliance" and intends to act with potential customers, aviation authorities, charter brokers and transport ministries, creating awareness and positive actions in order to minimize the incidence of transporters or irregular procedures in this aviation field.
Class organizations recognize that the majority of companies operating in the field are reputable, but unfortunately there are many initiatives that exploit loopholes or deficiencies or inspection difficulties to offer deceptive services that harm potential customers or even create safety hazards for charter flights or executives.
But it is not just the customers who fall into these irregular companies are harmed. The companies that operate within accepted standards and the market in general are harmed because, after all, unsuitable companies represent a clear form of predatory and unfair competition.
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Bombardier
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The initiative does not start from scratch. Several of the associations involved are already carrying out activities to inhibit illegal area activity and this experience will be expanded by the new entrants. To achieve this objective, the creation of an online platform, educational initiatives and the generalization of the industry's best practices through all the entities and countries represented are planned.
The focus will be on creating or expanding a safety culture in addition to government regulations already adopted by state governments. The customers themselves, in their own interest, will be able to participate in the initiative, learning to become better able to discern between suitable operators or those who eventually try to involve them in false promises of low costs or unsafe operations that appear to be comparative advantages but which really are not. .
Among the quotes from several general aviation executives, we highlight that of ABAG president Flávio Pires. According to Pires, ABAG fully supports "any initiative to combat illegal chartering". He indicated that the repression of illegal chartering is a growing trend in the world and that authorities and civil society must unite in this fight.
The coalition that goes to the field with this important objective is composed of the following international associations:
Brazilian General Aviation Association, ABAG
Air Charter Association, ACA
African Business Aviation Association, AfBAA
Asian Business Aviation Association, AsBAA
Business Aircraft Operators Association, BAOA
British Business
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José PEDRO Magalhães Ramos
He is a professional with almost four decades of experience in aviation. Having worked at Rio Sul and TAM in the 1980s and in the 1990's, joined Vasp where he spent 10 years in the Engineering area. He then created and operated the website www.aerospace.com.br for 4 years, now extinct and in 2004 he joined Gol, having stayed until 2017 and passed in various technical and business areas. Currently as a technical consultant still-and always-in the aviation area, he dedicates his private time to create and operate this our portal!
   
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