The Ministry of Ports and Airports is considering to expand the cabatage, which is called to the northeast, if this practice is issued in Brazil. The proposal, which is dealt with at the National Congress, suggests that companies Foreign antennas are working on local trips in the Amazon legal area.
The project changes the Brazilian aviation law, which currently limits the display of local flights to Brazilian companies. The proposal states that the airlines authorized to work in Brazil may provide a local extension, provided that the flight is their airports or destination located within the Amazon legal area.
If the government and practice proposal is applied, foreign airlines may work on local departments in the northeast and legal Amazon.
“In the federal government, studies assume that any approval of these projects must give priority to low -communication areas, such as the legal Amazon and the northeast. If it is approved in Congress, the cable will allow the entry of international companies to operate specific roads without the opening of the other country to Brazil.” CNN.
There were two drafts – draft law (PL) No. 4392 of 2023 and PL No. 4715 of 2023 – on Air Cabotage at the National Congress. The texts were attached to the PL 1007 of 2024. The established bill is awaiting the deputy of Stélio dener, in the Amazon and Traditional and Traditional Peoples Committee, in the House of Representatives.
The suggestion was made with the justification that there is no item for air services by Brazilian companies regularly in the legal Amazon. The evaluation is that the proximity to the countries of South America can attract the interest of companies in South America to operate local trips in the Brazilian region.
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In the evaluation of the former director of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) Ricardo Vinylon, there must be a “minimal interest” for foreign airlines that operate local flights in the legal Amazon, if a caboutage practice is issued in Brazil.
“The expectations do not concern these roads. If they are profitable and attractive, we will already have our (Brazilian) companies offering more flights. Airlines enjoy large and definitions.”
“If it is a (locally) road that is not run by a Brazilian company, it may not be a profitable road. If this road does not contain trips from a Brazilian company, it will not have another company. If the Brazilian company does not work, this is not profitable and attractive.”
Fenelon also indicates that Air Cabotage is not a common practice, as airlines meet the regulation standards and the country’s legislation in which they operate. Airlines that want to carry out flights in Brazil need to obtain an ANAC license before the start of operations.
“I do not think simply allowing a flight to avoid a flight,” Ventalon said. “
For Vinicius Lummertz, former Minister of Tourism and former Ambratuur, Air Cabotage in Brazil can be positive, as long as it is listed in a national air communication plan.
Lummertz defends the creation of a program by the federal government aimed at linking more cities and more airports, from defining goals and creating long -term strategies.
“The project is very positive,” said the former minister.
According to Lummertz, the release of the isolated Cabotage, that is, outside the national level, does not fully solve the challenges of airlines in Brazil, such as high cost and low incentives. The former Embratuur president says there are tax incentives for the sector.
“When you have a plan, do studies and set goals. It is a good initiative, but it is the real world you will say. The real world is demand. If there are planes.
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