Tag Archives: Air Traffic Controller

Mexico’s Airport Safety Plot Thickens: Uncertified Controllers Found Working

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS >Despite having failed admission exams, a recent internal air audit detected that more than a quarter of all air traffic controllers in Mexico have been working since 2019 in the Services to Navigation in the Mexican Air Space (Seneam). In an audit carried out in 2021 of the applicant selection process, Seneam’s Internal Control Office (OIC) found,

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Aviation Expert Warns Santa Lucia Airport Will Be Inoperable

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Based on what is known so far of the new government-sponsored Felipe Ángeles Airport in Santa Lucía, State of Mexico, it will essentially be inoperable due to its poor design, former Mexican air traffic controller María Larriva Sahd warned Wednesday, Dec. 1. “The resign of the (former military) airport will make for longer routes

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