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Mexico’s Airspace Struggles Endure as US Rejects New Mexican Fleet

By KELIN DILLON Almost a year and a half after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded Mexico’s airspace safety ranking from a Category One to Category Two, Mexico’s enduring airspace troubles are only set to continue as the United States is expected to hold fast to not allowing any new Mexican aircraft into its borders until Mexico can earn

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No End in Sight for AICM’s Continued Deterioration

By MARK LORENZANA Several experts in the Mexican aviation industry on Tuesday, July 26, expressed concern for the continued deterioration of the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), as another aviation analyst lamented the U.S. downgrade of Mexico’s air safety rating in 2021, which he believed does not bode well for the country’s airline industry in the long term. Aviation analyst

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An Espionage Scandal and Gubernatorial Excesses

OPINION By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — A few weeks ago, a media scandal erupted in Mexico after the announcement of an arrest warrant issued by federal authorities for well-known television host Inés Gómez Mont and her husband Victor Manuel Álvarez Puga. The Mexican government issued an international Interpol alert against the couple in order to prevent their possible flight to

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