ARC NEWS
PAL Airlines suspends operations
September 30, 2014
Chilean-based scheduled passenger and charter operator, PAL Airlines, has indefinitely suspended operations. The airline had continued to record increasing net losses over the past several financial periods, prompting the airline’s management to suspend operations. PAL Airlines had its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) temporarily suspended in May 2014, after the airline had failed to meet a number of technical requirements stipulated within its AOC. The airline was then grounded for a second time in August 2014, after the airline had defaulted on its passenger-related taxation charges and aeronautical charges. In mid September, the airline consequently announced that it would be suspending operations while the airline’s key management and creditors entered discussions on how to manage the airline’s assets and potential future operations.


Mexican airports damaged by Hurricane Odile
September 30, 2014
On the 14th of September, Hurricane Odile struck the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. The category 3 hurricane caused extensive damage to several regional areas. Within these regions, La Paz and Los Cabos International Airports sustained significant damage as result of the hurricane. The Mexican airport authority, Grupo Aeroportuairo del Pacifico, responded by temporarily suspending operations to the two airport facilities while repairs were carried out. While several small general aviation aircraft were damaged in the hurricane, the larger commercial aircraft had been withdrawn from the area prior to the hurricane's arrival.


Serbia successfully passes IASA audit
August 31, 2014
The Serbian civil aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Directorate of the Republic of Serbia (CADS), has successfully passed an audit undertaken by the U.S. regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA completed the audit as a part of its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program. Airlines operating from a Category 1 (Meets ICAO Standards) country can undertake un-restricted operations to the U.S., while airlines operating from a Category 2 country (Does Not Meet Standards) are subjected to increased inspections at U.S. destinations and carriers not already operating to the U.S. cannot commence operations until the Category 2 classification is lifted.


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