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Viewing cable 06BRASILIA688, BRAZIL'S NEW AVIATION REGULATOR ASKS FOR INVITE TO WASHINGTON

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06BRASILIA688 2006-04-10 15:03 2011-01-10 00:12 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Brasilia
VZCZCXRO8171
RR RUEHRG
DE RUEHBR #0688 1001502
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 101502Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5056
RUEANHA/FAA WASHDC
INFO RULSDMK/DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHDC
RUEAYVF/FAA MIAMI ARTCC MIAMI FL
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 1853
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 6718
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 4594
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000688 

SIPDIS 

SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 

EB/TRA FOR JEFF HORWITZ 
FAA FOR KRISTA BERQUIST 

E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR EINV ECON CASC BR
SUBJECT: BRAZIL'S NEW AVIATION REGULATOR ASKS FOR INVITE TO WASHINGTON 

1. (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2 and 5 for details. 

2. (U) During an April 7 lunch with Emboffs, Directors Denise Abreu and Leur Lomanto of the newly created National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) asked that the FAA extend a formal invitation to ANAC representatives for May consultations in Washington and Miami. The purpose of their trip would to be to introduce themselves, to explain how ANAC will work and to explore areas of mutual cooperation. While they had planned on an April trip to the US, the deepening VARIG crisis necessitated a delay (septel). 

3. (SBU) The regulators explained that a formal invitation would help them to justify GOB funding of their trip to their superiors. This would be their first formal trip to see foreign aviation regulation authorities since taking office in March 2006. 

4. (U) ANAC was formally inaugurated in a March 20 ceremony in Brasilia and replaces the Department of Civil Aviation (DAC), subsuming all responsibilities for regulations, authorizations and registrations. ANAC will also take over the duties of certifying aircraft, currently performed by the Aerospace Technical Center (CTA) in the Air Force Command. The agency will be headquartered in Brasilia. DAC will heretofore focus on policy and air-traffic control. 

5. (U) ACTION REQUESTED: Post recommends that FAA respond to this request positively. We have a real opportunity to forge strong ties with Brazil's nascent aviation regulator. 

CHICOLA