Latvia Receives First Category Rating from FAA for Civil Aviation Agency

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed the audit of the state agency “Civil Aviation Agency” (CAA), awarding Latvia the first category, CAA representatives informed LETA.

The representatives of the agency state that the FAA checked the compliance of Latvian civil aviation regulatory acts with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the quality of supervision implemented by the CAA for more than half a year.

The assigned first category allows aircraft operators registered in Latvia to carry out passenger transport on behalf of US airlines, as well as to carry out commercial transport to the US, including from the airports of other countries, thus developing their business opportunities, according to the representatives of the agency.

CAA notes that two aircraft operators registered in Latvia are currently taking steps to soon start cooperation with US airlines and perform occasional commercial flights to airfields in the US.

The agency also emphasizes that Latvia is the only one among the Baltic states that has been audited by the FAA and received the first category, thus strengthening Latvia’s competitiveness in the field of civil aviation.

CAA Director Māris Gorodtsovs points out that although the results of the FAA audit do not have an immediate effect on Riga Airport’s business opportunities, the assigned first category makes Latvia and its carriers strong competitors in the field of civil aviation at the European and global level.

“At the same time, it opens up the opportunity for new players to enter Latvia in the field of air transportation, because Latvia as a country of registration opens up wide business opportunities in the USA,” notes Gorodtsov.

CAA implements national policy in the field of civil aviation security.

2023-07-06 14:05:01


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