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Latin American RVSM Bottleneck?

Argentina and Colombia are lobbying to delay the planned January 2005 implementation of reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace throughout Lati

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

January 30, 2008

Argentina and Colombia are lobbying to delay the planned January 2005 implementation of reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace throughout Latin America. These countries are arguing that their operators–mainly the airlines–cannot afford to complete the necessary avionics upgrades in time and that therefore domestic flights by non-compliant aircraft should continue to be permitted above FL290.

Other countries, led by Brazil, are continuing to insist that RVSM should be implemented throughout the region to avoid safety concerns associated with having a “transition zone” between RVSM- and non-RVSM airspace. RVSM is also due to be implemented in the U.S. and southern Canada on Jan. 20, 2005.

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