Overview

• APLA announced it is free to call a national pilots’ strike after the mandatory conciliation period ended without government responses to its safety and technical concerns.
• The union is demanding the repeal of Decree 378/2025, warning that extended flight hours and reduced rest and vacation entitlements compromise operational safety and expose authorities to legal liability.
• Government sources say a technical working table with APLA, Aerolíneas Argentinas, American Jet, Andes and ANAC will convene soon to draft implementing regulations and introduce a Fatigue Risk Management System.
• Decree 378/2025 raises maximum flight hours from eight to ten per day and from 800 to 1,000 per year, cuts weekly rest from 36 to 30 hours and standardizes vacations at a single 15-day block.
• Industry groups warn that a pilots’ strike could trigger widespread flight cancellations and severe economic losses for Argentina’s winter tourism sector.