Overview
- SICT chief Jesús Esteva said neither country plans to pursue international arbitration and described ongoing talks as constructive.
- Mexican officials met with the U.S. Department of Transportation this week and will return to Washington in early December to continue negotiations.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation has canceled 13 Mexico–U.S. routes and halted further route growth affecting Aeroméxico, Volaris and Viva Aerobus.
- U.S. regulators have also proposed prohibiting Mexican airlines from carrying belly cargo on passenger flights to American destinations.
- The U.S. actions respond to Mexico’s shift of cargo from AICM to AIFA and slot reductions at AICM that the DOT says violate the 2015 air transport pact, and Mexico is aiming to close the dispute before year-end to limit holiday-season disruption.