Brazil signed air agreements with four countries

In an event organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) held last week in Nigeria, Brazil’s Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC, in Portuguese) signed agreements with four countries on three continents. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed for the exchange of 7th freedom air traffic rights for exclusively freighter services with Switzerland and Suriname. The latter also signed an Open Skies agreement with Brazil, along with the Republic of Guinea and Kenya. The 7th freedom of the air rights mean that aircraft originating in the two countries will be able to carry cargo between their territory and the territory of a third country without having to continue air service to the country of origin. According to ANAC, the measure may expand commercial routes involving Brazil, Switzerland, and Suriname, bringing possibilities for greater efficiency in cargo transport. Open Skies agreements, on the other hand, provide for clauses such as free determination of capacity, open route framework, tariff freedom, and traffic rights of up to 5th freedom (right to transport passengers and cargo between the territory of the other contracting State and the territory of a third State , as part of an air service to or from the State of nationality of the aircraft) between the countries involved. Negotiation meetings were also held with points forwarded to be concluded in the future with Saudi Arabia, Bahamas, Ethiopia, Morocco, India, and Benin. – Brasil assinou acordos aéreos com quatro países (uol.com.br)