The Venezuelan Civil Aviation Authority (the ‘INAC’) has updated the regulation governing the operation of foreign private aircraft in Venezuela. The new set of rules were published in the Official Gazette No. 42.823 of 21 February 2024 (the ‘New Regulation’). It repealed the regulation published in the Official Gazette No. 41.185 of 03 July 2017 (the ‘Repealed […]
Regulation of Drones in Venezuela
On 29 August 2016, three regulations were issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) jointly with the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), restricting, prohibiting and regulating, respectively, the operation of drones in Venezuela. It was the very first time that the term ‘drone’ appeared […]
Foreign Private Aircraft Operations in Venezuela
On 03 July 2017, a new regulation for the operation of foreign General Aviation aircraft in Venezuela came into full force and effect (the “Updated Regulation”). The Venezuelan Civil Aviation Authority (INAC) issued it through Administrative Resolution No. PRE-CJU-GDA-1085-17 of 12 June 2017. The Updated Regulation repealed the Regulation issued on 27 March 2015 (the […]
5 Essential Books Aviation Lawyers Should Start Reading Now
Aviation, as we know it today, has slightly more than a century of existence. It all started in North Carolina (USA) one morning of 1903, when two aviation pioneers, namely the Wright brothers, piloted in public their heavier-than-air flying machine, which kept flying for nearly a minute. This event was the “big bang” of aviation, […]