Committed to simplifying and modernizing civil aviation, creating new investment opportunities, cost reduction and regulations more suited to today's reality through the Simple Flight Program, National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) also updated the Civil Aviation Inspection Fee (TFAC) table, giving the airline sector more rationality (visit the link to learn more). There will be no further fees for providing nine aircraft-related services.
The remaining TFACs relating to airworthiness services had their values adjusted, which should encourage the development of new markets. This is what can happen, for example, in relation to small aircraft in the country.
The initial fee for certifying new projects was around R$900. Now, with the reformulation of the table, this TFAC has been reduced to R$ 100 thousand. It should be noted, however, that all requirements for project approval were maintained.
Another important advance for the aviation sector, which tends to move the aircraft market, is the 90% reduction in the cost of the TFAC charged for the approval of aeronautical product projects.
This change can make it possible for new manufacturers to produce small parts for aircraft that are no longer made by the original factories, for example. The production of these parts guarantees a stock for maintenance and replacement of components for older aircraft.
The new TFAC has a value of R$ 2 thousand, consistent with the structure of companies interested in this segment.
Other services related to aircraft are also no longer charged, such as inspection, issue of encumbrance certificates and information on registration (or deregistration). In relation to the files of the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry (RAB), all are now free, except for aircraft registration. Even so, ANAC promoted the simplification of charging, no longer taxing trademark reservations, for example.
Results already appear
One proof that updating the TFACs was beneficial for civil aviation was the establishment of better conditions for the certification of manned balloons. This market segment has tried, on several occasions, to start producing certified balloons in the country.
However, the prohibitive costs of the fee for approving projects of this type, almost R$ 900, prevented the advancement of these initiatives. With the new table, that cost dropped to R$20 and, as soon as it went into effect, it produced immediate results.
On March 31, when the new TFACs come into effect, the ANAC received the first Brazilian balloon certification request (visit the link to learn more). It was a milestone that could be the trigger for new opportunities for the airline industry (with the resumption of production in the country, the import of inputs, export of certified products and professional training), which should encourage other segments of the economy, such as the industry of tourism. After all, when it comes to hot air balloon flights, Brazil is a country rich in stimulating scenarios for the activity.
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