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Viewing cable 07BUENOSAIRES518, GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINA CREATES NEW CIVIL AVIATION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BUENOSAIRES518 2007-03-16 20:24 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Buenos Aires
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DE RUEHBU #0518/01 0752024
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 162024Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7559
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHINGTON DC
RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL
RHMCSUU/FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC//AWH-10//
RHMCSUU/FAA MIAMI SO IFO23 MIAMI FL
RHMCSUU/FAA MIAMI ARTCC MIAMI FL
RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION 6016
RUEHMN/AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO 6278
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 0255
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 5871
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 0256
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ MAR MONTREAL 0016
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000518 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
WHA FOR WHA/BSC AND WHA/EPSC 
E FOR THOMAS PIERCE 
PASS NSC FOR JOSE CARDENAS 
USDOC FOR 4322/ITA/ALFORD 
US SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD 
STATE FOR TOM ENGLE, JOEL REIFMAN AND JEFF HORWITZ 
TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIAN HEDBERG 
FAA FOR CECILIA CAPESTANY, KRISTA BERQUIST 
FAA MIAMI FOR MAYTE ASHBY 
FOR USMISSION TO ICAO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR ECON AR
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINA CREATES NEW CIVIL AVIATION 
AUTHORITY; NO IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO ENSUE 
 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY:  Last night, President Kirchner, in a dramatic 
gesture, announced his signing of a decree creating a new National 
Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC), which will eventually take 
civil aviation control from the Ministry of Defense to the Ministry 
of Planning's Secretary of Transportation.  Despite the fanfare, any 
transfer of control will take months or years and there will be 
no/no immediate change to Argentina's current civil aviation 
operations or structure.  The GOA recently signed an agreement with 
ICAO for ICAO to provide assistance in this transfer, but this 
agreement in no way precludes the GOA from seeking FAA guidance in 
this transition.  In light of current high-profile problems with 
malfunctioning Buenos Aires radar systems that have resulted in 
major delays and threats of a pilots strike, many observers see the 
President's action as largely a political gesture.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2.  (SBU) On March 15, the President announced the creation of a 
National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) in a high-profile late 
night ceremony attended by senior cabinet officials and extensively 
covered by the media.  According to Embassy contacts, this 
announcement is actually just the start of a transfer process that 
will take "months or years."  Another agency, the Executive Transfer 
Unit, or UET, was also created, whose function is to handle the 
regulatory details of this transfer process.  Many very complex and 
contentious technical, regulatory, and labor-related issues are 
still to be completely worked out.  Not the least sensitive issue is 
what will be the status of some 6000 employees in the current 
civilian aviation organization, the Air Regions Command, under the 
Air Force, of which about 80% are military.  GOA officials have 
admitted in private that there is no clear idea of where the 
employees of any new civilian organization will come from, whether 
they will be hired from the military, or will there be new recruits. 
 Issues related to salaries, retirement and worker rights are also 
completely unknown.  In addition, there is currently no implementing 
legislation for this new planned organization, nor have any budget 
monies been allocated for its start-up. 
 
3.  (SBU) On March 15, Secretary Jaime previewed this imminent 
announcement of a transfer from military to civilian control to Econ 
Counselor and CivAir Officer, and also emphasized how complex and 
difficult this process would be.  Jamie was at pains to emphasize 
that this transition would be done properly and methodically, and 
the GOA would take its time.  (Note: Jaime also gave full support to 
the US-GOA liberalization discussions to be held next week, whose 
GOA delegation will be headed by his subordinate, Under Secretary 
for Commercial Air Transport, Ricardo Cirielli.  End note) 
 
4.  (SBU) On March 14, Emboff and visiting FAA regional 
representative met with GOA's civil aviation commander, General Jose 
Alvarez (please protect), of the Air Regions Command.  He frankly 
stated that his organization was not being consulted in this planned 
transfer from military to civilian control of aviation.  (Note: The 
announcement one day later of this transition illustrated his 
point.)  Alvarez privately voiced his concern that the transition 
could be difficult, that it should not be politicized, and that only 
qualified personnel should work for the new organization.  He was 
concerned that the GOA might make an "abrupt" and "clumsy" 
transition, and possibly hire unqualified and politically-connected 
people.  He expressed particular concern about how air traffic 
controllers, currently prohibited from striking while under military 
authority, will be managed in a new organization under civilian 
control. 
 
5.  (SBU) According to Embassy contacts, the GOA Ministry of Defense 
recently signed an agreement with the International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO) for the latter to provide general guidance, 
 
 
technical cooperation and consultation in the GOA's transition from 
military to civilian control of aviation.  Embassy contacts expect 
that, perhaps in a few weeks or months, an ICAO delegation will come 
to Buenos Aires to begin their formal consultations.  The same 
Embassy contact told Emboff explicitly that this GOA-ICAO agreement 
would not/not preclude the GOA from also seeking advice from the FAA 
on this delicate transition. 
 
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Comment 
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6. (SBU) At this time, this announcement of the transfer of aviation 
to civilian control appears to be a political gesture.  Observers 
speculate that its timing was likely related to the ongoing woes at 
the two major airports in Buenos Aires (Ezeiza and Aeroparque) due 
to problems with malfunctioning radar systems that have resulted in 
major delays and threats of a pilots strike.  (Note: There are 
unconfirmed reports that the GOA will soon purchase two radars to 
ameliorate this problem.  End note) In this election year 
(presidential, provincial and Buenos Aires), this move could be 
calculated to demonstrate that the GOA is taking action to address 
these issues.  Finally, this government always finds it convenient 
to take a swipe at the military, and the President's announcement of 
this long-anticipated military to civilian control transition is 
another such example.  END COMMENT. 
 
WAYNE