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Feb 03, 2014 (newstodate): Once again, Serbia's hopes for FAA to upgrade the country's airport security to CAT I levels have been cooled down.
In its latest issue of the FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment, published on January 31, 2014, FAA has retained Serbia's Category II status meaning the the country does not meet ICAO standards.
Serbia was downgraded from Category 1 in 2002 barring any service by a Serbia-registered aircraft carrier into North American airports, and the country has since made several unsuccessful attempts to regain its position that will allow JAT to launch flights on routes to the USA.
In the meantime, Serbia had hoped for a short-cut to its dreams of adding Air Serbia's prefix to Etihad's North American flights - but this has not been approved by the US authorities.
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently denied Air Serbia's request for approval of its code-share with Etihad on Etihad's flights to the USA, arguing that it makes no sense to transport passengers from Serbia to Abu Dhabi for onward flights by Etihad to the USA.
In its latest issue of the FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment, published on January 31, 2014, FAA has retained Serbia's Category II status meaning the the country does not meet ICAO standards.
Serbia was downgraded from Category 1 in 2002 barring any service by a Serbia-registered aircraft carrier into North American airports, and the country has since made several unsuccessful attempts to regain its position that will allow JAT to launch flights on routes to the USA.
In the meantime, Serbia had hoped for a short-cut to its dreams of adding Air Serbia's prefix to Etihad's North American flights - but this has not been approved by the US authorities.
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently denied Air Serbia's request for approval of its code-share with Etihad on Etihad's flights to the USA, arguing that it makes no sense to transport passengers from Serbia to Abu Dhabi for onward flights by Etihad to the USA.