US embassy cable - 05BRASILIA2021

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BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO FAA INVESTIGATION REQUEST

Identifier: 05BRASILIA2021
Wikileaks: View 05BRASILIA2021 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Brasilia
Created: 2005-07-29 12:47:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: EAIR Transportation Issues
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS BRASILIA 002021 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB/TRA/OTP - BMATTINGLEY 
FAA FOR AGC-330 
BUENOS AIRES FOR TSA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR, Transportation Issues 
SUBJECT: BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO FAA INVESTIGATION REQUEST 
 
REF: EB/TRA/OTP 2/25/05 Memo 
 
1. Per ref request, U.S. Embassy in Brasilia delivered to 
the Government of Brazil (GOB) the correspondence and 
investigative report from the U.S. Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) regarding alleged violations of U.S. 
aviation regulations by a Brazilian military pilot on or 
about October 4, 2004.  The FAA case number is 2005SO350001. 
 
2.  The Brazilian Ministry of Defense provided the U.S. 
Embassy with a formal response to the FAA investigation 
request.  The original letter received from the GOB will be 
sent to the Department for forwarding to the FAA.  An 
unofficial translation follows. 
 
Begin text. 
 
Ministry of Defense 
Air Force Command 
Brazilian Air Force Chief of Staff 
 
Of no. 2/2SC1/45 
 
Brasilia, June 28, 2005 
 
To Mr. Colonel Kevin P. Karol 
Air Force Attache 
U.S. Embassy 
Brasilia, DF 
 
Subject: Brazilian Military Aircraft Operation in the U.S. 
 
Dear Attache, 
 
In response to Official Letter No.U-1073/05 dated April 11, 
2005, from your attach office, I bring to your attention 
that the Operational Command of the squad to which the 
violating aircraft belonged took a number of steps aimed at 
preventing similar events from happening in the future. 
 
Among the steps taken, that particular Command held a 
meeting with all of the Air Force Unit Commanders bringing 
the event to their attention and instructing that all of the 
pilots should be made aware of it.  The International Air 
Traffic Section, which is responsible for the retraining and 
development of pilots who fly international missions, was 
also instructed to emphasize the proper procedures.  In 
terms of the pilot, he will only be allowed to participate 
in international missions after going through retraining in 
the International Air Traffic Course. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Brigadier General Miguel Marcio Duarte Martins 
Head of International Affairs Division, Air Force Chief of 
Staff 
 
End text. 
 
LINEHAN 

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