Hi all,

Realistically you are right JMB -You need to be looking long term within 5 years to see and feel the difference!

Brazil have appointed a new "HEAD OF AVIATION DIRECTOR" To sort out the mess in Brazil!

Most international flights fly to SP and RIO as these are the main brazilian hubs in the country (at the moment) But this looks about to change in natal by the looks of it!!

The key problems with brazils aviation at the moment is th staffing levels and training OR should I say lack of it coupled with the increasing demand in flights to brazil!!

PURE AND SIMPLY AT THE MOMENT THEY CANNOT COPE WITH THE INCREASE AND DEMAND!!!
And that is quoted in all articles regarding brazils aviation problems and also highlighted in wake of the two recent plane crashes there!!

With the new aviation director on board with the pressure on him from the brazilian president and government to sort out the caos- Im sure he will along with the financial and resource support that he will be and is receiving from the president!

He will have to make the changes necessary to cater for the economic growth that will continue to rise provided that they can change the situations regarding aviation that are holding them back!!!

Once open-skys and bi-lateral aviation agreements are in place the economy will witness an un-precidented boom!!! In my opinion!!

Yes- we all know that there are no direct flights from the uk to brazil, thats obvious! But the uk may well choose not to fly at the moment due to THESE HIGHLIGHTED SAFETY ISSUES IN BRAZIL...???? Ever thought about it from that angle???

I have a cousin who is an aircontroller in southhampton who varifies that this is often the case as other coutries are not safe to fly and the uk will not take the risk until they make safety changes to their aviation systems!!!
Also she recommends that never fly in Russia as this is the most dangerous place to fly as their airtraffic control is the worst in the world- so many near misses in airspace that it is unbelievable???

See ya D