FIDAE: IATA's Tyler attacks Brazil and Venezuela for 'misguided' aviation policies

Outgoing IATA DG Tony Tyler will at FIDAE this week single out Brazil and Venezuela for “misguided” policies that are holding back development of aviation in a region that is among those with “the greatest potential for traffic growth” in the world. Tyler will also praise Latin America’s safety record, which “has improved considerably over the past decades”, much of it due to “effective collaboration” between airlines, govts and other stakeholders. But he will condemn Venezuela for “the worst example of misguided policy in the region”, noting that the govt is “creating a very difficult operating environment for airlines. Many of them have reduced service and currently the country is underserved by air.” <br/>