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There have been several publications in the last couple of days stating that Mexico has implemented new procedures regarding Mexican airspace fees. For those who may be concerned, let me clarify.

This procedure is not new. What is new is that since the present government came into power, they stopped publishing the list of operators and aircraft that had unpaid airspace fees or ATC overtime fees to the ATC Centers, towers and Civil Aviation Authorities located at Mexican airports. Mexico does not issue an invoice (long story) but if the fees are not paid by the 17'th of the month after the flight or overtime was incurred then per Mexican finance law these fees are assessed adjustments for inflation and exchange rates plus interest which compound monthly. To make it even more interesting the fees must be paid in Mexican pesos through a bank in Mexico. The process is referred to as "self-determination" and basically means that everyone is expected to know it.

In the past, operators with unpaid fees who became delinquent would find out when a Mexican Center would deny permission to enter their airspace or when they landed at an airport in Mexico and their aircraft would be detained until the unpaid fees and the accrued delinquent fees were paid.

The implications of what has now occurred is that during the time since they stopped issuing the delinquent lists, operators who were unaware that they owed fees have not only incurred them but have also accumulated delinquent fees which may have placed them on this "blocked" list. We anticipate a flurry of issues when these operators next try to fly through Mexican airspace or fly to Mexico. Same process, it was just "suspended" for about 5 years

We provide, free of charge, a procedure (attached) for how to inquire with the appropriate Mexican authorities if you have any unpaid debts. It is a simple instruction sheet with the appropriate text in Spanish and does not require you to provide a power of attorney or make any commitments to a third party. If you find out that you do owe, then you can decide on your own who you want to use to pay them for you. I am attaching a copy of those procedures, I hope that you find it useful