According to information made available to Lusa by Inavic/ANAC (National Institute of Civil Aviation/National Civil Aviation Authority), 47 bilateral air service agreements are registered, of which 31 signed by the States and 16 initialed by the aeronautical authorities.
The most recent agreement was signed this week in Dubai, by the Minister of Transport, Ricardo Abreu, which will allow Etihad and TAAG, flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Angola to make air connections between the two capitals, Abu Dhabi and Luanda.
Inavic also started "contacts by correspondence for the negotiation of bilateral agreements" with other "aeronautical authorities": Italy, Argentina, Kuwait, Seychelles, Mauritius, United Kingdom and Cuba.
The authorities say they are also considering proposals from Ethiopia and Ghana in the same context.
According to what Ricardo Abreu declared to the press at the time, the approach in the civil aviation sector goes beyond what is air transport of passengers and cargo: "We have been addressing the institutional and regulatory issue, but also the issue of infrastructure and air navigation and traffic control," a set of matters that are framed in the agreement reached on Wednesday with the UAE.
