US, Mexico To Implement Air Transport Agreement, Considering Pre-Inspection Expansion
During Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s visit to the White House on July 22, he and President Barack Obama agreed to implement the bilateral Air Transport Agreement, which will create more opportunities for cargo airlines to fly across the border,…
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the White House said (here). The countries are also considering an expansion of the ongoing pre-inspection pilots (see 1601130018) for good bound to other U.S. airports, it said. Both countries will continue work to improve the pilots at the Laredo (Texas) International Airport and Mexican customs facilities at Mesa de Otay, Baja California, and will launch a previously planned pilot in San Jeronimo, Mexico, by spring 2017, the White House said. Additionally, the governments each plan to publish reference guides to highlight options to finance ports of entry on both sides of the border. “Together, these efforts will help inform and improve our border infrastructure processes,” the White House said. Today, July 22, Mexico is publishing a “cluster map,” which will identify clusters of interconnected firms and allow stakeholders to find trade opportunities, among other things, the fact sheet says. Pena Nieto, Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in June pledged that their governments would post cluster maps online (see 1606300015).