Beginning April 26, stakeholders will have to strictly comply with the Civil Aeronautics Board’s (CAB) requirement for submission of complete documents and full payment in order for all applications to be received.
In an advisory dated April 8, CAB executive director Carmelo Arcilla said only applications with complete attachments and paid corresponding filing fee will be received and considered filed. This is part of the agency’s “continuous efforts to deliver more efficient and expedient services.”
The complete list of requirements and filing fees is available on CAB’s website, the advisory noted.
In an earlier advisory dated March 20, CAB said it will be rationalizing requirements and shortening the processing time for unopposed applications for original/renewal of authority to operate as an international/domestic airfreight forwarder, general sales agent of foreign airlines (passenger/cargo), offline carrier, general sales agent of domestic airlines (passenger/cargo), and cargo sales agent/breakbulk agent for licensed airfreight forwarders.
This is also part of CAB’s continuing effort to improve public services, specifically by reducing the processing time of applications and further shortening the list of requirements.
Further, CAB and the Parañaque local government on March 19 launched the Data Interchange for Ease of Doing Business and Regulation Program.
The Parañaque local government has been designated as the pilot local government unit (LGU) of the program, which entails integrating CAB’s database with that of an LGU’s. With this, CAB will no longer require the mayor’s permit from the applicant airfreight forwarder based in Parañaque because it can already check its status with the LGU.
According to CAB, the program aims to protect the public from fly-by-night or bogus companies by coordinating the monitoring of all aviation entities conducting business in Parañaque, where many airfreight forwarding companies are based.
