Argentina: ANAC updates the aerial work regulations and eliminates prior requirements for tourist flights
Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) published Resolution 265/2025 in the Official Gazette this Friday, establishing a new regulatory framework for the authorization and operation of aerial work in the country. The resolution repeals the previous regulation on paid recreational flights — Resolution 940/2015 — and forms part of the new Aerocommercial Market Access Regulation, approved under Decree 599/2024.
The new framework aims to simplify procedures for obtaining the Aerial Work Operator Certificate (CETA) and to broaden the range of authorized activities under this certification. Notably, it eliminates the need for periodic renewals. Existing certificates will now automatically convert to a non-expiring format with no activity limitations, except as otherwise specified by current regulations.
Among the most significant changes, the resolution states that any individual or legal entity may request authorization to conduct aerial work if they meet three basic conditions: they must fall under Article 48 of the Aeronautical Code, declare technical and financial capability, and, if operating foreign-registered aircraft, comply with relevant regulations. All submissions to ANAC must be made under sworn declaration.
The new rules also authorize the use of experimental aircraft and drones (RPAs) for aerial work under certain technical conditions and operational limitations. In both cases, operators must notify the aviation authority at least 15 business days in advance and submit the corresponding technical documentation.
The resolution further specifies that paid sightseeing flights — those that depart from and return to the same heliport or airport — are now considered a form of aerial work under the new framework. As such, a separate regulatory framework for these operations, as established under the now-repealed 2015 resolution, is no longer required.
Additionally, companies already holding a valid CETA may engage in any aerial work activity listed in Article 11 of Decree 599/2024, provided they comply with specific regulations and maintain appropriate insurance coverage. They will only be required to notify ANAC before starting new activities—no new certification will be necessary.
The resolution also empowers the National Directorate of Operational Safety (DNSO) to define technical conditions and limitations for certain specific activities, including those outlined in subsection k) of Decree 599/2024, which still require complementary regulation.
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