{"id":243961,"date":"2025-07-21T15:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=243961"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:59:03","slug":"pm-browne-liat-eyes-expansion-to-u-s-territories-once-faa-category-1-status-is-restored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-browne-liat-eyes-expansion-to-u-s-territories-once-faa-category-1-status-is-restored\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Browne: LIAT Eyes Expansion to U.S. Territories Once FAA Category 1 Status is Restored"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2791305837\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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that the downgrade to Category 2\u2014applied to all OECS countries in 2020\u2014remains the only hurdle preventing LIAT from flying into U.S. airspace. The FAA had cited deficiencies in safety oversight by the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA).<\/p><div id=\"antig-3846784999\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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