The Investment Promotion Agency of El Salvador (PROESA) is promoting the concept for which it has already hired an expert firm in aeronautical development.
Monday, March 30, 2009
El Salvador already has a good basis for developing an aircraft industry in Aeroman, originally a TACA division that offered maintenance services to the airline's fleet and was acquired in 2006 by the Canadian company, Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. Aeroman is certified by the FAA to perform major maintenance on A-320 and Boeing 737, 757 and 767 aircraft.
PROESA noted the ability of the Salvadoran industry in the production of fiberglass and carbon, as well as the know-how in electrical engineering, as advantages.
The tasks that are already being done include the inventory of human resources, training and technology in the country and the formation of a committee of industries interested in the subject, which together with the government and potential local and foreign investors, will determine the project’s strategic lines of action.
The article in Elsalvador.com, authored by Daniel Choto, reported that Kevin Michael, president of AeroStrategy, the consultant in aeronautical development that was hired commented that "we must first focus on specific segments, such as aircraft maintenance because it is labor-intensive. The second component is reparation, marketing and distribution of small parts for airplanes, as well as the manufacture of less complex elements of the aircraft."
If the necessary measures are implemented , the aviation industry could attract an investment of at least $150 million in three or four projects.
This was revealed by a feasibility study on the aviation sector in El Salvador, said Joan Rojas, president of ALG-Europraxis. This document was presented during the first day of the El Salvador Logistics Forum 2030, which is taking place in the country.
There are companies interested in investing in this industry but they need clear rules before making the decision to go to El Salvador.
"Here, what the government needs to do is move with agility in order to outpace other countries who are going the same route, they have to be more aggressive in putting together a proposal for all the players involved, which is what Mexico did and it is still attracting investments," said Ernesto Ruiz, CEO of Aeroman.
To invest more in the Salvadoran aircraft maintenance industry, the company requires better airport infrastructure.
Aeroman is a company that provides aircraft maintenance services in El Salvador. It is preparing to invest $20 million in its eight operation line, but this initiative requires that authorities improve roads and infrastructure at and around the main airport of the country.
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