The Ministry of National Defense tenders the supply of four aircraft with inverted flight capability.
Guatemala Government Purchase 14135922:
"Aircraft shall be single-engine, with capacity for two people, model 2020 or the most recent at the time of award, with maximum continuous power of 160 HP or more and injected combustion system.
Propellers shall be three-bladed, propeller spinner, with 24 V battery, two main fuel tanks of at least 16 gallons or more, cabin ventilation shall be adjustable, minimum agency warranty shall be 24 months and color design shall be defined at time of contract signing."
Aero Expo Panama Pacifico will take place at Panama Pacifico Airport from March 21 to 22, 2018, and will bring together aeronautical companies from all over Latin America.
Aero Expo Panama will feature a static presentation of various executive aircraft and expert speakers on the subject who will give seminars on topics of great importance to executives in aviation companies, such as management of the costs of aircraft operations.
Aero Expo Panama Pacific will be held at the Panama Pacific Airport on April 20 and 21 2017, and will bring together companies linked to the Latin American aeronautical industry.
The website states that"...Aero Expo 2017 Panama Pacific is the most important event for general and private aviation in Latin America.It will explore the latest trends in the business aviation and helicopters sector in Latin America, the Caribbean and Panama.
VivaLatinoamérica has announced that it will base its operations in the country in order to cater for flights from Central America in 2016.
Viva Group, consisting of the Grupo IAMSA and Irelandia Aviation, revealed that it will base its operations center in Costa Rica for Central American flights.
According to statements given to the Mexican newspaper Excelsior, Juan Carlos Zuazua, CEO of VivaAerobus, said that after its arrival in Central America, the airline will aim to have greater connectivity between the region with Mexico and Colombia by 2017, countries where it operates with the VivaAerobus and VivaColombia brands respectively.
With the construction by Avianca of a training and aircraft maintenance center in Colombia, the potential of the aviation market in the region has been confirmed.
From a statement issued by Avianca Holdings SA
Avianca's Aeronautical Center will operate in an enclosed area at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro. This will be one of the most important complexes for the large aircraft maintenance, component repair and specialized training centers in Latin America.
The suspension has been ordered of a $133 million disbursement for the purchase of six Super Tucano airplanes which were to be used to control of the country's airspace.
From a press release published in Diario de Centro América:
"We have doubts about whether the six Super Tucanos are overvalued. There were negotiated by the last government," indicated President Otto Perez Molina, referring to the suspension of the disbursement for $133 million for the acquisition of these light attack aircraft, to be used for airspace control.
Embraer announced the sale to the Central American country of 6 Super Tucano fighter planes, plus 3 primary radars and a command control system, at an estimated cost of more than $170 million.
Although the Brazilian company did not disclose the amount paid by Guatemala, estimates made at the beginning of purchase negotiations last summer point to a minimum of $170 million as the amount of the contract, which includes logistical operational support and training for pilots and mechanics.