The airline will be investing $1.8 billion in the purchase of 15 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, and the first deliveries are planned for 2020.
According to Prensa.com, the contract was signed in Paris by the airline authorities and the manufacturer in Paris, within the framework of the international aeronautical fair of Le Bourget.
Armed Forces Authorities have announced that they have completed the aircraft needs assessment stage, and will start preparing the bidding documents for the tender.
Elheraldo.hn reports that "...After completing the first review phase,"... we are now working with companies interested in carrying out the improvements and reparations, as a review must be carried out of the certificates of each of them to determine if they meet the quality requirements and standards established by the aircraft manufacturer's specifications."
The government is negotiating technical and financial arrangements with Brazil's Embraer for the recovery of the current fleet and eventual acquisition of new aircraft.
After the United States rejected the request to service the fleet of fighter jets, the Honduran government has announced that "...This week, President Juan Orlando Hernandez is scheduled to meet with representatives from the company Embraer to manage the upgrading of the fleet of the Honduran Air Force (HAF). "
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.
AviancaTaca Holding SA, has signed a purchase agreement with the European manufacturing firm Airbus for 51 eco-efficient aircraft.
A press release from AviancaTaca states that the purchase order, is for 33 A320neo type aircraft and is the largest order of this model in Latin America.
The statement goes on to say that “AviancaTaca Holding SA, a company which controls Avianca, Taca and AeroGal, among others, signed the agreement with the European manufacturer Airbus for the outright purchase of 51 eco-efficient aircraft, including 33 A320neo aircraft and 18 from the A320 family. This Memorandum of Understanding contract was signed during the Paris Air Show in June 2011 and is to date the largest order of A320neo in the region.
The company Embraer could install a plane factory in Panama.
This was reported by Industry and Commerce Ministry Roberto Herníquez, when he was speaking about a recent trade mission by 140 Brazilian businessmen.
Prensa.com published related comments from Panama's vice president Juan Carlos Varela: "There are many Brazilian companies interested in establishing in our country, and also Brazilian banks are interested in financing infrastructure projects".