The government has announced that is preparing the specifications of a international tender for the construction of the first stage of the project, in the amount of $107 million.
For the second time, the Honduran government has made changes to the bidding rules for the construction of the airport in Comayagua. The first phase will cost $107 million and will be built on the Enrique Soto Cano base in Palmerola.
The cancellation of the current lease and Spain's agreement to use funds from debt restructuring, have enabled a new tender for the construction and operation of the Honduran airport.
The construction project includes a new airport runway with a length of 2,440 meters for the operation of commercial vessels which are widebodied and without any restrictions and low restrictions for long-haul destinations.
One of the major airlines in the region has recommended the construction of an international airport in the Pacific in order to improve the country's connectivity with the rest of the region and the world.
Pedro Heilbron, president of Copa Airlines said in an article on Eleconomista.net that the aviation market in Guatemala has "... some limitations in relation to other airport infrastructure, not only the terminal, but the location."
An announcement has been made that there will be a review of the conditions of the infrastructure at El Jagüey airport so see if it has capacity for international commercial flights.
In order to alleviate air traffic at the international airport of El Salvador, the authorities of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) and Civil Aviation will be evaluating the state of the military airport in La Union for its potential to become an international airport.
While the International Civil Aviation authority is putting out to tender feasibility studies, UNESCO has declared adjacent areas to be World Heritage Sites.
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As it is usual in the countries of the region, the money wasted will be paid by taxpayers, while it is unlikely that the state officials involved will stop collecting their salaries, let alone have to respond to their country for the outrages committed.
The start of operations of the international airport in the southeastern part of Guatemala is scheduled for March this year.
The Southern Air Base of Retalhuleu, could be starting operations in March. The airport has the capacity to receive international flights. "Funds for the work were provided by the private sector and the work took about a year."
The infrastructure in most airports in Central America can not cover the increase in the number of air passengers transiting in the region.
In the region, traffic has increased by almost 80% over the last ten years going from 95 million to 170 million passengers. "Today, 30% of Latin American flights take off or land at congested airports, which constitutes one of the main difficulties in the development of the airline industry," noted an article in Eleconomista.net.
One of the projects which aroused the most interest from foreign investors in the recent Investment Summit has drawn criticism over its design and planning.
The small amount of urban development and the broken terrain in the area of Zone 25 where the Municipality of Guatemala plans to build an international airport have raised questions in the real estate sector.
The company of Chinese origin, Harbour Engineering Company, has acquired the requirements to participate in the tender for the construction of Palmerola airport.
This company is the sixth to present itself before the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships (Coalianza) to purchase the tender specifications for the project that will cost about $130 million in its first stage.
Existing airports, with their obvious limitations, are unable to deal with the passenger numbers predicted for 2025.
The Spanish firm Ineco, which has developed a diagnostic report at the request of the authorities of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC by its initials in Spanish), estimated that within 12 years, San Jose International Airport will become obsolete and will be unable to guarantee the mobilization of 7 million passengers a year, at a growth rate of 4.8% annually.
President Ricardo Martinelli inaugurated the expansion of the terminal and runway at the Enrique Maleck airport, with an investment of over $27 million which has transformed the airfield into an international airport.
The president explained that this work will result in an increase in tourism and exports and other linked business activities will also grow.
The upcoming opening of the International Airport of Rio Hato will enable large investments in the tourism industry, making an overall impact on the economy of the Panamanian province.
Prensa.com reports that "The start of operations next August of the international airport in the Central Provinces will pave the way for millions in investment in new hotels, shopping centers and residences, which in turn will generate hundreds of jobs, which will mark Rio Hato as a magnet for economic over and above that of Coronado. "
In January 2013 the United Nations Program for Development will launch tenders for 78 projects on ports and airports in El Salvador.
The President of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) Alberto Arene and the Resident Coordinator of the UN System in El Salvador and Resident Representative of the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) Roberto Valent, signed this Wednesday 31 October a Project Document entitled "Modernization Program and Strategic Asset Management of CEPA", which aims to contribute to the transformation of CEPA and its businesses and to help it utilise opportunities provided by technology and the business models for infrastructure, transport and logistics of the XXI Century.
The international airport in the capital of Costa Rica, will be too small to meet the air traffic needs of Costa Rica in the next 10 years.
In 1996 the U.S. consultancy firm TAMS Inc. "recommended the Civil Aviation authority to move the administration of Juan Santamaria Airport into private hands, while a new terminal was being built", which should be operational in 2020.
The CABEI has approved loans for infrastructure work in ports and airports, and construction of prisons amounting to $92 million and $71 million respectively.
A statement from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) reads:
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has approved funding for the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA in Spanish) of the Republic of El Salvador for an amount of up to U.S.