From 23rd to 25th of February representatives from airlines, airports and the tourism industry will be reviewing air services in the region.
More than 400 aviation professionals, representatives from 70 airlines, 25 authorities for tourism and airports will meet from 23rd to 25th February in El Salvador in the seventh edition of Routes Americas, an event aimed at developing new routes and expanding connectivity .
It has been announced that under the DR-CAFTA, a U.S. company will participate in the bidding for the concession without having to be prequalified.
"I will receive this company next week and want them to take part because under the Free Trade Agreement between Central America, the Dominican Republic and the U.S. (CAFTA), a company from the United States can enter the last phase of the tender directly without going through the prequalification stage" said Alexander Segovia, Technical Secretary of the Presidency.
The Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma is studying various alternatives for sediment cleanup, estimating the costs at between $8 and $30 million.
The cleaning will be done specifically in the port's berthing area. The Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA) has decided to take on the task but is still studying the cheapest way to do it.
According to Alberto Arene, president of CEPA, they are awaiting the results of a study conducted by a Japanese cooperation in order to make a decision.
Changes in Avianca flight paths added 600,000 passengers per year to the current movements, forcing development of a plan for emergency works.
The increase in passenger arrivals is due to the hub belonging to Avianca. This has motivated the Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA) to speed up the work being carried out at the International Airport El Salvador (AIES) in order to be able to attend to the new passengers.
CEPA has announced that its master plan for the renovation and modernization of the El Salvador International Airport will be ready in November.
According to Alberto Arene, president of the Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA), the plan aims to leverage more non-airport operations and will be executed next year.
The plan is to improve access to the port, equipment and facilities for the movement of loads, and increase the depths of the three piers.
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador (CEPA) will develop a renovation plan for the port of Acajutla (Sonsonate) with $8.1 million of its own funds and $22 million from external sources.The port renovation plan was approved in July by the board.
A Spanish shipping company is to start operations by the end of the year with a ship capable of carrying passengers, light vehicles and containers.
ElSalvador.com reports that "the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) confirmed that in late November it will close an agreement with the Spanish company Naviera del Odiel to start of operations of a ferry that will connect the Port of La Union to Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua. "
Some of the main businesses from El Salvador will be advocating for the realization of Fomilenio II and for a deepening of the Association for Growth pact signed between the two countries two years ago.
From a press release by the Presidency of El Salvador:
A delegation from the National Council for Growth will make an official visit to Washington DC from 24 to 26 June, where meetings will be held with senior government officials and the Congress of the United States, under the framework of the first 18 months of the Partnership for Growth.
Mobile boarding bridges, construction supervision, air conditioning systems and runway resurfacing, among other things, will be put out to tender in March 2013.
Having raised $59 million through a securitization backed by future revenues, the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA by its initials in Spanish) now has the resources to start the Plan for Renovation, Modernization and Optimization of the International Airport of El Salvador.
As part of a new trade policy plans are underway to convert Comalapa International Airport into a "shopping mall" with duty free shopping, dining areas and entertainment.
According to an article in Elmundo.com.sv Alberto Arene, head of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA by its initials in Spanish), said that the awards for concessions of such establishments will be held under a "very competitive international bidding process."
The current leases for retail spaces will not be extended, and it has been confirmed that they will now be offered in concession for 10 years.
The current leases for retail spaces will not be extended, and it has been confirmed that they will now be offered in concession for 10 years.
Elsalvador.com reports that "... the president of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA), Alberto Arene, confirmed that the airport is to be given the aspect of a modern shopping center, which is the trend in other world class airports. "
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador recommends having intermediate policies which are somewhere between "closed skies" and "open skies" as a way to lower air fares.
An article in Laprensagráfica.com reports that the Commission for public works, transport and housing of the Legislature "is examining proposing reforms to the Civil Aviation Act on open skies.
The Goverment of El Salvador has decided that the expansion of the International Airport of El Salvador will be conducted via a public-private association.
The technical secretary of the presidency announced that they decided to use this mechanism due to the “large resources required by the expansion”.
“We plan to do this expansion via a public private partnership for a simple reason: the state lacks the resources.
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.