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.
While hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in Tocumen Airport, the Panamanian Civil Aviation Authority does not have the capacity to exercise its responsibility to carry out supervision.
The economy with the greatest air connectivity in the region does not have, according to the ICAO, the necessary resources to deal with an air crash, indicating that training for air traffic monitoring staff is insufficient.
Between 6 pm and 9 pm at the Tobias Bolanos Airport can operate domestic flights under the responsibility of the pilots, as there will be no service tower controller.
The runway of the airport will be enabled as of 1. December, 6 pm to 9 pm, for local tourist flights, and from 9 pm to 6 am for ambulance flights.
The measure corresponds to the pressure from tourism entrepreneurs, who were seriously affected by the closure of night operations in October. See "Costa Rica: Opposition to Airport Curfew".
With a school of aeronautical firefighters, a center for aircraft maintenance and better programs of aviation mechanics, the country aims to become a regional aviation cluster.
Although the promised expansion of the international airport Ronulfo Monsignor is still going at a slow pace, the area of aviation training and commercial aircraft maintenance is prepared to improve its services and turn the country into a hub for the aircraft industry at the regional level. Mario Martinez, director of the Central Institute of Aeronautics Training (ICCAE), told Elsalvador.com that "... it is right time for the country to take advantage of all the elements that it can intergrate in order to be eligible to be a cluster in the coming years. 'The location we have is key. We can create a first class logistics platform. '"
The recovery of Category 1 status in compliance with ICAO standards enables local airlines to fly to the US.
The granting of category 1 status by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of the United States will improve the terminal´s ability to attract investment in the civil aviation sector and other related subsectors.
Carlos Salazar, Director General of the Nicaraguan Institute of Civil Aeronautics, told Elnuevodiario.com.ni that "...
As part of a plan to invest $100 million purchase of two aircraft for use in rescues, weather radar and the building of a network of heliports is being contemplated.
Although the five-year plan is still under development, the director of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Alfredo Fonseca Mora said he also sees "... the possibility of building an airstrip in Tonosí, Los Santos, and Santa Catalina, in Veraguas there is potential for tourism because of its beaches where international surfing competitions are held. "
The Civil Aviation authority in Costa Rica has rejected the application made by Ticos Air to obtain the certification as an international airline because it did not meet the requirements within the required timeframe.
The Civil Aviation authority of Costa Rica notified the company that the Ticos Air that their case has been closed because of non compliance with all the "legal, technical and financial" requirements ...
An agreement is being established to promote the arrival of new airlines into the country streamlining the processes of registration and starting commercial operations.
The Superintendency of Competition and Civil Aviation has signed an agreement designed to promote competition in the airline market in the country, streamlining and simplifying the formalities the must be completed in order to start operations.
Air Costa Rica has started the process of gaining certification as an international operator and plans to begin charter flights in six months.
Air Costa Rica is the new brand name of Tica Air according to the Public Registry of the airline, which has launched the second phase of a certification process and expects to receive approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation within four to six months to operate as international airline.
Current works at the Guatemalan International Airport include the construction of commercial space for 30 shops.
The information available on the subject does not make clear whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will be the entity responsible for renting commercial spaces to interested companies, receiving the corresponding revenue, or if the other version is correct which indicates that the entire space known as 13 Baktun has already been rented for 15 years without a tender.
Central American countries need to grant each other complete air freedom, with unrestricted frequencies and multiple designations.
A study of the conditions of competition in air transport for passengers in El Salvador, prepared by the Superintendency of Competition in the country, contains relevant definitions for optimization of air transport not only for El Salvador, but also all other Central countries.
Panama City will host the Forum of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association.
The event will take place from 14 to 16 November, and will be attended by over 450 representatives from the aviation industry and delegates from 40 airlines.
According to estimates from the Tourism Authority of Panama, the activity could consume about 1,500 room nights and could generate revenues of more than $1 million.
The closure of Aveos in Canada will not affect the aircraft maintenance company in El Salvador, which will open its fourth hangar in April.
The closure of operations in Canada by Aveos, the company which owns Aeroman in El Salvador will not affect the business of this aircraft-maintenance firm- or its employees, announced Aeroman’s management in the Central American country.
It is expected that 14 million passengers will pass through Tocumen Airport in 2025, almost triple the amount of 2010.
According to several industry representatives, the main challenge will be the growth of airport infrastructure, which eventually will become a constraint for the sector.
Ofelia Barcenas, solutions manager for the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the agency is working to streamline all processes related to passenger transit, such as migration and security. Some examples are the use of electronic tickets and collecting boarding passes using smartphones.
The Assembly passed Bill 177, which promotes the development of commercial aviation, and reforms the Criminal, Judicial and Work Codes, plus six other laws.
The bill was opposed by environmentalist, union leaders and commercial pilots, who threatened a general strike against the law.
Its 12th article establishes that an employer is not obliged to discount from a worker’s salary any labor union fees, stating that each individual must willingly pay them. Among other things, the bill establishes that environmental impact studies must be conducted for those projects posing risks to the environment, before the project is started.