Copa Airlines Takes Delivery of Embraer AircraftTuesday, October 14, 2008 Copa's fleet now consists of 41 aircraft, with an average age of 4.1 years. Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., has taken delivery of its 14th Embraer 190 aircraft. Disagro Group is the new sales representative of EmbraerWednesday, October 8, 2008 Plane maker Embraer named the Guatemalan Group, Disagro, as its sales representative for Central America in the Executive Aviation segment. According to Embraer, in a press release, "the selection of Agricultural Distributor of Guatemala, S.A. (Disagro), and its experience in the region's market, will contribute to providing Central American clients with Embraer's category of international airplanes. Embraer delivers first aircraft to TACAWednesday, September 3, 2008 The order worth some $375 million includes eleven E-190 planes, pilot and technical training, as well as the adaptation for the maintenance of the aircrafts. The huge Brazilian plane maker, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), delivered the pane to TACA on Friday. It is the first of 11 E-190 jets ordered last year by the Central American airline. El Salvador Negotiates Fighter JetsFriday, November 26, 2010 The Government is negotiating with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer a $ 100 million aircraft purchase. While there is no exact number, an estimated 10 EMB-314 Super Tucano would be purchased. Guatemala Buys Fighter Jets for $170 millionFriday, October 12, 2012 The Guatemalan Congress has approved borrowing from banks in Brazil and Argentina for the purchase of six Super Tucano aircraft and a tactical air control center. Elperiodico.com.gt reports that the preamble refers to the need to monitor areas like Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz and Petén, to weaken the activities of organized criminals and drug traffickers in these regions under project entitled ‘Construction of a System for Monitoring and Protection of the Mayan Biosphere. Honduras Seeks Maintenance for Fighter AircraftTuesday, June 17, 2014 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). " Brazil's Embraer Could Enter PanamaWednesday, August 19, 2009 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. TACA announces routes with Embraer planesWednesday, August 27, 2008 The airline's newest destinations, for which flights will begin in the next two months, will be done using 11 new Embraer E190 jets. Starting October 15, TACA will begin to fly from San Jose, Costa Rica to Havana, Cuba and to Panama with the first Embraer E190 jet that will join its fleet, according to a press release from the airline. Copa Airlines Investment Plan 2011-2012Friday, October 8, 2010 The Panamanian airline raised investment plans for 2011-2012 between $200 and $ 300 million. Pedro Heibron, Chief Executive Officer made the announcement, raising the projected capital expenditure from initial $ 150 million. Combat Aircraft and Radars for $99 MillionWednesday, June 3, 2009 Brazil gave Guatemala a 12-year loan for the purchase of six Super Tucano Embraer aircraft and radars from Taiwan. The Brazilian Export Bank confirmed the loan during the Brazilian President’s visit to Guatemala. Guatemala Buys Air Defense System from BrazilThursday, April 11, 2013 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. Guatemala Cancels Brazilian Aircraft PurchaseThursday, August 1, 2013 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: Guatemalan Private Sector Rejects Loans for AircraftMonday, September 26, 2011 Representatives from chambers of commerce and from the Monetary Board have rejected contracts for 2 loans for $166 million for the purchase of aircraft. Applications for loans of $133 million to the National Bank of Economic and Social Development of Brazil (BNDES) for the purchase of 6 Embraer aircraft and $33 million for the purchase of radars with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) of Spain are intended to finance a project submitted by the Ministry of Defense. Panama: Business Sought for Colon AirportMonday, May 18, 2015 The air terminal built during the Martinelli administration does not receive any commercial flights and Tocumen SA is looking for alternative uses for it in order to make it profitable. The airport, which required an investment of $58 million, does not operate commercial flights, therefore Tocumen SA is analyzing different alternatives to find another use for the terminal so that it can start generating profits. Panama: Aeronautical Workshop at Colon AirportWednesday, July 29, 2015 A proposal has been made to build a maintenance workshop for commercial aircraft in an area of 8 hectares in the Enrique Jimenez airport, with an investment of $35 million. The project was proposed to Tocumen SA by a foreign company, and the proposal has already been presented to the Board of Directors of Tocumen, and "the proponent is expected to close the financing stage in order to make progress 'as soon as possible'". |
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