In order to regain Costa Rica's air safety status, which was downgraded in May, the Federal Aviation Administration requested 22 amendments, of which 17 have already been completed.
After the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a reevaluation in October 2018 and met with Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) in February 2019 to analyze the results, the final opinion lowered the rating from Category 1 to Category 2.
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.
The objective is to determine what part of the 325 hectares incorporated into the Airport will be dedicated to the City Airport project.
A Master Plan will determine which areas will be maintained as part of the administration of Tocumen Airport and which will be given in concession or sale, with a view to the development of Airport City project. The international tender will be convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the specifications will be published in the coming days, reported Prensa.com. The tender is scheduled for the first half of the year, and the award for the third quarter of this year.
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 "...
The tender will be done through the International Civil Aviation Organization, which has organized a clarification meeting and field inspection for May 6th.
It is expected that by May 28 the winner of the tender for the maintenance of the 32 boarding terminals will be known. This project includes reviewing the electrical area of the terminal, which will allow structures to accommodate the size of aircraft.
Approval has been given to the design of a new maintenance hangar at the Juan Santamaria airport and the project will be started in the first half of the year.
In December the International Civil Aviation Organization approved plans and designs for the construction of a new 10,000 square meter hangar to accomodate up to 6 large aircraft. This will allow for the expansion of the main airport in Costa Rica to the east.
The 2015 regulation that is being prepared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation establishes the regulation of commercial and recreational use and provision for tuition and certifications.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is seeking to regulate the commercial and recreational use of drones using regulation that will have as its basis what was established by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
A subsidiary of Terra Group will be responsible for the design, financing, construction, and maintenance and operation of the International Airport at Palmerola.
From a press release issued by the Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships:
The Commission for the Promotion of Public Private Partnerships (COALIANZA) has awarded to Constructora de Servicios Aeroportuarios Integrados S.A.(SAISA), the Contract for the Design, Financing, Construction, Maintenance and Operation of Palmerola International Airport, which will be located in the city of Comayagua, on the road axis between Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.
The Spanish company FCC won the $34 million contract to build a 10,000 m² hangar for aircraft maintenance.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) made the award for the new hangar where the cooperative in charge of repairing and maintaining aircraft will be relocated to. The new structure will be located 150 meters from the runway of the Juan Santa Maria airport and will be ready in 18 months.
The International Airport at San Jose will have added capacity to handle 260,000 passengers a year, with two new boarding gates and another 1,000 square meters in commercial spaces.
As explained Vilma Lopez, deputy director of Civil Aviation, Aeris (manager of the terminal), will be the company in charge of the enlargement process in the east of the terminal, opposite Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindustriales (Coopesa R. L).
Among the works scheduled in Costa Rica’s main airport is the extension of the remote ramp from its current 75,000 meters to 91,000 meters.
Next year San Jose International Airport will extend its operational capacity with new works, with an investment of $15 million.
Elfinancierocr.com quoted Luis Carlos Araya, Vice minister of Air Transport, who said "This allows us to streamline the process of entry and departure of aircraft both for cargo and passengers. In addition, it will improve efficiency, since aircraft will not have to be towed and can therefore enter on their own. "
On February 27th the ICAO will publish a tender for an Environmental Impact Study to build an airport in the Southern Zone.
The award will be held on April 13th and the company that wins will have a period of eight months to complete the report.
"By the end of the year we will have the exact criterion for deciding whether or not it is possible to build the airport," said Luis Carlos Araya, Vice Air Transport Minister, to Elfinancierocr.com
Several projects to improve the operations of the El Salvador International Airport will start next year, totalling an investment of $40 million.
Following recommendations by the Civil Aviation Organization, the first step will be the modernization of systems and infrastructure improvements followed by a second stage of expansion works.
The proposed works include resurfacing the runway and complementary roads, valued at $22 million, and the modernization of the radar control center, valued at $2.5 million.