COCESNA today, February 26, 2021, celebrates its 61st Anniversary (LXI); for 61 years COCESNA’s constitution has been commemorated as an important event to recognize the Member States, collaborators, clients, suppliers and International Organizations that have been part of the Corporation over the years. COCESNA continues in constant progress and learning that allows it to continue…
On February 24, 2021, a meeting was held with the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica (DGAC), in conjunction with the Executive Directorate – CEO of COCESNA, the Central American Agency for Aviation Safety (ACSA) and the Management of Information Technology (GTI) of COCESNA, where the presentation was made on the launch of…
On February 17 and 18, 2021, COCESNA conducted “Operational Safety Examinations” with the objective of strengthening operational safety, complementing the operational safety surveillance carried out by the different Central American States and complying with the regulatory and normative requirements established in the PANS/ATM Air Traffic Management (Doc. 4444). By virtue of the implementation of ADS-B…
On February 12, 2021, COCESNA and ICAO held a meeting to follow up and coordinate joint activities and tasks for the benefit of the Central American States. The meeting was led by Mr. Julio Siú, Deputy Regional Director and Sr. Fernando Camargo, ICAO RO/TA and on behalf of COCESNA, Mr. Juan Carlos Trabanino, Executive Director…
With great pride for the Central American Region, on February 11, 2021, the Federal Civil Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA), through the Embassy, made an official statement informing that Costa Rica had recovered Category 1 in security. aeronautics. This is the result of a process that began in 2018, which guarantees compliance with…
COCESNA developed different protocols to the complete satisfaction of the participants of RCC/SPOC/SAR /CENAMER COCESNA and GERENCIA TECNOLOGIA INFORMATICA (GTI) and its team of engineers, thus complying with the result of these being positive in all cases, indicating the correct installation of the COCESNA SAR Tracking System. The SAR Tracking System (Search and Rescue) is…
During the month of January 2021, the Parts Logistics Center (RLC) provided support to the Belize, Guatemala and Honduras Station Managers in terms of budgetary and logistical support for the repair, loan or transfer of spare parts that were necessary for the operation of COCESNA’s SNA equipment. Also at the initiative of the Honduras Station,…
On February 13, 2021, the COCESNA laboratory plane completed the commissioning of the air navigation systems of the Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula. An inter-institutional team of professionals worked, continuously and tirelessly, during 3 intense months of work, in the recovery of the systems, damaged by the floods produced by hurricanes…
The Central American Institute for Aeronautical Training – ICCAE, through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), began the use of CAP funds in 2021. The trend of delivering virtual training programs for Member States of the Central American region was adopted. , prepared on the basis of FAA regulations. In this sense, each year in the…
Last December 2020, COCESNA successfully concluded the studies included in the project “Improvements to CR Infrastructure, 2020”, which were intended to serve as the basis for the design of the expansion of the Costa Rica Station building and the reinforcement of the radar tower for the future purchase and installation of a radome. The contracting…