The Executive President of COCESNA, Mr. Juan Carlos Trabanino, signed Appendix 32 to the existing agreement with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), to provide technical assistance to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica (DGAC), thus establishing the beginning of the roadmap for the recovery of Category I for that State.
The FAA headquarters staff, located in Washington D.C., hosted such an important event to support operational safety advisories in Costa Rica.
The officials who were participating in the conference room I (API) for the development of the established agenda were:
COCESNA
Mr. Juan Carlos Trabanino, Chief Executive Officer
Costa Rica
Mr. Rodolfo Méndez, Minister of Transportation
Mr. Guillermo Hoppe, Director General, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC)
Mr. José Manuel Saenz, President Civil Aviation Technical Council (CETAC)
FAA
Mr. Chris Rocheleau, Executive Director, Office of International Affairs (API-1)
Mr. Robert Ruiz, Division Manager, International Programs Division (AFS)
Mr. LP Vanstory, Manager, International Area Technical Support (AFS)
Mrs. Krista Berquist, Manager, Western Hemisphere Office (API)
Mr. Jeffrey Klang, Assistant Chief Counsel, International Affairs and Legal Policy.
Ms. Jacqueline Serrao, Supervising Attorney, International Affairs and Legal Policy. (AGC)
Ms. Heather Haney, External Affairs Specialist for Central America (API)
Ms. Elizabeth Thomas, Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean and Central America, International Programs Division (AFS)
Meeting with the FAA Air Traffic Organization to discuss next steps for the SWIM/TFM agreement.
Subsequently, Mr. Juan Carlos Trabanino had a meeting with officials of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, in Conference Room IV, to discuss the next steps of the SWIM/TF agreement, previously signed in Panama.
The participants of this Meeting in Conference Room IV (API) were:
COCESNA
Mr. Juan Carlos Trabanino, Chief Executive Officer
FAA
Mr. Michael Polchert, Manager, Air Traffic Organization (ATO) for the Americas and ICAO.
Mr. Raul Chong, ATO Program Officer, Central America, South America and Mexico
