COCESNA Regional Managers Meeting in Tegucigalpa, Honduras October 31 and November 1, 2019.

With the attendance of the following officers: Ing. Gabriel Quirós Director ACNA, Eng. Ernest Arzú, ACNA Deputy Director, Eng. Roger A. Pérez, Technical Manager, Ing. Manuel Flores, Deputy Technical Manager, Ing. Luis Aké, Station Manager Belize, Ing. Hugo Bolaños, Station Manager Costa Rica, Ing. Nelson Rodríguez, Station Manager El Salvador, Ing. Rony Montenegro, Guatemala Station Manager, Ing. Wilmer Flores, Station Manager Honduras and Eng. Marco Zelaya, Nicaragua Station Manager.

Invited guests for the presentation of agenda items: Ing. Moisés Cukier, CNS Specialist, Lic. Manuel Aráuz, Risk Consultant, Ing. César Núñez, Project Manager, Ing. Anzor Martínez, GTI, Ing. Oscar Villela, GTI, Lic. Alejandra Bertrand, International Cooperation ACNA, Eng. Pablo Luna, SMS ACNA, ATC Víctor Andrade, Operational Manager, ATC César Turcios Valiente, CENAMER

The following topics were discussed during this important event:

Thursday 31 from October

Opening: Words of Eng. Gabriel Quirós, ACNA Director;

Exhibitor Eng. Manuel Flores, Technical Assistant Manager

  • Ideal Staffing Calculation (reclassification requests, new hires, redistribution of technical staff responsibilities, shift roles).
  • Results of Technical Inspection Visits
  • New Maintenance Management Report Format.
  • AOP 2020 New targets for maintenance indicators
  • Cost containment measures (overtime, airline tickets, maintenance visits, etc.)

Exhibitor Eng. Moises Cukier, CNS Specialist

Digitization Routine Maintenance

Exhibitor Eng. Wilmer Flores, Regional Manager Honduras

  • Optimization of the SAP Maintenance Module (revision of equipment catalog, task lists, failure catalog).
  • Use of BI tool for decision making.
  • Presentation of Technical Contingency Plan format
  • Proposal of New Maintenance Indicators.
  • Program Five (S)

Exhibitor Eng. Roger A. Perez

  • Progress on the issue of Unallocated Airspace on the High Seas.

Exhibitor Eng. Nelson Rodriguez

  • Updated roadmap of the Spare Parts Logistics Center (current operation, entry into full operation).
  • RCM implementation progress review.

Friday, November 1st

Exhibitor Eng. César Núñez, Project Manager

  • Result of the management of Investment Projects during 2019 and general guidelines to be followed.
  • ADB-B Satellite implementation project in the Pacific Ocean
  • Investment plan 2021 – 2025.
  • Results of the ADS-B Data Integration and Control Center Update process.
  • Development of an application for ADS-B avionics capabilities monitoring within the FIR CA.

Exhibitor Eng. Anzor Martinez, Head of R&D&I

  • Software Developments / Solutions that GTI is developing in coordination with ACNA (ATFM, Flight Plan Validator, D-ATIS, and future projections).

Exhibitor Eng. Óscar Villela, Head of IT Government

  • Cybersecurity (INDRA study, preparations for State Audits, the case of the State of Nicaragua).

Exhibitor Eng. Rony Montenegro, Regional Manager Guatemala

  • GBAS Results Presentation

Exhibitor Eng. Pablo Luna

  • MSS Implementation Plan including Regional Stations

Lecturer Alejandra Bertrand, International Cooperation and Development

  • Presentation of the results of ACNA’s International Cooperation and Development, Cooperation and business opportunities for COCESNA.

Speakers: ATC Víctor Andrade and ATC César Turcios Valiente

  • Progress of the Airspace Restructuring Project.

Closing of the meeting, conclusions, review and signing of the minutes.

  • Words of Eng. Gabriel Quirós Director ACNA.