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…
In December 2020, COCESNA successfully completed the project “Replacement of DVOR/DME Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua”, which is part of COCESNA’s Comprehensive Investment Plan and consisted of the acquisition of equipment, civil and electrical works, installation, commissioning, OJT and commissioning, the latter carried out by COCESNA’s Inspection and Evaluation Department. The installation and commissioning activities were carried…
In December 2020, the project “Voice Recorder for the APP Control Center and Control Tower of the Toncontin International Airport” was successfully completed, which consisted of the acquisition, installation, tuning and configuration of the RICOCHET Recorder, these activities were carried out by the technical staff of the Honduras Station. The project met its objectives: Guarantee…
COCESNA specialists participated in the Remote Workshop on Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS-B/OUT/W), developed in coordination with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), held on January 26-29, 2021. Implementation that is relevant for the region and that will increase operational safety, be more efficient, as well as support…
El pasado miércoles 3 de febrero 2021, se llevó a cabo la 8va reunión de Especialistas AIG de la Región Centroamericana a la que asistieron, además de los Especialistas en Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación, designados por los Estados de Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua y Costa Rica, el Presidente Ejecutivo de COCESNA, Lic.…
On January 28, 2021, the AIP AIRAC entered into force, for the commissioning of the ILS/DME system performance category I (ILS CAT I) and the precision procedures, corresponding to runway 25 (RWY 025) of the International Airport of El Salvador San Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (AIES-SOARG). This will allow the aforementioned airport to have…
Last Thursday, January 28, 2021, a meeting was held with the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCCA), in conjunction with the Central American Aviation Safety Agency (ACSA) and the Information Technology Management (GTI) of COCESNA, where the presentation on the functionality of the SIAR System and the planning module was made, showing how the activities…
On January 28, 2021, the 130th Meeting of the Technical Committee of the COCESNA Board of Directors was held virtually, with the participation of the following Representatives: BELIZE; Mr. Nigel Carter, Belize Deputy Director of Civil Aviation, COSTA RICA; Chap. Alvaro Vargas Segura, General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC), EL SALVADOR; Eng. Jorge Puquirre, Director…