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SANTO DOMINGO – The Dominican Republic is exposing itself to an air “catastrophe” if it does not correct the existing deficiencies with the radar at the eastern Punta Cana international airport, where several planes have passed too close to one another in recent months, pilots said on Monday. The country’s National Pilots Association, or ANP, accused the aviation authorities of hiding the real condition of the radar at the Punta Cana airport, a radar unit that they said is unable…
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Pilots Drawn to Magnificent Scenery, Upscale Accommodations and Friendly Airports
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, July 30 /PRNewswire/ — Aviation buffs are flying their small private planes to the Dominican Republic (DR) more and more due to new pilot-friendly, no-fee policies at domestic and international airports. Hundreds of private airplanes are soaring to the DR airports in the eastern Caribbean to experience the beauty of the country, sophisticated accommodations, amazing adventures, and the famous warm Dominican welcome.
"The DR government has made…
President Leonel Fernandez has created the Civil Aviation Security National Committee (CONASAC) through decree 325-09. The new committee will be part of the Ministry of the Armed Forces instead of the National Airport Security Council. The Committee will report back to President Fernandez on policies and developments in the area of airport security. The committee will also coordinate its efforts with the nation’s aviation institutes.
SANTO DOMINGO.- A couple from Europe will today take off at 10 a.m. today from La Isabela (AILI) International Airport after a sendoff ceremony, in an around-the-world flight to promote private aviation and the Dominican Republic.
The private pilots will fly out of Hispaniola island portraying the Dominican flag on their plane’s tail, to emulate where everything began after the discovery of the New World.
The couple Detlef Heun, from Germany, and Julian Tagliamonte, from Spain, arrived from the United States two weeks ago to…
Lakeland, Florida. – The president of the U.S. National Aviation Safety Foundation yesterday said that organization will jointly work with the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), so that its members, 199,000 American private pilots, who want to go to the Caribbean nation can do so precision and security.
Ernie Strange met with IDAC director Jose Tomas Perez, who headed the official Dominican delegation that attended an air fair, including a pavilion of the Tourism Ministry and Dominican aeronautical and airport agencies, which…
Chile and the Dominican Republic have signed an aviation agreement for reciprocal rights to the sixth-freedom rights to fly passengers between Chile and the DR and seventh-freedom rights for cargo flights. Jose Tomas Perez, director general of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IAC) traveled to the Chilean capital Santiago to sign the agreement. As established in the agreement, both countries will be able to carry passengers from a second country to a third country by stopping in one’s own country (sixth-freedom right).…
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
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