SANTO DOMINGO. – The Director General of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), Igor Rodríguez Durán, highlighted yesterday the contributions that the Higher Academy of Aeronautical Sciences (ASCA) has made to civil aviation, with the graduation of 454 young people in the technical careers of Aeronautical Administration and Air Traffic Control of Aerodromes.
During his tour of the different areas of the Academy with its director Clara Fernández, the head of the IDAC assured that the necessary contributions will be made to deepen the changes that the institution demands, in the interest of improving the existing spaces and acquiring new equipment to guarantee the training of professionals in the aeronautical sector with the highest levels of excellence.
Dominican civil aviation officials. (External source).
During the meeting, Fernández presented a report focused on the nature of ASCA as a mission and operational area of IDAC, as well as discussing ongoing projects and future initiatives that could be implemented to strengthen Dominican aviation in terms of training.
ASCA has a Redbird FMX 1000 flight simulator, along with state-of-the-art airfield and radar simulators, for the training of aeronautical personnel who are trained both nationally and internationally.
ASCA is certified by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Mescyt) as a higher education institution and is also accredited as a regional aeronautical training center by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Likewise with the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Services and Studies for Air Navigation and Aeronautical Safety (Senasa).
The commission that accompanied the director of IDAC was made up of Pedro Alberto Piña, director of Flight Standards; Claudio Martínez Turbí, director of Communications and Public Relations; Maribel López, director of Human Resources, and Guillermina Sánchez, financial director.
