SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican Republic's civil aviation system will be audited next September when members of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are in the country, President Luis Abinader announced.
Although he did not specify the exact day of the visit, Abinader said that the members of the international organization will arrive in the country in September and will remain for two days for their evaluation and inspection work.
According to the information provided, the agency members will audit the Las Américas International Airport, the Specialized Airport Security and Civil Aviation Corps (Cesac), and the national and foreign airlines that operate flights to the United States.
The president explained that technicians from the United States Federal Aviation Administration have not come to the Dominican Republic for evaluation work for 13 years.
He clarified that in this case, FAA officials will focus on auditing new airlines registered in the Dominican Republic and not essentially on foreign airlines that operate regular flights to the country from the United States.
“We still don’t have any report on the matter because the technicians from the foreign agency haven’t come to the country yet; they are expected to visit us in September,” President Abinader clarified at a press conference at the Palace.
Spot inspection
According to available information, this will not be a general audit like the one conducted in 2007, but rather a focused inspection of specific issues, for which the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) has worked alongside a qualified team of international consultants. This is a normal and predictable practice included in the agreement governing civil aviation relations.
Source: Listín Diario.
