Carlos Alvarez Guzm?n, the head of Civil Aviation, told reporter Julio Jerez
Whiskey of El Caribe newspaper that six of the main airports in the Dominican
Republic would be equipped with satellite navigation systems beginning in
January 2004. These would be the first in Latin America, according to Alvarez.
The equipment would come from the German company Condor and entails a cost of
US$38,000 for each airport, according to El Caribe. The International Office for
Civil Aviation will require that all airports adopt the system by the end of
2004. Alvarez also announced the arrival of five technicians from the FAA to
review the status of the Dominican Civil Aviation and attempt to certify whether
or not Dominican registered planes can fly into United States territory or not.