Carlos Alvarez Guzm?n, the head of Civil Aviation, told reporter Julio Jerez
\nWhiskey of El Caribe newspaper that six of the main airports in the Dominican
\nRepublic would be equipped with satellite navigation systems beginning in
\nJanuary 2004. These would be the first in Latin America, according to Alvarez.
\nThe equipment would come from the German company Condor and entails a cost of
\nUS$38,000 for each airport, according to El Caribe. The International Office for
\nCivil Aviation will require that all airports adopt the system by the end of
\n2004. Alvarez also announced the arrival of five technicians from the FAA to
\nreview the status of the Dominican Civil Aviation and attempt to certify whether
\nor not Dominican registered planes can fly into United States territory or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … <\/p>\n