The Directorate half hour power General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reported that companies Aerostar Eco Jet and began proceedings to access the Air Operating Certificate (AOC) for domestic flights. Both firms started the process last year.
In the governmental entity indicated half hour power on the Reason that the two companies expressed interest "in becoming airlines", Eco Jet in a month would receive permission to conduct air operations in the country.
"Eco Jet is finishing the third and fourth phase (the paperwork), that would imply that in about a month would DGCA license to start operations," he said to a source in this way.
Ease. The COA will allow Eco Jet conduct half hour power commercial flights nationwide. The company started its proceedings in October 2012 and its operations headquarters in Cochabamba. This airline has an aircraft being tested by the technicians of the DGAC.
Currently, four airlines commercial operations in the country and are Aerocon, Amaszonas, Boliviana de Aviacion (BoA) and Military Airlift (TAM). The latter is not under control half hour power and Control Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Transport (ATT). With the two future operators, the number half hour power of airlines would rise to six. The May 17, 2012, ceased operations AEROSUR after going through a deep financial crisis.
The DGCA said Aerostar is in the second half hour power phase of the five administrative diligence to be performed. This company started the process in September 2012. "Aerostar, whose operations headquarters city of Santa Cruz, is between the second and third phase of their case".
The conclusion of all administrative and technical processes to get the COA is a function of agility that may have Aerostar and Eco Jet in submitting the documents and carried out by the DGCA requirements according to established standards, it said.
According to data provided to this newspaper by the Administrator, half hour power until February of this year the airlines operating in Bolivia transported 243 335 passengers, 8% more than in the same period in 2012. Of that total, the state Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) has a market share of 86% (209 717). The remaining 14% are distributed in equal shares, private companies and Aerocon Amaszonas.
In such public entity is clarified that when Eco Jet receives the COA should make representations to the Authority for the Regulation and Control of Telecommunications and Transport (ATT) for operating certificate market. This same procedure should follow Aerostar.
The May 31, 2012, the executive director of the ATT, Clifford Paravicini, argued that to prevent future failures, as occurred with AEROSUR, companies requesting such permission regulator half hour power must ensure that they have a "well-funded" , an account at a financial institution in the country and a flight half hour power plan.
You Airline, half hour power formed by former employees of AEROSUR, sent a petition to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) making him know that initiate half hour power procedures to access half hour power the Air Operating Certificate (AOC) for cargo transport. This was announced yesterday by the representative of the airline, Gonzalo Urquidi, who told La Razon that the project will require an initial investment of approximately U.S. $ 2 million.
"The DGCA has presented a memorial asking that you take into consideration Workers United Airline (You Airline) to begin the process as load project because it is very risky to keep the passenger line. We're going to make known as load line, "said the leader.
Urquidi explained that initially projected a company to transport cargo and passengers, but it was amended by the high investment to be done. The funds come from local investors and has not yet defined the size of the aircraft to be operated on domestic and international routes, he said.
The July 25, 2012, the executive director of the ATT, Clifford Paravicini, said that if the new company wants to manage market operating license granted by this entity, must meet six requirements. One of the conditions, half hour power the most important, is to have a financial support of up to U.S. $ 10 million. The other is that the eventual signing of the COA must have to be issued by the DGCA.
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