Transportation
in Central America
Port of San Antonio
Company Profile
Port San Antonio is a master-planned, 1,900 acre aerospace, industrial complex and international logistics platform, centrally located in San Antonio, Texas.
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Phone: (1) 866-535-5987
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Authorities will review the $300 fee imposed on the airline industry operating in Honduras, it was decided recently.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Works, Transport and Housing (Soptravi) are to review the landing fee of $300, recently established for charter flights.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The maiden flight on the route from San Pedro Sula Bogota will be on February 8th .
Copa Airlines will inaugurate the new route from San Pedro Sula, Honduras to Bogota, Colombia on February 8th , announced the affiliated company Copa Airlines Colombia.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Airline still to apply to aviation authorities of Cayman Islands. If approved, flights would start in February
Air Panama intends to open a new route, flying from Panama to Cayman Islands. If approved, the airline may start with a twice-weekly service since February, the CayCompass.com website reported.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Copa Airlines will operate 4 new destinations starting from June. The destinations are: Recife, Brazil; Guanacaste, Costa Rica; Las Vegas, USA; and the island of Curacao.
A press release from Copa Airlines states that “Passengers departing from or transiting through the Hub of the Americas, the hub of Copa Airlines, Tocumen International Airport in Panama, via these new flights will have access to a network which consists of a total of 63 destinations in 29 countries throughout North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Friday, January 27, 2012
AviancaTaca Holding SA, has signed a purchase agreement with the European manufacturing firm Airbus for 51 eco-efficient aircraft.
A press release from AviancaTaca states that the purchase order, is for 33 A320neo type aircraft and is the largest order of this model in Latin America.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The increase to $300 for landing fees approved by the Civil Aviation Directorate has led to the withdrawal of companies offering charter flights.
Epaminondas Marinakys, a businessman who operates charter flights, lamented the government's adoption of the policy, "while other countries are lowering tariffs in order to for more tourists to come in, in Honduras it is not the same case, instead they are increasing costs", he said
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Bolivian airline Aerosur will offer 3 flights per week from February.
As of February 29th , 2012, the Bolivian airline Aerosur will start operating a route from Santa Cruz to Panama.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Members of the Finance Commission of El Salvador have agreed to approve a loan for $45 million to upgrade the public transport system.
A press release from the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador states that:
“The approval of a loan agreement signed between the Government of El Salvador and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for the amount of $45 million to finance the implementation of a "Transportation Program for the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador" was the subject discussed by the deputies in the Special Committee on Finance and Budget.”
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Copa Airlines passengers will have the option to connect to the island as a new destination from June.
From June 2012, Isla Colon, in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama, will be part of the tourist destinations to which passengers can reach using the Panamanian airline Copa Airlines. The company has reached an agreement with the domestic airline Air Panama, which is responsible for transferring passengers from Tocumen International Airport to Isla Colon.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Since January 16th, the airline has operated a new direct flight from Madrid to Panama, every Monday.
A press release from Iberia states:
Iberia continues to grow strongly in Panama.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
There are eight importers who supply more than 1,250 service stations; companies compete to attract customers with better services.
The purchase of Shell’s operations by Unopetrol, and Esso’s by Puma Energy, has spurred competition and is transforming the fuel sales market, with the opening of new retail outlets and additional service offers, such as car washing.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Last year, in 2011, sales totaled 23,524 vehicles, 20% more than the 19,456 units sold in 2010.
Of the units sold, 6015 were sports utility vehicles (SUV), followed by pickup trucks with 5751 and sedans with 4315 sales.
"Diego Velasquez, Brand Manager of Advance Auto at the Cofiño Stahl Group, said that 2011 was the first time that sales of SUVs and pickup trucks displaced those of sedans which had always been the favorite of Guatemalan buyers.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Mexico and Guatemala have agreed a policy whereby trucks entering the Guatemalan border zone pay $970, a charge that the union considers "harmful" and that is not reciprocal.
The International Transporters' Association (ITA) will challenge the agreement which regulates transportation of cargo and passengers across the border, considering it "harmful to the interests of the country (Guatemala)", reported the newspaper Prensa Libre on its website.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The company Transportes Aereos de Guatemala (TAG) announced that it aims to promote the country as a destination and increase tourism by 17%.
The general manager of TAG, Jonathan Layton, said the airline will offer air packages from Cancun to Flores, Petén and therefore increase tourism by 17% in Guatemala.
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