The current Chairman of the Puntacana group, Frank Rainieri, said that “the main Dominican tourist community is operating practically 100% and receiving flights from all regions of the world.”
The founder of the Punta Cana Group participated in the opening of the ALTA CCMA MRO 2021 Conference, an event taking place at the Hard Rock Punta Cana Hotel with more than 500 executives from the airline industry from 31 airlines and 169 supplier companies, where he recalled the efforts during 10 days to support 86,000 tourists to return home in early 2020 and the contrast with the progress in recovery and expansion now that 92% of the population in Punta Cana is vaccinated, said Rainieri.
The ALTA Conference is the oldest and largest event in the maintenance and technical purchasing sector in the Americas and this year we have chosen the Punta Cana destination for the successful reopening of the tourism sector and the high security standards that both the Punta International Airport presents Cana as in the entire hotel sector, Nicole Lorca, Communications Manager for ALTA, the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association, told us.
In addition to the opening ceremonies of the important international event, Frank Rainieri; the Executive Director & CEO of ALTA, José Ricardo Botelho; the Director of the IDAC of the Dominican Republic, Román E. Caamaño; the President of Copa Airlines, Pedro Heilbron and the Executive of Oliver Wyman who provided industry statistics.
Agenda Conference ALTA CCMA MRO 2021
This year’s academic agenda covered important topics of technologies, agility, human resources, environment, regulations, among others. Likewise, a face-to-face meeting of the Purchasing and Maintenance Committees and, on this occasion also, the Fuel Committee was held with the participation of airlines and suppliers on a two-day agenda with the aim of seeking efficiencies and continuous improvement.
ALTA, ASCA, and IDAC sign an alliance to promote aviation development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Within the agreements reached in this edition, the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), and the Higher Academy of Aeronautical Sciences (ASCA) signed a memorandum of understanding by means of which The agencies are committed to working jointly with initiatives that promote the development of aviation in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
As part of this agreement, the parties will promote the development and dissemination of educational programs and courses, as well as the research and publication of statistical information and safety trends that promote the sustainable development of air transport.
“The Dominican Republic is today one of the main references in the tourist recovery, thus promoting the recovery of the aviation industry in the region. Through this collaboration agreement, ALTA will contribute to the country continuing to be a reference not only as a tourist destination, but also as a center for education, professionalization, and training in aeronautics, ”added Botelho.
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Punta Cana Bavaro Online
