Santo Domingo. The aeronautical sector of the Dominican Republic is growing with the greatest operational safety support in its history, said Javier –Jay- Rodríguez, former official of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Faa, and technical advisor of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation Idac.
Rodríguez described as immense the growth registered by the aeronautical sector in the country, pointing out that that a few years ago in the Dominican Republic there were barely a hundred people working in commercial aviation, while today an airline like Arajet has 400 employees.
In a statement issued through the Public Relations Department of Idac, the North American expert referred to the preliminary report on the crash of a Red Air aircraft at a Miami airport, more than a year ago, and explained that the report released does not establish responsibility for the causes of the event. and it only cites the information collected during the investigations carried out.
“I have seen data from the report that the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board provided to the public, and what I have seen in that report is that the conclusive causes of the accident have not yet been released,” said the civil aviation expert, who considered that from his reading of the report, the accident could have been caused by a wear of parts, pointing out that it was possibly a maintenance issue and not operational safety attributable to the Idac authorities, as some insinuate.
He indicated that, since that event until today, the general director of Idac Héctor Porcella has hired 6 aviation experts with high experience, and the levels of operational safety in the institution have been substantially improved.
“In addition, Idac responded appropriately, suspending the airline for 30 days, one of the highest penalties that can be applied to a company, and in this case the line involved has cooperated extensively with IDAC in fulfilling its obligations of the maintenance program,” said Rodríguez, who was accompanied by Héctor Porcella and the director of Flight Standards. Pedro Alberto Pina De los Santos.
Rodríguez also clarified, that international aeronautical standards do not require their civil aviation authorities to speak a second language, although, in the case of the Dominican Republic, the Idac requires a level 4 of English for all personnel in the technical areas, as recommended by Icao, regardless of civil aviation standards.
