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4 • Puertos y Aeropuertos, Nicaragua 2013 / Seaports and Airports, Nicaragua 2013 An Aircraft Maintenance Centre (MRO) was installed as part of the airport development plan. The project takes advantage of the high labor supply in Nicaragua and the geographical position of the country, which gives quick and easy access to major markets and regions. In its first phase, a five million dollars investment was required to complete the project. In addition, this included the construction of a perimeter fence of 4 kilometers and the installation of water and energy services, among others. Se instaló un Centro de Mantenimiento de Aviones (MRO) como parte del plan de desarrollo del aeropuerto Panchito. El proyecto aprovecha la alta oferta laboral de Nicaragua y la posición geográfica del país, la cual da acceso fácil y rápido a los principales mercados y regiones del mundo. La obra realizada tiene un costo de cinco millones de dólares en su primera fase. Además, esta incluyó la construcción de un cerco perimetral de 4 kilómetros y la instalación de servicios de agua y energía, entre otros. La remodelación fue ejecutada por la Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos internacionales The renovation was carried out by the International International Airports Administration Authorities (EAAI) with the collaboration of the Central American Corporation for Air Aviation (COCESNA), the Army of Nicaragua and under the supervision of the Civil Aviation Institute (INAC). Jairo Velasquez, technical supervisor of the project on behalf of INAC, assessed that with the work accomplished to date, Punta Huete is now a 4-D airport category, similar to Nicaragua’s main international airport in Managua, the Augusto C. Sandino Int’l. Airport. In the next two years, the Government of Nicaragua has plans to invest about 200 million U.S. dollars in order to convert Panchito into a full Latam & Associates Barrio San Luis, esquina Norte del CECNA, 100 mts. Norte (m/i), Managua, Nicaragua. Teléfonos: (505) 8884-9177; 2250- 6222; 2266-7707 [email protected] Copyright 2013 © by Latam & Associates. This directory is published by Latam & Associates All rigths reserved. (advertising+publishing) supported by advertising http://facebook.com/rotuloslatam sponsors. http://twitter.com/airportlatam Publisher: Josué Selva Editor: Miguel Ángel López http://youtube.com/airportdirectory Sales Associates: Miguel Narváez http://airportsbusinessdirectory.com/wordpress English Translations: Theresa J. Lund http://airportsbusinessdirectory.com Desktop Publisher: Iván Olivares http://directoriodeaeropuertos.com Ventas de publicidad / Advertising sales • Tel. (Nicaragua): 8884-9177