Commission reviews in the Civil Aviation Council certifications and permits given to Aeroregional

The firm is in the sights of the aeronautical authorities for episodes that involve the company

A technical commission reviews in the National Aviation Council certifications and operating permits granted in previous administrations to the Aeroregional (Regair) company, which has chartes and regular flights in Ecuador.

The review started weeks ago before the request of state entities that have participation in the Civil Aviation Council, an instance that resolves on operation permits.

It arises at times that the operation of the airline has been in the sights on flights that made Mexico from Latacunga. In these flights it is presumed that part of the passengers left to migrate illegally to the United States, using Mexico as a step.

Weeks ago, the United States Department of State also revoked visas to the company's pilots and warned the inadmissibility of its crew.

In a statement, the airline indicated days ago that functions of entity of the migration quality of the passengers cannot be arrogant and that it had only transported 20 % of all passengers that have come out to Mexico.

With respect to aeroregional reviews carried out in the aeronautical authority, José Luis Aguilar, Undersecretary of Air Transport, said that civil aviation has been asked, which is the competent body of the control, which issues a report. "That report is not yet issued," he said.

Cuban Arturo Mirabal, Aeroregional Manager, said Thursday that these reviews are part of the efforts that are made within aeronautics and is not the first time. "That is a rule that they check," he said.

The Aeroregional Company is currently chaired by the Spanish Manuel Rodríguez, who acquired the firm scolding in Ecuador to start commercial operations with larger airplanes.

Regair has permits to make regular flights in Loja, Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca. This company, in the previous government, was assigned part of the frequencies that Tame had in Galapagos.

Before his incursion in Ecuador, Rodríguez managed Global Air, a company involved in the accident of a Boeing 731-200 in Cuba, where 112 people died, in 2018. Global Air rented a plane to Cuban of Aviation.

Rodríguez has participated this year in public events related to launches of his company. It was known that last October 6, the entrance to Quito was prevented and had to return to Panama.

Mirabal said he did not know the reasons why he did not enter. "I can't tell you about that, I have to inform myself of that, I don't know the reasons,"