Aviation bill passes

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A new bill that is a pre-requisite for Dominican airlines to fly to the United States was passed yesterday in Congress. The new Civil Aviation Bill replaces Law 505 on Civil Aviation that dated back to 1969. Its contents meet US Federal Aviation Agency and the International Organization for Civil Aviation requirements. The new law grants juridical, technical and administrative autonomy to the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute that will replace the present Civil Aviation Department (Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil), and makes the Civil Aviation Board another autonomous institution. The President will appoint the directors of both of these entities. The bill considerably increases fines for violations. The bill passes to President Fernandez for his signing into law.

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