By The Star Staff
Governor Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia participated on Thursday in the inauguration of one of two hangars of the Modern Aviation company that began operations at the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, on Isla Grande.
“Puerto Rico continues steadily towards progress with impressive capital investments, both from the public and private sectors, that are positively impacting all sectors of our economy. With these new hangars and their important expansions, Modern Aviation builds on the great achievements in the tourism and private aviation industry that we have seen in recent years and joins multiple companies that are betting on the potential of Puerto Rico and its people. These new facilities bring multiple benefits to our economy and promote our vision of progress for the Island,” said the first executive, about the project that adds over 48 thousand square feet of hangar space on Isla Grande, after a private capital investment from 17 million dollars.
During the activity, in which the executive director of the Ports Authority (APPR), Joel Pizá-Batiz, also participated, the importance of the project was emphasized, which reaffirms the governor’s public policy of maximizing, reinforcing and expanding infrastructure airport and the services offered.
The executive director of Ports noted that “at the Ports Authority we are very excited about the addition of these new hangars which help us maximize our resources and assets while strengthening our airport infrastructure. This new project contributes to the growth of our Isla Grande airport while satisfying the growing demand for aircraft storage. “We recognize Modern Aviation’s commitment to Puerto Rico and its economic development.”
Isla Grande is one of the most important regional airports, where over 30 thousand passengers transit each year, including routes with connectivity to Vieques and Culebra. For this reason, during the administration of Governor Pierluisi, significant improvements have been made, among them, in the visual aids for air navigation, the remodeling of the passenger terminal building and replacement of the roof, the resurfacing of the access road to the airport and the acquisition of a new emergency generator. Additionally, after more than 10 years without allocating the necessary funds for the repair of the runway, the Pierluisi administration is in the process of investing more than $28 million in work for these purposes, which will extend its service capacity for the next 30 years. .
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