A team from Eastern Airlines LLC met with the Director General, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Monday to discuss final regulatory requirements, as the airline prepares to begin its non-stop scheduled air services on the New York to Timehri route from March 5, 2020.
A release yesterday from the GCAA said that Eastern proposed initially to operate two weekly flights on Thursdays and Sundays using Boeing B767-200 and Boeing 767-300 aircraft with seating capacity of 236 and 280 passengers respectively. The scope of Eastern Airlines application is covered under Article 3 – Authorization of the ‘open-skies’ Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Guyana and the Government of the United States of America.
The release said that Eastern Airlines has concluded its Security and Economic fitness assessment and is in the final stages of its Safety assessment with the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority.
Eastern Airlines is also finalizing arrangements with a commercial bank in Guyana to lodge the required bonds with the Guyana Revenue Authority and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure before beginning operations.
