The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) on Monday announced that it will purchase two corporate jets, one as a trainer aircraft and the other to replace the previous ones, which is primarily used to calibrate the various navigational aids spread all over the country.
The Caap said all interested parties may join the bidding for the purchase of the corporate jets.
Rodante Joya, Caap assistant director general for operations, said the purchase of the jets has been unanimously approved by the Caap board.
He said the aircraft would be assigned to the Flight Inspection and Calibration Group, the Caap branch that is regularly tasked to inspect the country’s various navigational instruments.
Joya said it is much cheaper to buy their own airplane, rather than to hire from Singapore every time the Caap conducts the fine-tuning or calibration of all their navigational system.
Joya was interviewed at the sidelines of the blessing of the state-of-the-art fire truck on Friday morning at the Caap compound across the Nayong Pilipino.