U.S. FAA: FAA announces Costa Rica rated Category II.

0 Comments | M2 Presswire, December, 1998

M2 PRESSWIRE-30 December 1998-U.S. FAA: FAA announces Costa Rica rated Category II (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:281298 WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of an effort to provide the public with more information about aviation safety in international travel, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that Costa Rica was rated "conditional" or Category II.

Costa Rica was originally assessed in 1994 and found to meet international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and rated Category I. A reassessment conducted by FAA in August 1998 found areas that did not meet ICAO standards, thus the Category II rating. The assessments are not an indication of whether individual foreign carriers are safe or...