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China donates two Y12E aircraft to Costa Rica

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Costa RicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Costa RicaSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

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Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2016
Start (actual)
Oct 18, 2016
End (actual)
Oct 18, 2016

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This project was for the donation of two aircraft to Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/157716077.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. (AVIC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Costa Rica

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Costa Rica

Loan desecription

China donates two Y12E aircraft to Costa Rica

Narrative

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Project narrative

On October 18, 2016, the Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) delivered two Y12E aircraft to the Government of Costa Rica to support its security forces at the Omar Santamaria International Airport in San Jose. An official presentation of the aircraft occurred on October 24, 2016. The two planes are for the Aerial Surveillance Service's (SVA) fleet and will be used for special missions such as coastal patrol, air rescues, and combating organized crime and drug trafficking. SVA and the Costa Rica Ministry of Public Security completed the administrative admission process. Technical services on the aircraft were completed in October 2017, and the handover certificate from the People's Republic of China to the Government of Costa Rica was signed on November 1, 2017. The total cost of the aircraft is unknown; the media source Infodefensa estimates that the grant was worth about USD $12 million, while Elmundo estimates that the grant was worth USD $18 million. Through this project, a delegation of four pilots and six aviation mechanics from the SVA fleet were also trained for six weeks in China to pilot, maintain, and repair these aircraft.