This Thursday was presented the first prototype training plane made by Venezuelan labor, manufactured by the recently inaugurated Aeronáutica Nacional company (National Aeronautics Company – EANSA) based in Aragua state.
The announcement was made by the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, during a working day held in La Guaira state with the transport sector, dedicated to innovation and technological sovereignty for the consolidation of multimodal transport in the country:
«We are on the fundamental lines for the development of our technological capabilities, which lead us to achieve the social development of the economic life of the country,» Maduro said in a broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).
For his part, the Vice Minister for Air Transport and President of Conviasa, Ramón Velásquez Araguayán, explained details about the assembly of the first aircraft with a Venezuelan stamp.
“This work of engineering and national talent combines ingenuity and resistance to the great attacks that we are experiencing as a country. It is a prototype training aircraft, which is also used for mapping, surveillance and recognition for the autonomy that exceeds five hours of flight,” he explained.
The Minister for Transportation, Hipólito Abreu, specified that the aircraft has been assembled along with Venezuelans who were called from abroad, where they were exercising their profession, to join the fight for technological independence.
Likewise, the head of state specified that the engineers and other Venezuelan professionals were hired, giving them working and economic conditions, and now they are manufacturing and repairing the planes.
