{"id":134711,"date":"2026-08-18T14:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/julio-pena-assumes-the-jac-with-extensive-experience-in-civil-aviation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:51:10","slug":"julio-pena-assumes-the-jac-with-extensive-experience-in-civil-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/julio-pena-assumes-the-jac-with-extensive-experience-in-civil-aviation\/","title":{"rendered":"Julio Pe\u00f1a assumes the JAC with extensive experience in civil aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julio Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n assumes the presidency of the Civil Aviation Board<\/h2>\n\n<p>The President of the Dominican Republic has appointed Julio Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n as the new president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC). Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n, a prominent figure in the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) and a recognized political prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of the late Orlando Jorge Mera, assumes leadership of a strategic body for the country&#8217;s connectivity and economic development.<\/p>\n\n<p>With this designation, the Dominican aeronautical sector is placed in the hands of a professional with an extensive international career, whose technical training and political vision promise to strengthen the regulation and superior policies of national air transport.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career path and specialized training<\/h3>\n\n<p>Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n&#8217;s experience in the sector is not recent. Previously, he served as ambassador and permanent representative of the Dominican Republic to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). In that body, he actively participated in high-level summits on navigation, operational safety, sustainability, and air connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM).<\/li><li>Master&#8217;s degrees in Government and Public Administration, Political Science, and National Defense and Security.<\/li><li>Specialist in International Aeronautical Law certified by ICAO.<\/li><li>Former Executive Director of the Presidential Commission for the Development of the Mortgage Market and Trust.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Their time at ICAO gives them a key competitive advantage: deep knowledge of the global standards that govern civil aviation, fundamental tools for modernizing the Dominican aeronautical legal framework.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenges and responsibilities in the JAC<\/h3>\n\n<p>From the presidency of the JAC, Julio Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n will be responsible for the economic and regulatory direction of aviation in the country. Among his main functions are:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Propose economic regulations for air transport to the Executive Branch.<\/li><li>Manage the authorization of operations for national and international airlines.<\/li><li>Regulate traffic capacity and flight frequencies under international agreements.<\/li><li>Supervise the approval of air commercial tariffs and mandatory insurance for operators.<\/li><li>Represent the Dominican State in international aviation forums.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n&#8217;s appointment is seen as a commitment to technocracy and youth within the public administration, combining his legal management capacity with his previous experience in institutional modernization. His management will be fundamental to consolidating the Dominican Republic as a top-tier logistics and air connectivity hub in the region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julio Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n assumes the presidency of the Civil Aviation Board The President of the Dominican Republic has appointed Julio Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n as the new president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC). Pe\u00f1a Guzm\u00e1n, a prominent figure in the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) and a recognized political prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of the late Orlando Jorge Mera, assumes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[13805,13638,1271,13806],"class_list":{"0":"post-134711","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-civil-aviation","9":"tag-civil-aviation-board","10":"tag-dominican-republic","11":"tag-julio-pena-guzman"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}