Costa Rica regained the aeronautical safety 20 months after it was downgraded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States . The new rating was confirmed by the general director of Civil Aviation, Álvaro Vargas Segura, at 4:25 p.m. of this February 11. We confirm that Costa Rica has recovered category one and we hope that the minister (of Public Works and Transportation, Rodolfo Méndez Mata) will communicate it. We have already made a statement and the minister will make the communication directly, said the official. About 20 minutes later, the official reported in a press release that the notification was received through the