Aviation

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 from Miami landed at San Pedro Sula's Ramón Villeda Morales Airport on July 20 with visible denting on its nose cone, and its return flight was cancelled; a bird strike during approach has been suggested by unofficial sources but has not been confirmed by the airline or any Honduran authority.

Lawyer Pavel Espinal argued that labeling the auctioned aircraft "unairworthy" likely deterred potential bidders and raised technical doubts, rejecting the claim that military aircraft are exempt from airworthiness certification requirements.

EHISA has implemented the AMADEUS aviation technology platform at Roatán's Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport to streamline check-in, boarding, and passenger experience while positioning Honduras competitively in global aviation standards.