Ivan La Cruz

The president of LACAC participated in the Future Aviation Forum that was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from May 9 to 11 at the “King Abdulaziz” International Conference Center, which brought together international leaders from the public and private sectors, international executive directors and regulators to discuss and resolve post-pandemic issues and shape the future … Read more

From May 3 to 7, 2022, in the city of Varadero, the International Tourism Fair, “FITCuba 2022”, was held, where the Secretary of LACAC participated in this forum on connectivity and recovery of aviation, in conjunction with IATA, ALTA, CANSO and ICAO-NACC. There were several interventions collecting the ideas of flexibility and creativity to re-boost … Read more

From April 12 to 14, 2022, in the city of Seoul, the “2022 ICAO Legal Seminar” was held, where the Secretary of LACAC participated. On the occasion, Mr. Jaime Binder made a speech delivering the Commission’s greetings and congratulations to the Republic of Korea for celebrating 70 years as an ICAO Member State. He also … Read more

The Secretary of LACAC, Mr. Jaime Binder, participated in the “ATAG Net-zero Aviation Briefing Latin America”, held in Santiago de Chile on April 7, where he made an opening speech highlighting the importance of having long-term objectives on environmental issues with the challenge of not stopping the development of commercial aviation in Latin America.

The hundredth Meeting of the Executive Committee was held within the framework of the FIDAE held in Santiago de Chile on April 6, 2022. This session of the Committee was the first of the 2022-2024 management and addressed the following: Presentation of the operational plan of the macrotasks; Orientation and preparation guide for the 41st … Read more

The Assembly concluded with important closing remarks by Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General of ICAO, where he delivered important guidance elements for the development of international civil aviation in view of the 41st ICAO Assembly. And with the opening speech by Mr. Gaetano Battagliese, president of the Executive Committee of LACAC.

On March 25, within the framework of the XXIV Ordinary Assembly of LACAC, a respectful posthumous tribute was paid to Dr. Angela Marina Donato De Pancaldo, Secretary of the Commission (1986-1994). The tribute was given by Dr. Mario Folchi, president of the Latin American Association of Aeronautical and Space Law – ALADA. (Link to video).

The LACAC Assembly, on March 25, elected its Executive Committee for the 2022-2024 biennium, which is chaired by Uruguay. Its vice-presidencies are made up of the following Member States: Guatemala (1st vice-presidency); the Dominican Republic (2nd vice presidency); Chile (3rd vice-presidency); and Brazil (4th Vice President).

ALTA actively participated in two important events on March 24: the SAF Forum with a presentation by Gonzalo Yelpo, and an important presentation on statistics in the region by José Ricardo Botelho, Executive Director of ALTA.

On March 24, the Assembly’s Working Group was established, chaired by Mr. José Marte Piantini, President of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC) of the Dominican Republic, with Mr. Jaime Binder acting as secretary. The group analyzed: the Decision and Revocation Projects; LACAC’s Operational Plan for the period of the next Executive Committee; the 2022 – … Read more