Ivan La Cruz

The 102nd meeting of the Executive Committee was held on December 14, with the participation of 42 delegates representing 17 Member States and 3 observer organizations. At the time, a presentation was made by ALTA: “Air Transport Competitiveness Index in Latin America and the Caribbean”. In addition, topics of interest for LACAC activities during 2023 … Read more

On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, Mr. José Iván García, General Director of civil aviation of Bolivia, and his delegation visited the LACAC´s Secretariat. The meeting discussed issues related to the work carried out in the LACAC Secretariat and in the working groups constituted by the Executive Committee, in addition to the activities that are contemplated … Read more

The tenth meeting of the AVSEC/FAL LACAC-ICAO Regional Group was held in the city of Foz de Iguazu, Brazil, from November 21 to 26. Prior to the meeting, two workshops were held: Cybersecurity and Unruly and/or disruptive passengers. During the meeting of the Group, the following issues were addressed, among others: Election of the president … Read more

LACAC´s Secretary participated in the EU LAC APP II meeting held in Foz de Iguazú during 21-22 of November 2022. Mr. Binder provided a speech during the opening dinner that highlighted the importance of the collaboration between EASA and LACAC. On the second day, the project board met in order to review the plan for … Read more

On October 27 and 28, 2022 in Buenos Aires, the XLIV LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE LAW and the celebration of the 60th/62nd Anniversary of the Latin American Association of Aeronautical and Space Law – ALADA – were held. The LACAC Secretary participated in the activity and in the panel entitled: ACCESS TO … Read more

On October 17 and 18, the meeting “ALTA Aviation Leaders Forum” was held in the city of Buenos Aires, in which the President of LACAC, Mr. Gaetano Battagliese, and the Secretary, Mr. Jaime Binder, participated. At this meeting, issues of special interest for the development of commercial aviation in the coming years were addressed, highlighting … Read more

On October 14, the meeting to evaluate the results obtained during the 41st ICAO Assembly was held virtually for the member States of LACAC. It was attended by 25 delegates from thirteen LACAC member States. The meeting especially addressed the need to align LACAC’s Strategic and Operational Plan with the ICAO guidelines approved at the … Read more

Within the framework of the 41st ICAO Assembly, the SMOU (Supplementary MOU) was signed between the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and LACAC on October 6, 2022. The SMOU was created to add details to the MOU which was recently renewed at the LACAC General Assembly in March 2022. Thanks to this SMOU, LACAC … Read more

On September 29, 2022, within the framework of the 41st ICAO Assembly, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission – LACAC and Services and Studies for Air Navigation and Aeronautical Safety – SENASA, the objective of this memorandum is to promote and strengthen mutual cooperation between both organizations in … Read more

Montreal, September 27, 2022 – The Edward Warner Award, recognized as the highest honor in the world of civil aviation, was awarded posthumously by the ICAO Council to Dr. Ángela Marina Donato of Argentine nationality. Named in honor of the first President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Edward Warner, the award is presented, in the … Read more