Ivan La Cruz

Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar officially assumes the General Secretariat of ICAO, with the important challenge of recovering the sector that has been severely restricted by the Pandemic. More information at: link to ICAO.

On July 27, the Secretary of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission – LACAC attended the Special Mission Credentials Presentation Ceremony, on the occasion of the Transmission of the Supreme Command 2021 of the Government of Peru. On July 28, he participated in the Special Missions Greeting Act to President Pedro Castillo Terrones, on the … Read more

On July 19, 2021, the Secretary of LACAC delivered some opening remarks at the workshop titled: “Capacity building for CO2 mitigation from international aviation Africa and Caribbean (CORSIA Africa and Caribbean)” organized by EASA. He stated, during the workshop, that Europe shows a way forward with the “European Green Deal”, which seeks to transform the … Read more

Mr. Jaime Binder, Secretary of LACAC, delivered a virtual speech during the celebration of the 39th Plenary Session of the European Civil Aviation Conference – ECAC, on Monday, July 12, 2021. The Secretary highlighted the close ties of friendship and cooperation between ECAC and LACAC, he also referred to the challenge of deepening multilateralism from … Read more

On July 7, the “7th Freedom Traffic Rights for Air Cargo” Webinar organized by ICAO was held, in which Mr. Martín Mackenna, Secretary General of JAC (the Civil Aeronautical Board of Chile) participated. He indicated that LACAC had promoted the Memorandum of Understanding on the 7th Freedom of Cargo, by virtue of which the signatory States … Read more

The president of the Executive Committee of LACAC and president of the Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba, Mr. Armando Daniel, virtually delivered a speech, through a video, during the celebration of the 26th Assembly of the Arab Civil Aviation Organization – ACAO on Thursday, July 1, 2021. The president highlighted the close ties of … Read more

On May 20 of this year, the third extraordinary meeting of the AVSEC/FAL LACAC-ICAO Regional Group was held virtually, where the following topics were discussed, among others: the progress of the Working Group on Unruly and/or Disruptive Passengers, experiences of States on challenges derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, and activities in the Aviation Safety Culture … Read more

On April 28, 2021, the Forty-sixth Virtual Meeting of the Group of Experts on Political, Economic and Juridical Affairs of Air Transport, GEPEJTA/46V, of this Commission was held. Fourteen member states, one non-member state, and four international organizations participated.

On April 19, the Secretary of LACAC participated as a guest in the panel: “The Latin America Air Transport Sector in the Post COVID-19 Era: Resilience and Efficiency Through Leadership and Cooperation”. The panel was organized by Hermes – Air Transport Organization, along with the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics of Colombia. At the … Read more

The Ninety-fifth meeting of the Executive Committee was held virtually with the participation of 26 delegates representing 13 member states. The main reason for the meeting was to greet and congratulate the director of the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics of Colombia, Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, for his election as Secretary General of ICAO, … Read more