Ivan La Cruz

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

The webinar “Safety Management Systems” was held with the sponsorship of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The following topics were covered: Risk-based thinking: Safety culture and safety management, SMS implementation and growth; Risk management: development of competition against risks, Monitoring and measurement, Supervision based on risk and performance. The webinar was delivered in English with … Read more

LACAC experts were invited to participate in the Fourth Environmental Forum of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), which was held virtually between the 19th and 21st of February. The forum had the participation of 170 environmental experts from various regions of the world. On behalf of LACAC, Mr. Abner González and Ms. Lucy González … Read more

The First Vice President of LACAC, Mr. Gaetano Battagliese, Director of DINACIA from Uruguay, and Mr. Jaime Binder, Secretary of LACAC, participated in the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO) on Sunday, February 7, 2021. The First Vice President delivered the congratulatory speech and emphasized the close friendship and … Read more

Within the framework of the Webinar “Preparation and implementation of a plan for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by air”, organized by the ICAO Office for Europe and the North Atlantic (EUR / NAT), Mr. Jaime Binder, Secretary of CLAC, participated in the Panel on traffic rights of the seventh freedom for air cargo services … Read more

Due to the invitation of the Spanish company Servicios y Estudios para la Navegación Aérea y la Seguridad Aeronáutica – SENASA, 252 professionals from 12 LACAC member states participated in the webinar “Sustainability in Aviation”,  where  environmental issues related to the  aviation sector were discussed.

The Member States of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission deeply regret the passing  of Dr. Diego Pardo Tovar, founder of LACAC, Manager of the First Latin American Conference of Aeronautical Authorities and First Executive Director of AITAL today ALTA. His valuable legacy is an example for the new generations in Civil Aviation in Latin … Read more

In the framework of the celebration of the VI Extraordinary Assembly of LACAC, ten member states of LACAC: Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela, signed the MOU that temporarily liberalizes transportation for exclusive cargo services in order to facilitate cargo transportation, especially vaccines against COVID-19. The subscription was made … Read more

With the participation of 17 member states, the Sixth Extraordinary Assembly was held on December 14, 2020. Among the various issues presented, Resolution AE6-1 on ” Air Transport Consumer Protection” and Resolution AE6-3 “Balance Measures between Consumer Protection and the Financial Sustainability of Airlines during the Pandemic established by the WHO” were unanimously approved. Likewise, … Read more