Ivan La Cruz

The President and the Secretary of LACAC participated in the High-Level Aviation Week organized by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), from July 14 to 19, 2025. This event brought together government and industry leaders to discuss the future of aviation in key areas such as advanced air mobility, sustainability, operational safety, and talent … Read more

From July 8 to 11, 2025, the Fifty-Ninth Meeting of GEPEJTA/59 was held in San José, Costa Rica, in a face-to-face format with a hybrid opening on July 10 and 11. During the opening ceremony, Secretary Mr. Jaime Binder requested a minute of silence in memory of Mr. Carlos Chacón, Deputy Director of Civil Aviation … Read more

The LACAC Secretary participated in the Thirteenth Meeting of the ICAO/LACAC NAM/CAR and SAM Regional Group on Aviation Security and Facilitation (AVSEC/FAL/RG/13), held in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, from June 2 to 6, 2025. The Meeting was attended by 19 States/Territories of the NAM/CAR/SAM Regions, 4 International Organizations, with a total of 64 delegates.

The LACAC-CAAS Seminar on “Aviation Crisis Management” took place from May 26 to 30, 2025, in Santiago, Chile. This women-only event was an initiative of the LACAC ad hoc group on gender equality in aviation and brought together participants from eight LACAC member states. The seminar addressed the management of various aviation crises, such as … Read more

The Secretary of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), Mr. Jaime Binder, represented the organization at the Europe Day celebration held on Friday, May 9, 2025, at the Huaca Huallamarca, located in the district of San Isidro, Lima. The event was organized by the Ambassador of the European Union to Peru, Mr. Jonathan Hatwell, … Read more

The Fifty-Eighth Meeting of the Group of Experts on Political, Economic, and Legal Issues of Air Transport (GEPEJTA/58) was held in person in Lima, Peru, on April 23 and 24, 2025. The opening session featured remarks by Mr. Donald Castillo (DGAC Peru) and the Secretary, Mr. Jaime Binder, who requested a minute of silence in … Read more

The Secretary of LACAC participated in the “Regional Workshop on SBAS for Stakeholders across the LATAM Region,” held in Lima on April 21 and 22, 2025. The event, organized by EASA, brought together authorities and experts from multiple sectors. Experiences were shared among representatives from Europe, Korea, Africa, and Latin America, highlighting that solutions must … Read more

The Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO), the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), and the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) held their fifth meeting in Doha, Qatar, on 15 April 2025. The meeting agenda focused on the process of ratifying the protocols amending Articles 50(a) and 56 of the … Read more

The President and Secretary of the Commission participated in the 2025 ICAO Facilitation Conference, held in Doha from April 14 to 17. The Secretary of LACAC, Jaime Binder, was a panelist in Session 2, which focused on inter-agency cooperation, collaboration, and coordination. In his presentation, he shared three key lessons from the perspective of Latin … Read more

On March 28, 2025, the IV Special Executive Committee Meeting of CLAC was held in São Paulo, coordinated by Azucena Zelaya, President of the Commission, at the facilities of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). The sole agenda item was the approval of the regional list of candidates for the upcoming ICAO Council elections. The … Read more