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The President of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), Azucena Zelaya, and Secretary, Jaime Binder, participated in the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Chicago Convention, organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on December 4-5, 2024, at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. During a high-level panel, President Zelaya emphasized the great potential … Read more

The President of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), Ms. Azucena Zelaya, and the Secretary, Mr. Jaime Binder, participated in the 35th Ordinary Plenary Session of the African Civil Aviation Commission, held in the Republic of Congo from November 26 to 29. During the event, the President of the Commission delivered a speech on … Read more

The LACAC-CAAS Course on “Review of Auditing Findings and Corrective Actions” was held in Lima, Peru from 25 to 29 November, 2024, with the guidance of the instructor, Mr. Tang It had the participation of 31 professionals from 5 LACAC member States. The participants practiced and learned the competency to write an audit finding concisely … Read more

On November 13 and 14, 2024, the Fifty-Seventh Meeting of the Group of Experts on Political, Economic, and Legal Affairs of Air Transport (GEPEJTA/57) and the Management Group (GRUGES) was held at the ANAC Training Center in Brasília. The opening ceremony featured a speech by LACAC President Azucena Zelaya, who emphasized the importance of regional … Read more

On November 12, Brasília hosted the 2nd Regional Forum on Energy Transition in Aviation, organized by the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) and Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). During the event, key topics for the sector’s sustainable development were addressed, highlighting the requirements for project certification in carbon offset programs and the experience … Read more

The LACAC Secretary, Jaime Binder, participated in the ALTA AGM & Airline Leaders Forum, held from October 28 to 30, 2024, in Nassau, Bahamas, where the development of a “regional roadmap for Latin America and the Caribbean” was announced. This initiative, led by ALTA, aims to support aviation’s sustainable transition toward decarbonization goals by 2050. … Read more

On October 19, 2024, the LACAC Secretariat received a formal visit from Mrs. Azucena Zelaya, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA/DGAC) of Guatemala and President of LACAC. During the meeting, the Director met with the Secretary and the LACAC team to discuss relevant issues, among them, the future meeting of sister commissions that will … Read more

The Secretary of LACAC attended the farewell organized by the Embassy of Chile on September 30 in honor of Mr. Igor Garafulic, the current Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Peru. The event took place at the official residence of the embassy. Garafulic has held this important role since October 2019, contributing to … Read more

Jaime Binder, Secretary of LACAC, participated in the ALTA Aviation Law Americas conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 18 to 20, 2024. He was a panelist in the panel titled “Roadmap for Regional Integration in Latin America,” moderated by Viviana Martin, Global Director of Institutional Relations at Avianca. He shared the stage with prominent … Read more

The LACAC Secretary participated in the wreath-laying ceremony, organized by the Embassy of Guatemala in Peru. The event, which took place on September 12 at Parque Guatemala in San Isidro, Lima, commemorated the 203rd anniversary of the Independence of Guatemala. The ceremony was attended by authorities, diplomats from various countries, and representatives of international organizations. … Read more