Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC), the international association of airports, congratulates the government of the Dominican Republic for the forthcoming signing of the Open Skies Agreement with the United States. Dr. Rafael Echevarne, Director Geneal of ACI-LAC, pointed out in this regard that "international experience shows that open skies agreements stimulate the growth of air traffic, both passenger and air cargo between countries, by allowing free competition in the market of air transport. The possibility that any Dominican or North American airline can fly between any airport in those countries without any type of restriction regarding the number of frequencies and seats offered will be positive for the Dominican Republic.” We encourage and support [...]

Source: ICAO Key outcomes of the ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS), held in Seoul last week, included Ministerial-level recognition of the fundamental importance of ICAO standards and strategies to the safe, secure, and sustainable development of the global air transport network, in tandem with the pivotal role of ICAO’s support towards their implementation. The thirteen States attending the Ministerial Roundtable at the event also pointed to significance of ICAO’s efforts to develop and deploy enhanced products and services in this area, and furthermore identified the deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a priority area for support from ICAO. Here, the Ministers envision ICAO’s facilitation of financing initiatives as being among the collaborative efforts the organization should undertake to spread [...]