Source: ACI-LAC Awards were presented during the leading airport industry event in Latin America and the Caribbean, held this year in Trinidad and Tobago. The Airports Council International – Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC) celebrated, this Monday afternoon (October 6), during the ACI-LAC 2025 Annual Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in Trinidad and Tobago, the commitment of regional airports to developing and implementing innovative projects in two key areas of the airport industry: decarbonization and the use of technology to enhance the passenger experience. Young Professional Award Highlights the Importance of Cybersecurity in the Airport Environment In 2025, the Young Professional Award was presented to Rafael Cotelo, internal auditor and cybersecurity specialist at Aeropuertos Uruguay, for his outstanding project promoting a [...]

Source: ACI-LAC Rafael Echevarne, Director General of ACI-LAC ACI-LAC projects 4% growth in regional air traffic for 2025 and reinforces the importance of balanced airport charges to ensure sector sustainability Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to close 2025 with 789 million air passengers, marking a 4% increase compared to 2024. The top-performing countries are projected to be Colombia (+5.6%), Mexico (+4.5%), and Brazil (+2.1%). Preliminary data also forecasts that regional air traffic will reach 821 million passengers in 2026. These data was presented on Monday during the Annual Assembly and Conference of the Airports Council International – Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC), held in Trinidad and Tobago through October 7. In his opening remarks, Rafael Echevarne, Director General of [...]

Source: ICAO Landmark decisions support access to aviation for the benefit of all nations and people The ICAO Assembly has created the foundations for ensuring universal access to air transport by 2050, in line with the ambitions of ICAO's long-term Strategic Plan. This is the result of a series of decisions towards ensuring every nation has the physical and regulatory capacity to develop air connectivity. Building on commitments to ensure the environmental sustainability of the forecasted growth in air traffic, the Assembly boosted ICAO's No Country Left Behind strategic goal by delivering 25 new aviation capacity development agreements for specific regional and country needs. This support for increased infrastructure capacity will additionally be supported by the Assembly's expansion of the [...]

Source: ICAO Assembly endorses ICAO Council determinations of infractions of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation The ICAO Assembly has endorsed the determination of its governing Council that recurring incidents of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) originating from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the territory of the Russian Federation constitute infractions of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation. Through two Resolutions, the ICAO Assembly condemned the DPRK and the Russian Federation for the infractions and urgently called upon them to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention. The Assembly also deplored the fact that incidents of GNSS RFI originating from the DPRK and the Russian Federation have continued to recur [...]