The Aeronautical Technological Industrial Park of Morón, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was the host venue for the 1st Latin American Air Connectivity Forum on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Sponsored by the Argentine Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation, EASA and the European Union.
COCESNA was represented at this regional event by Mr. Juan Carlos Trabanino, Executive President, and Gen. Manuel Cáceres, Director of ACSA, who had the opportunity to meet different panelists from Agencies, Associations, International Organizations and Companies, with whom they interacted according to the following topics:
Panel 1-Market demand and the need for mobility.
Panelists:
- IBERIA LAE (Jaime García Blázquez , Director of Aeropolitical Affairs, Director of Aeropolitical Affairs, IBERIA LAE)
- Binter (Raúl Zapico, International Expansion Director)
- FlyBondi (Sebatián Pereira, CEO)
- IATA (Jesper Venema)
- ERA (Andrew Kelly, President)
Panel 2-Infrastructure and Support
Panelists:
- COCESNA (Juan Carlos Trabanino, Executive President)
- AENA (Javier Marín, General Manager)
- EUROCONTROL (Joe Sultana, Director Network Manager)
- AESA (Eugenia Llorens, International Director)
- ORSNA (Patricio Di Stéfano)
Panel 3-Institutional and Regulatory Framework
Panelists:
- ACSA (Manuel Cáceres, Director ACSA)
- ANAC Argentina (Tomas Insausti, ANAC Administrator)
- CLAC (Jaime Binder, Secretary General)
- ANAC Brazil (Ricardo Botelho, President)
- EASA (Luc Tytgat, Director Strategy and Safety Management)
Panel 4-Industry and Growth
Panelists:
- PITAM (Daniel Chinelatto, President SAPEM2020)
- ALTA (Luis Felipe Oliveira, Executive Director)
- ANAC Brazil (Ricardo Catanant, Superintendent)
- Airbus (Arturo Barreira, President Airbus LATAM and Caribbean)
In addition, on May 7, the “Second EU-LACC APP Project Management Board Meeting” was held in the same city. This meeting served to evaluate the development and progress made during the first year of operation of the project, which has its operational office at ACSA’s facilities, as well as to visualize the activities to be carried out during the second year.
