SANTO DOMINGO. - According to the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Juan Carlos Salazar , the Dominican Republic is experiencing "rapid" growth in its air transport system.
“My message to the Dominican Republic is one of recognition and gratitude, as well as to the authorities of the IDAC, for being a great support to the work of ICAO, which guarantees operational safety , the maintenance of high standards and the permanent training of its professionals, which they can showcase as an achievement and an example to follow at a regional and global level ,” he said.
The international executive made his statements after participating in the Thirteenth Meeting of Directors of Civil Aviation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NACC/DCA/13), in which around 100 representatives from more than 25 member states of the entity he represents participated, with the country and the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation hosting the meeting.
“A meeting of civil aviation directors in the region, organized with the best hosts, the Dominicans, particularly the IDAC authorities, who are always ready to support the work of the organization,” Salazar said.
The senior executive took advantage of his stay in the Dominican Republic to discuss the topics that will be addressed at the next General Assembly , which the organization holds every three years at its headquarters in Montreal, Canada, where representatives of the 193 member states and where debates are held and positions are established on the future of civil aviation worldwide.
Specifically for this Assembly, the organization is presenting a long-term vision for the global civil aviation system. “We have called it the Strategic Plan for 2026-2050 , which is based on the premise of accelerated growth in aviation over the next 25 years. The number of passengers and cargo in air transport is expected to almost triple.”
Juan Carlos Salazar added that ICAO aspires to ensure that aviation remains the safest mode of transport, to eliminate aviation fatalities, and to make the system itself more sustainable, achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, so that aviation is affordable and provides benefits to every region.
