Latin American Civil Aviation Commission to meet next November in Paraguay

The Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (CLAC), gathering the subcontinent’s public and private aviation authorities, will meet Nov. 4 through 8 in Paraguay with a view to coordinate safety policies and tourism promotion.

A press released issued by Paraguay’s National Department of Civil Aviation indicated the 15th ordinary assembly of CLAC –with headquarters in Peru- will convene in Asuncion with the attendance of aviation officials from 21 countries in South and Central America, the Caribbean, Panama and Mexico.

Experts and execs from regulatory entities and airlines will seek full implementation of the agreements reached by the region’s ministers of transportation in previous meetings. They will also get a crack at coordinating operation permits and are expected to broach such topics as safety and air travelers interconnection, two fronts still suffering from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Paraguay’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Assad Kotaite, chairman of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will preside over the five days of debates during the course of the meeting.