Indeed, due to his sociable nature and abilities as an effective communicator and leader, his classmates elected him to serve as the class president. Following his graduation, he remained an active alumnus and ardent supporter of the Institute and went on to establish the Latin American chapter of the IASL Alumni Association.
Throughout the years, he has organized and helped coordinate a number of IASL conferences and alumni events in Bogota, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. Mr. Salazar’s long and extensive career in international civil aviation spans over 26 years, during which he fulfilled various senior roles in multilateral transport negotiations, aviation management, and air transport policy in Latin America and the Middle East.
A regular attendee and speaker at the annual McGill Aviation Liability, Insurance and Finance Conferences, Mr. Salazar has worked tirelessly to promote the development of air law not only in his home country, Colombia, but also in Latin America as a whole through the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), where he served as President. Currently the Director-General of the Colombia Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Salazar previously served as a Senior Advisor to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Civil Aviation Authority.
The future Secretary General answered many questions, and other questions were still open when this excellent 90-minute webinar ended.
Here is a summary of questions and comments posted:
Artur Eberg, Senior instructor at
ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization
12: 08 PM
Mr. Secretary General, do you expect that the liberalisation trends in international air transport so evident before the pandemic will be replaced by firm protectionism in after-pandemic era? Thank you!
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William Voss 12:10 PM
Today ICAO is pulled in many different directions, perhaps more directions than it can possibly pursue. In this time of crisis, what is it that MUST be done, and that only ICAO can do.
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Glyn Hughes, director International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) 12:14 PM
Congratulations to Dr Salazar on his appointment. Air Cargo has played a unique role these past 12 months supporting the distribution of PPE and now vaccines. It also provided a lifeline in transporting consumer goods and generated much needed cash for airlines. What is your vision for air cargo going forward? and do you support greater liberialization?
Ciaran Carolan, Program Manager ICAO 12:21 PM
When speaking about restart and recovery, what are your opinions on the competing voices prefering to either fall back on known aspects of aviation to provide for stability and immediate confidence or to take the opportunity to drive change, do things differently and potentially build back better but at the cost of short term stability?
מה לקחת מהמאמר הזה:
- When speaking about restart and recovery, what are your opinions on the competing voices prefering to either fall back on known aspects of aviation to provide for stability and immediate confidence or to take the opportunity to drive change, do things differently and potentially build back better but at the cost of short term stability.
- Salazar has worked tirelessly to promote the development of air law not only in his home country, Colombia, but also in Latin America as a whole through the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), where he served as President.
- Salazar's long and extensive career in international civil aviation spans over 26 years, during which he fulfilled various senior roles in multilateral transport negotiations, aviation management, and air transport policy in Latin America and the Middle East.
