As aviation recovery builds up following the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, African DGCAs and their regional and global partners are regrouping to strive for aviation oversight system development in Africa. The 7th Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) Week in Abuja, Nigeria, outlined these tremendous efforts to strengthen safety, security, training and ecological responsiveness. And Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, ICAO …
AFI Week Re-Ignites Africa’s Coordinated Capacity Building Efforts For Aviation
By Roland Ohaeri Unlocking Political Will Perhaps, the most outstanding outcome of the 7th AFI Week held in Abuja mid-May 2022 is the successful meeting of ICAO Secretary General, Juan Carlos Salazar, and high-level aviation leaders and regulators in Africa with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, to emphasise on the need to provide political will to support aviation …
Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar of Colombia appointed new Secretary General of ICAO
The 36-State governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the ICAO Council, has appointed Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar of Colombia as the new Secretary General of the Organization for a three-year term, beginning 1 August 2021. He succeeds Dr. Fang Liu of China, who has held the position for two consecutive terms since 2015. Mr. Salazar was appointed …



