Las Américas: From Gateway to Caribbean Hub?
As Santo Domingo strengthens its ambitions as a Caribbean aviation hub, Las Américas International Airport is focusing on connectivity, infrastructure development, and passenger experience. In this Executive Insights Q&A with LATITUDE15, Cyril Girot, CEO of AERODOM, discusses the airport’s regional positioning, future terminal development, and opportunities to support sustainable growth in air connectivity. Q1 : […]
WAGA 2026: Lima opens Conference Day One with connectivity in focus
WAGA 2026 opened its first full conference day in Lima, Peru, on September 28, bringing the global airport industry together as Latin America and the Caribbean face a central challenge: turning strong passenger growth into stronger regional connectivity. ACI-LAC Director General Rafael Echevarne said the region handled 797 million passengers in 2025, equivalent to around […]
WAGA 2026: Lima puts airport investment and regional connectivity on the agenda
Airport investment, operational efficiency and regional connectivity will feature prominently at the ACI-LAC/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Lima, Peru, from 25 to 29 September 2026. Jointly organised by ACI World and ACI Latin America and the Caribbean, WAGA 2026 will be hosted by Lima Airport Partners. More than 500 airport industry leaders […]
Passenger Experience in LAC Airports: A Growth Driver
A passenger who spends 45 minutes in an immigration queue doesn’t browse the duty-free. They run to the gate. That’s not just a bad experience — it’s lost revenue. Across Latin America and the Caribbean, traffic is growing fast. The instinctive response is expansion — more gates, more terminals, more concrete. But Rafael Echevarne, Director […]
From capacity building to project support: Darwin Telemaque ’s next vision for PMAC
In conversation with Darwin Telemaque — CEO, Antigua Port Authority and Chairman, Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC), at the association’s 29th Annual General Meeting, held in Paramaribo, Suriname, from 8 to 10 July 2026. “Shipping is not an option for us.” For Darwin Telemaque, that simple statement explains why Caribbean ports occupy such […]
Air Transport Liberalization in LAC: Reshaping Connectivity
Argentina opened its skies. Foreign carriers flooded in. Traffic exploded. It became the fastest-growing aviation market in the region — almost overnight. No new terminal was built. No runway extended. Just one thing changed: the regulatory framework. For Rafael Echevarne, Director General of ACI-LAC — the association representing 350 airports and 95% of regional passenger […]
LATITUDE 15 Signs Strategic Media Partnership with ACI-LAC to Strengthen the Aviation Ecosystem Across Latin America and the Caribbean
A partnership shaping how aviation is understood and communicated across the LAC region LATITUDE 15, the multilingual B2B platform dedicated to aviation and maritime ecosystems across Latin America and the Caribbean, has signed a strategic media partnership with Airports Council International – Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC), the region’s leading airport association. This agreement […]
Seatrade Cruise Global 2026 : Cruise industry leaders signal continued growth and evolving priorities
At Seatrade Cruise Global, one of the cruise sector’s flagship gatherings, senior leaders from major cruise companies and industry organizations gathered to discuss the current trajectory of the sector and the forces likely to shape its evolution over the coming years. During the keynote session “The State of the Global Cruise Industry,” held on April […]
Martinique Airport: 2025 Review and 2026 Roadmap, between International Connectivity and Green Transition
Martinique Aimé Césaire Airport reports 2.8% growth in 2025, driven by a surge in international traffic (+15% to +37% depending on the regions). However, 2026 marks a turning point: beyond the figures, the entire passenger experience is being transformed, while 15,000 solar panels prepare for the green transition. Nathalie Sébastien and Jean-Michel Lucenay unveiled an […]