Aviation Cooperation Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean: Airport Modernization Technologies

Dates: May 17-26, 2010

Locations: Illinois, Texas and Washington, DC

The objective of the Aviation Cooperation Initiative is to familiarize key Latin American and Caribbean aviation sector officials and project sponsors with the latest advances in U.S. aviation industry technologies through a series of three Reverse Trade Missions (OVs) to the United States. This initiative will include meetings with U.S. industry, financial institutions, aviation associations and U.S. government agencies to exchange information with regard to commercial, technological, regulatory and financial issues confronting the aviation industry.

The second Reverse Trade Mission in this series is focusing on airport modernization technologies. The Reverse Trade Mission will include visits to numerous U.S. airports to tour facilities and learn about safety and security procedures, airport ground services and maintenance, environmental standards and "green airports". In addition, the delegates will attend the American Association of Airport Executives 83rd Annual Conference and Exhibition in Dallas, TX.

USTDA is working with the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) to organize this series of OVs. For more information, please contact Joan Lowden of AAAE by e-mail at joan.lowden@aaae.org or by phone at 703-824-0500.