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Tuesday 15 November 2022
Looking back on a successful DCCA 1 st International Sustainable

Air Transportation event

ORANJESTAD – After the bean Cooperation of Air-
community event held on ports to be innovative front
November 11, 2022, at the runners on electric flying in
Southside General Avia- the Caribbean region and
tion Hangar, the Dutch making interisland air con-
Caribbean Cooperation nections more sustainable,
of Airports (DCCA), a co- efficient, and affordable
operation between all 6 for the Dutch Caribbean
Caribbean Airports within communities. This will in
the Kingdom of the Nether- turn further enhance the
lands, can look back on a societies of the island na-
successful 1 st International tions taking the sustainable
Sustainable Air Transporta- development goals of all
tion Event - A Flight to the into consideration”, said
Future. Joost Meijs, CEO of Aruba
Airport Authority N.V. and
The keynote speech, DCCA Chairman on behalf
speakers, presentations, of DCCA.
panel discussions and mas- A total of 311 participants
terclasses held during the attended the in person
event have proven to be conference throughout
of immense value to the the week and 888 attend-
continued efforts of all the ed the event virtually. The
airports involved to venture community also came out
into sustainable air trans- in large numbers to view
portation developments, the Pipistrel Velis Electro
solutions, and technologies and learn more about its
in support of one of their capabilities and technol-
main goals, sustainably ogy.
improving the inter-island As one of the great ac-
connectivity. complishments an histori-
“The knowledge and in- cal Memorandum of Un-
sights gained during the derstanding (MOU) was
event will further strengthen signed during the event
our efforts as Dutch Carib- between all four countries
(Aruba, St Maarten, Cura- seven months from the day
cao and The Netherlands) of signing of this MOU.
of the Dutch Kingdom, six On behalf of DCCA, chair-
airports of the Dutch Ca- man Mr. Joost Meijs sincere-
ribbean and the Dutch As- ly thanks all contributors,
sociation of Airports (NVL), participants and all sup-
In this Memorandum of Un- port staff that have made
derstanding all signatories this event possible and a
have expressed their com- grand success. A heartfelt
mitment to improve the thank you is also in place
interisland connectivity by for all the speakers, panel-
making it more affordable, ists, moderators, stakehold-
efficient, and sustainable. ers and finally all volunteers
As a result of this MOU the that participated in getting
parties will form a steering this event of the ground
committee and workgroup and successfully complet-
working on a Joint Business ed.
Plan describing how this
ambition can be achieved For more information on
and which hurdles need to the conference held visit
be eliminated. This business DCCA’s website at www.
plan will be delivered within dccaairports.comq