Mr. Luis Felipe de Oliveira, former Director General of ACI World, joins ITAérea Aeronautical Business School as Advisory Board Member

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It is an honor for ITAérea to announce that Mr. Luis Felipe de Oliveira is joining our Business School as an Advisory Board Member.

The Advisory Board, recently established, will be chaired by ITAérea’s Honorary President, Mr. Javier Gándara, and will report directly to the School’s owners.

His functions will include the development of the institution’s global strategy, as well as the analysis of academic, commercial, and organizational matters.

The School’s constant international growth required the creation of this advisory body, son to be joined by other distinguished figures in the coming months.

Below, a few words from Mr. de Oliveira regarding his appointment:

I’m honored to join the Advisory Board of ITAerea, an organization whose mission deeply resonates with my passion for aviation and commitment to developing the global aviation workforce.

ITAerea is more than an academic institution—it’s a force for good, empowering individuals across the four corners of the globe, with a strong and growing presence in Africa, Middle East and Latin America. Their work opens doors for people to build meaningful careers in aviation, transforming lives and communities through education and opportunity.

I’m proud to support an organization that shares my belief in aviation as a driver of progress, inclusion, and global connectivity. Looking forward to contributing to this exciting journey.

Mr. Luis Felipe de Oliveira. Biography.

Luis Felipe de Oliveira is the CEO of Exactly consulting and Services, a boutique consultancy company based in Switzerland, he also currently serves BCG – Boston Consulting Group as Senior advisor. Mr. de Oliveira has successfully led Airports Council International (ACI) World as Director General and CEO from June 2020 till October 2024, applying his vast experience in commercial and technical aviation. He firmly believes that aviation plays a vital role in fostering social and economic growth worldwide. He is dedicated to aiding the whole aviation ecosystem to navigate the evolving dynamics of the aviation landscape.

Luis Felipe’s career in aviation began with Shell Aviation in Brazil serving the Aviation customers for 12 years in Latin America, Africa and Europe from regional to global roles. After a successful period in Netherlands, he moved to IATA in Geneva, leading fuel, ATC and airport campaigns in collaboration with governments, oil companies, fuel service providers, Air Traffic Management providers and airports for diverse world regions. His service at IATA lasted a decade before joining the World Fuel Services as Vice President of Supply Development for Latin America and Caribbean. Prior to joining ACI World, Luis Felipe successfully led the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (2017-2020), where he led a complete restructuring of the organization. This enabled the organization to be more effective and efficient, attracting members and strategic partners to support industry development in the region.

He is a Chemical Engineer from Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, with a postgraduate degree in finance, University of São Paulo, an MBA from Dom Cabral Foundation, São Paulo, and Post MBA from Kellogg University, Chicago. He is currently enrolled on the Swiss Board School to improve his board experience.

Passionate about aviation, Luis Felipe is especially committed to the sustainable social and economic development of the industry to fostering collaboration across aviation stakeholders. He serves as an Ambassador at Airlink, Senior Advisor at EXOLUM, Senior Advisor at AMADEUS, Advisory Board Member at ADBSafegate, Senior Advisor AJ Gallagher Aerospace, holds Board position at Cirium and previously at Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) (2020 to 2024) and Senior Advisor Honeywell (building technologies) (2022 to 2025).

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