Luis Felipe de Oliveira
Airports Council International (ACI) World
Director General
Luis Felipe de Oliveira has led Airports Council International (ACI) World as Director General
since June 2020, applying his vast experience in commercial and technical aviation. He believes
that aviation has a crucial role to play in fostering social and economic growth worldwide and is
committed to helping ACI members and business partners sustainably recover from the impact of
the pandemic.
Luis Felipe’s career in aviation began with IATA, Geneva, after serving 12 years at Shell (Latin
America and Europe), to lead fuel and airport campaigns, in collaboration with governments, oil
companies, fuel service 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 it 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 in
Finance, University of São Paulo, an MBA from Dom Cabral Foundation, São Paulo, and PostMBA from Kellogg University, Chicago.
He currently serves on the Board of the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), being particularly
dedicated to the sustainability of the sector