About Us

Welcome to FIDAE 2024, Unlimited Opportunities.

¿What is FIDAE?

The International Air and Space Fair, FIDAE, is the foremost aerospace, defense and security exhibition of Latin America. Due to its long and successful career, today is globally recognized as the leading event in the region.

We are waiting for you between April 9th and 14th in FIDAE 2024.

Mission

"To plan, organize and execute biennially an exhibition of international level, oriented to promote the development of the aerospace industry, defense and security, with the purpose of giving opportunities of technological and commercial exchange to the organizations that participate, and to generate a greater aeronautical conscience on the part of the national community".

Vision

"To be the leading aerospace, defense and security fair in the Americas, adapting to a changing market and providing an excellent service to exhibitors, visitors and citizens".

CEO

Ignacio Baeza


He is a Chilean Air Force's fighter pilot, graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1997, with over 2,800 flight hours in A-36, A-37, Mirage Pantera, and F-16.

During his career he joined the N°12 Aviation Group and the N°4 Aviation Group, at the IV Air Brigade, located at Punta Arenas, to be then assigned to the I Air Brigade, at Los Cóndores Air Base, located in Iquique, where he served in the Aviation Group N°3 as Instructor, Mission Operational Commander and Demonstration Pilot in the F-16 aircraft, with more than 1,000 hours in this aircraft. In 2017 he served as Commander of the Operations Squad, being responsible for the training and evaluation of the crews of this unit.

Between 2018 and 2019 he attended the Air War Academy, graduating with a Master in Military Sciences, and afterwards being appointed as professor of this Academy, with a minor in Operations.

Prior to his assignment to the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), he was the aide-de-camp of the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force, between December 2019 and November 2022.

Location

ADDRESS: Av. Diego Barros Ortiz 2300, Pudahuel, Santiago.

Skiane, 642, Milwaukee - Wisconsin

PHONE

(+56-2) 2976 9502

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