Latest digital air cargo innovation will accelerate global recovery

ICAO and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have completed new digital air cargo technical specifications guidance that will help to accelerate the transition towards safer and more resilient supply chains, while making important contributions to COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. The digital innovations will permit the air transport sector to transition away […]

ICAO Council recognizes G20 calls to restart international travel

During its latest meeting, the 36 States of the ICAO Governing Council recognized the G20’s latest calls “to restart international travel in a safe and orderly manner,” and consistent with the work of ICAO, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other relevant international organizations. In the meeting, which was taking place as part of the […]

Apoya OACI llamado del G20 para reiniciar viajes

Los 36 Estados del Consejo de Administración de la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI) reconocieron el llamado realizado por los países del Grupo de los veinte (G20) para reiniciar los viajes internacionales de manera segura y ordenada. Durante la más reciente reunión del Consejo de Administración de OACI, celebrada el 2 de noviembre, Salvatore […]

Los gobiernos deben cumplir sus compromisos para restaurar la conectividad global

La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha urgido a los gobiernos a que cumplan los compromisos alcanzados en la conferencia de alto nivel de la OACI sobre COVID-19 (HLCC, por sus siglas en inglés) para avanzar con firmeza hacia la restauración de la conectividad aérea mundial. Los Estados participantes […]

ICAO approves new edition of its Testing and Cross-border Risk Management Measures Manual

ICAO has announced the release of the revised second edition of the UN aviation agency’s Testing and Cross-border Risk Management Measures Manual. Approved last week by ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu, the manual is fundamental to the effective global alignment of countries’ pandemic response and recovery efforts, and provides national governments and air transport […]

States Urged to Follow Global Guidelines on Crew Testing

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) jointly called on governments to follow the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) guidelines to exempt crews from COVID-19 testing that is applied to air travelers. The CART guidelines specifically recommend that crew members […]

El Consejo de la OACI actualiza las directrices para la recuperación de la aviación mundial

El Consejo de la OACI aprobó el lunes nuevas actualizaciones de las Directrices “TAke-Off” para el transporte aéreo internacional de su Grupo de trabajo de recuperación de la aviación (CART). Las nuevas directrices proporcionan recomendaciones para que los países consideren adoptar según su estado médico local actual, y sobre prioridades específicas que incluyen higiene general, […]

ICAO implementation roadmap to provide important support and resources to help align national and regional COVID-19 response

ICAO began the global roll-out of a civil aviation recovery Global Implementation Roadmap (GIR), providing an important enabling framework for countries as they begin to apply the COVID-19 pandemic restart and recovery measures in the ICAO Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) recommendations and annexed ‘Take-off’ guidance document. The UN specialized agency for civil aviation […]