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 […]
Steps Forward for Testing to Reopen Borders Without Quarantine
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the publication of the Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This document provides governments a risk-based assessment tool for using testing programs that could alleviate quarantine requirements. It is a critical output produced by the ICAO Collaborative Arrangement […]
IATA Welcomes Updated ICAO CART Guidance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the publication on the second edition of Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis by the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART). The CART brings together the expertise of ICAO, public health authorities, individual member states, and industry bodies […]
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, […]
IATA Calls for Systematic COVID-19 Testing Before Departure
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for the development and deployment of rapid, accurate, affordable, easy-to-operate, scalable and systematic COVID-19 testing for all passengers before departure as an alternative to quarantine measures in order to re-establish global air connectivity. IATA will work through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and with health authorities to […]
Proposed Environment Tax Will Destroy Jobs and Fail to Decarbonize Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposed new environmental taxes in France will fail to decarbonize the aviation sector and eliminate 150,000 French aviation jobs. The Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (CCC) – a citizens’ body created under President Macron – is proposing a series of measures to curb aviation emissions, including an […]
ICAO and UPU urge governments to support air cargo
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have urged governments to support the air cargo industry in order to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and aid economic recovery. The two organsiations issued a joint statement to United Nations members urging them to support postal operators, air cargo carriers, and express mail […]
IATA cria checklist para aéreas em apoio a orientações da ICAO
A Iata divulgou uma checklist de autoavaliação de saúde para companhias aéreas para apoiar o documento da Agência de Aviação das Nações Unidas (ICAO) de orientações para viagens aéreas em meio à crise de saúde pública da covid-19. O guia da agência é a estrutura padrão global de medidas temporárias baseadas em risco para governos […]
Health Checklist to Help Airlines Implement ICAO COVID-19 Guidance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an airline self-assessment health checklist to support the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis. The Take-off guidance is the global standard framework of risk-based temporary measures for governments and the air transport value chain for safe operations during […]
ACI welcomes ICAO support for Airport Health Accreditation programme
Airports Council International (ACI) World has welcomed the support of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for the newly launched Airport Health Accreditation programme. As airports begin to restart operations, the Airport Health Accreditation programme assists them in focusing on the health and welfare of travellers, staff, and the public. ICAO has today provided its […]
