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 […]
Cabin crew to be better equipped to prevent human trafficking
United Nations efforts to prevent trafficking in persons took an important step forward today, with the launch of the new online training to support the implementation of the ICAO-OHCHR Guidelines for Training Cabin Crew on Identifying and Responding to Trafficking in Persons Developed in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner […]
IATA Welcomes ICAO Council Decision on CORSIA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to use 2019 as a baseline for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). In 2022, the ICAO Assembly will consider if further amendments are necessary to address the impacts of COVID-19 to […]
Criteria for COVID-19 Testing in the Air Travel Process
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released criteria for the use of COVID-19 testing in the travel process. Should governments choose to introduce COVID-19 testing for travelers arriving from countries considered as high risk, testing must deliver results fast, be able to be conducted at scale, and operate to very high rates of accuracy. Additionally, […]
IATA urge implementación de las directrices COVID-19 de la OACI
La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha instado a los gobiernos a que implementen con carácter urgente las directrices globales de la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI) para restaurar la conectividad aérea. El Consejo de la OACI aprobó el documento ‘Take-off (Despegue): guía para los viajes aéreos tras […]
Urgent Implementation of ICAO COVID-19 Guidelines Needed
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to quickly implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) global guidelines for restoring air connectivity. Today, the ICAO Council approved Takeoff: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (Takeoff). This is an authoritative and comprehensive framework of risk-based temporary measures for air transport operations […]
1.5 billion fewer international air travellers this year according to latest ICAO forecast
ICAO issued its first complete 2020 air passenger forecast, revealing that airlines may be faced with 1.5 billion fewer international air travellers this year. In parallel, international seat capacity could drop by almost three-quarters, resulting in a 273 billion dollar loss compared to previously expected gross operating revenues. “In today’s updated analysis, the analytical timeframe […]
ICAO Council establishes COVID-19 Aviation Recovery Task Force
In response to the serious impacts being felt across the international civil aviation sector as a result of COVID-19, and the need for wide-ranging government and industry coordination to help reconnect the world, representatives from the 36 countries on the Governing Council of the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have established a new COVID-19 […]
International cooperation critical to economic recovery of Central American and Caribbean aviation-centric national economies
Addressing North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) Directors General of Civil Aviation by videoconference, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu stressed the pivotal role of international cooperation, including through ICAO, to the success of their COVID-19 recovery plans. “For cooperation to do its part, all parties must be involved on a clear and coordinated […]
COVID-19 statement published by ICAO and WHO
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a joint statement – signed by ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, and Director General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus – regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and outlining updated advice regarding the virus and civil aviation. Additionally, the statement reaffirms the […]
