ICAO strengthens global framework for accident investigations, addresses conflicts of interest
Source: ICAO Updates to international standards aim to prevent accident investigations from being halted or compromised by conflicts of interest New global standards will ensure aircraft accident investigations are not halted or compromised by conflicts of interest, following today's landmark decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The changes concern Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation, and they will reinforce the independence, transparency and credibility of aviation safety findings worldwide. Recent accidents linked to suspected acts of unlawful interference have raised concerns about whether safety investigations were able to proceed independently and comprehensively, or to completion. It is in response to these concerns that ICAO has [...]