Source: ICAO During the opening ceremony of the ICAO 41st Assembly this week, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano recognized nine States’ significant progress in improving safety and security oversight systems by awarding them with Council President Certificates. These Certificates are awarded on the basis of the outcomes of ICAO’s Universal Safety and Security Oversight Audit Programmes, which pertain to the effective implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) in these areas. At this year’s ceremony, ICAO presented Ethiopia, Fiji, Hungary, Slovenia, and Ukraine with certificates for their safety progress, while Serbia, and Tunisia were recognized for their achievements in regard to aviation security. Côte D’Ivoire received certificates for its progress in both aviation safety and aviation security. The President of [...]

Source: ICAO During a special ceremony today at ICAO’s 41st Assembly, Pacific States officially launched a new Pacific Regional Aviation Strategy. The new Strategy is a major turning point for the Pacific Sub-region, and will help its participating States work together more effectively with ICAO and the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) to assure the safe, secure, and sustainable growth of regional air connectivity and socio-economic development. “ICAO, especially through its Asia Pacific Regional Office, has actively engaged with the Pacific Small Islands Developing States through various activities promoting a closer working relationship between the Pacific Sub-region and ICAO,” commented ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar, who was joined by H.E. the Hon. Walter Schaubelt, Minister of Transport of Papua [...]

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) joined forces to improve access to global trade and air cargo supply chain information for businesses and air cargo professionals. Through this agreement, ITC and IATA will cross-link their information offerings, including data, to expand access to strategic information for trade and cargo professionals. Users of multiagency platform Global Trade Helpdesk can now also benefit from the IATA ONE source platform with information on freight forwarders. IATA TACT Online users will benefit from ITC’s Market Access Map and its information on temporary trade restrictions related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and COVID-19 measures, as well as up-to-date information on market demand trends and market access conditions through ITC’s Market Analysis tools. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, [...]

Source: ICAO The Edward Warner Award, acknowledged as the highest honour in the world of civil aviation, was posthumously conferred by the ICAO Council on Dr. Ángela Marina Donato of Argentina. Named in honour of the first President of the ICAO Council, Dr Edward Warner, the award is bestowed, in the form of a gold medal, on an individual or institution, in recognition of outstanding achievements in international civil aviation. Dr. Donato was selected in light of her eminent contributions to the development of international civil aviation throughout her career, and for serving as a beacon of ambition and accomplishment to several generations of women pursuing aviation careers. The award ceremony took place on the opening day of ICAO’s 41st [...]

Source: ALTA Passenger numbers in Latin America and the Caribbean show a solid and promising recovery as of July of this year Tourism revival has been one of the keys to overcoming the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world. As the travel restrictions were lifted, we began to see a phenomenon of "revenge tourism" in which people no longer wanted to stay at home and resumed travel, pending visits to loved ones, and taking advantage of the ability to work remotely from anywhere. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the global revival process represented, by 2021, a total of 289.5 million jobs in the industry, of which 18.2 million were new jobs (6.7% growth vs. [...]