Safety Management
Runway and Aerodrome Safety
Operational and On-board Safety
Accident Investigation
Safety Audits
Monitoring and Assistance Review Board
Training
Regional Safety Coordination
Technical Cooperation and Assistance Projects
Other Safety Initiatives
Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency
Performance-based Navigation
Air Traffic Management: Airspace
Meteorology
Aviation Frequency Spectrum
Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation
Emergency Response
Air Traffic Management (ATM): Airspace
Conference on the Regulation of Emerging Modes of Aerospace Transportation
In May, McGill University, together with ICAO and the International Association for Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), held the Manfred Lachs Conference on the Regulation of Emerging Modes of Aerospace Transportation (REMAT). The conference assessed the current situation and future plans for aerospace transportation and examined the regulatory challenges to operation of aerospace vehicles. The conference also debated viable policy and regulatory steps (mechanisms) that may be considered by States and other stakeholders to facilitate aerospace transportation and to ensure the safety of global aviation.
A number of key issues were raised and, in particular, the need for a greater understanding and knowledge of the issue of aerospace operations was identified as a critical first step prior to development of guidance material to support a regulatory framework for the operation of aerospace vehicles. Subsequent to the conference, the ICAO Council was informed of tentative plans to hold a joint symposium organized by ICAO and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) during 2015.
Advanced ATM Techniques Symposium
In November, the Advanced ATM Techniques Symposium was held to advance the understanding of how, using today’s technology and skills, operational benefits can be obtained that would result in reduced emissions. The symposium focused on air traffic flow management (ATFM), collaborative decision making (CDM), including airport CDM (A-CDM), and continuous descent and climb operations (CDO/CCO).
The event was jointly organized by ICAO, CANSO, IATA, EUROCONTROL and the FAA, and gave remarkable insight on how cooperation between organizations can pave the way for enhanced implementation.
The symposium, designed as a learning activity, combined training and real-life implementation scenarios given by air traffic services (ATS) providers from some 14 different States from five continents. It provided the participants with both basic and advanced operational knowledge on how to implement and use those techniques.
