RASGs and PIRGs
Regional Aviation Safety Groups (RASGs)
RASGs serve as a regional cooperative forum integrating global, regional, sub-regional, national and industry efforts in continuing to enhance aviation safety worldwide. RASGs develop and implement work programmes that support a regional performance framework for the management of safety on the basis of the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP). RASGs build on the work already done by States, existing sub-regional organizations such as the Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programmes (COSCAPs) and Regional Safety Oversight Organizations (RSOOs) and support the establishment and operation of a performance-based safety system for the region. The following RASGs have been established: Regional Aviation Safety Group – Europe (RASG-EUR); Regional Aviation Safety Group – Asia Pacific (RASG-APAC); Regional Aviation Safety Group – Africa (RASG-AFI); Regional Aviation Safety Group – Middle East (RASG-MID) and the Regional Aviation Safety Group – Pan America (RASG-PA). The reports of RASG meetings are reviewed by the Commission on a regular basis and by the Council as deemed necessary.
The Generic ToRs of RASGs (in all languages):
Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (PIRGs):
The regional planning process is the principal engine of ICAO’s planning and implementation work. It is here that the top-down approach, comprising global guidance and regional harmonization measures, converges with the bottom-up approach constituted by States and aircraft operators and their proposals for implementation options. The development of regional plans for air navigation systems including CNS/ATM systems is undertaken by ICAO’s PIRGs with the assistance of ICAO’s Regional Offices, located in Bangkok, Cairo, Dakar, Lima, Mexico, Nairobi and Paris, and in coordination with ICAO Headquarters staff. The six PIRGs are: Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG), Africa-Indian Ocean Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APIRG), European Air Navigation Planning Group (EANPG), Caribbean/South American Planning and Implementation Regional Group (GREPECAS), Middle East Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (MIDANPIRG), and North Atlantic Systems Planning Group (NATSPG).
The Generic ToRs of PIRGs (in all languages):
Below you will find a list of the RASGs and PIRGs
| RASG/PIRG | Description | Region | Partner Organizations | Chairperson/Secretariat | Website | ||
| RASG-AFI | Africa-Indian Ocean Regional Aviation Safety Group | ESAF and WACAF | ACI, AFCAC, AFI Plan, AFRAA, AIRBUS, APIRG, ASECNA, BOEING, CANSO, COSCAPs, EASA, FAA-USA, FSF, IATA, IFALPA, IFATCA, RSOOs, WFP (UN) | Chairperson: M. Fred Bamwesigye | RASG-AFI Website | ||
| RASG-APAC | Regional Aviation Safety Group - Asia and Pacific Regions | APAC | AAPA, ACI, CANSO, IATA, IFALPA, PASO, Airbus, Boeing | CHAIRPERSON: Captain Norazman Bin Mahmud - Chief Executive Officer of Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Vice-Chairperson Ms. Clara Wong - Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation (Airport Standards), Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong China SECRETARIAT: Mr. Tao Ma - ICAO Asia and Pacific Office Regional Director E-mail:Asia and Pacific (APAC) Office | RASG-APAC Website | ||
| RASG-EUR | EUROPEAN REGIONAL AVIATION SAFETY GROUP | EUR | ACI, CANSO, EASA, EC, ECAC, EUROCONTROL, FSF, FSFI, FSF-MED, IAC, IAOPA, IATA, IBAC, ICCAIA, IFALPA, IFATCA, FAA, ICAA "AviaSafety" | CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Gerold Reichle, Director General for Civil Aviation and Aerospace of Germany SECRETARIAT: Mr. Luis Fonseca De Almeida ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Director E-mail:icaoeurnat [at] paris.icao.int (icaoeurnat[at]paris[dot]icao[dot]int) | RASG-EUR Website | ||
| RASG-MID | MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL AVIATION SAFETY GROUP | MID | AACO, ACAC, ACI, AIRBUS, BOEING, CANSO, COSCAP-GS, EASA, Embraer, FAA-USA, FSF, IACA, IATA, IBAC/MEBAA, IFALPA, IFATCA, WFP (UN) | CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Ismaeil Mohammed Al Blooshi, Executive Director of Aviation Safety Affairs Sector, GCAA, UAE E-mail:iblooshi [at] gcaa.gov.ae (iblooshi[at]gcaa[dot]gov[dot]ae) First Vice chairman: Abdullah Omar Al Ojaili Assistant Director General for Safety, Oman E-mail:alojaili [at] paca.gov.com (alojaili[at]paca[dot]gov[dot]com) Second Vice Chairperson: Mr. Jehad Faqir (IATA) Deputy Regional Director Safety & Flight Operations IATA Middle East & North Africa Email:faqirj [at] iata.org (faqirj[at]iata[dot]org) SECRETARIAT: Mohamed Khalifa Rahma - ICAO Mid Regional Director Middle East Regional (MID) Office | RASG-MID Website | ||
| RASG-PA | REGIONAL AVIATION SAFEY GROUP - PAN AMERICA | NAM/CAR/SAM | ACI, AIRBUS,ALTA,ASSI, BOEING, CANSO, CASSOS, COCESNA, ECCAA, EMBRAER, FSF, IATA, ICCAIA, IFALPA, IFATCA, LACAC | Co-chairperson representing States Juan Pedro Irigoin Argentina E-mail:jirigoin [at] anac.gob.ar (jirigoin[at]anac[dot]gob[dot]ar) Vice Co-chairperson representing States Carlos Fernando Velasquez Monge Guatemala E-mail:Carlos.velasquez [at] dgac.gob.gt (Carlos[dot]velasquez[at]dgac[dot]gob[dot]gt) Co-chairperson representing Industry Carlos Cirilo IATA E-mail:ciriloc [at] iata.org (ciriloc[at]iata[dot]org) SECRETARIAT: Mr. Melvin Cintron - ICAO NACC Regional Director | RASG-PA Website | ||
| APANPIRG | Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group | APAC | IATA, IFALPA, ACI, CANSO, IFATCA, IBAC | CHAIRPERSON: Capt. Manuel Antonio Lara Tamayo, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines First Vice-Chairperson Ms. Theresa Levestam, Chief Executive, Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji Second Vice-Chairperson Mr. HAN Kok Juan, Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore SECRETARIAT: Mr. Tao Ma - ICAO Asia and Pacific Office Regional Director Asia and Pacific (APAC) Office | APANPIRG Website | ||
| APIRG | AFRICA-INDIAN OCEAN (AFI) PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION REGIONAL GROUP | AFI | IATA, IFALPA, ACI, CANSO, IFATCA | CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Magueye Marame Ndao Director General ANACIM, Dakar, Senegal Tel: +221 338 656 001 E-mail:magueyemarame.ndao [at] anacim.sn (magueyemarame[dot]ndao[at]anacim[dot]sn); magmandao [at] gmail.com (magmandao[at]gmail[dot]com) SECRETARIAT: Mr. Barry Kashambo - ESAF Regional Director Eastern and Southern African Regional (ESAF) Office | APIRG Website | ||
| EANPG | European Air Navigation Planning Group | EUR | IATA, IFALPA, ACI, CANSO, IFATCA | CHAIRPERSON: Phil Roberts, Assistant Director Airspace Policy, CAA House, London SECRETARIAT: Mr Luis Fonseca De Almeida - EUR/NAT Regional Director European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Office | EANPG Website | ||
| GREPECAS | CAR/SAM Regional Planning and Implementation Group | CAR/SAM | IATA, IFALPA, ACI, CANSO, IFATCA | CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Jacques Boursiquot Director of Air Navigation / Director de Navegación Aérea E-mail:jacboursiquot [at] yahoo.com (jacboursiquot[at]yahoo[dot]com) SECRETARIAT: Mr. Franklin Hoyer - SAM Regional Director South American (SAM) Office | GREPECAS Website | ||
| MIDANPIRG | Middle East Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group | MID | Middle East Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (MIDANPIRG) | CHAIRPERSON : Mr. Ahmed Al Jallaf (First Vice Chairman) Assistant Director General Air Navigation E-mail:jacboursiquot [at] yahoo.com (jacboursiquot[at]yahoo[dot]com) SECRETARIAT: Mr. Mohamed Khalifa Rahm - ICAO Mid Regional Director Middle East Regional (MID) Office | MID/MIDANPIRG Website | ||
| NAT SPG | North Atlantic Systems Planning Group | NAT | IATA, IFALPA, ACI, CANSO, IFATCA | CHAIRPERSON: Ásgeir PÁLSSON, Director Air Navigation Services, ISAVIA, Reykjavik Airport, Iceland E-mail:Asgeir.Palsson [at] Isavia.is (Asgeir[dot]Palsson[at]Isavia[dot]is) SECRETARIAT: Mr Luis Fonseca De Almeida - EUR/NAT Regional Director European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Office | NAT SPG Website |