Montréal, Canada – 25 October 2021 – IFATCA today welcomed the declaration made by the Ministerial participants of the International Civil Aviation Organisations (ICAO) High Level Conference on COVID (HLCC), addressing the global crisis in aviation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alongside Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), the International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), IFATCA issued a statement welcoming Ministers’ commitment to taking effective measures to safely restore international connectivity and support the revival of the global economy. The statement also highlighted the need to implement risk based, pragmatic approaches such as mutual recognition of vaccines and interoperable solutions for proof of health status, and emphasized industry’s willingness to work with ICAO and States to support the recovery of the aviation sector.
Reinforcing industry’s commitment to address climate change, the statement also highlighted recent commitments made by industry for global civil aviation operations to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
This statement comes as government and industry stakeholders from around the globe conclude the two-week long HLCC that centred on round-table sessions bringing together Ministers of Transport and Health with senior civil aerospace sector leaders. “The High-Level Conference on COVID-19 has demonstrated the alignment between States and industry in many areas of safety and facilitation,” said ICCAIA Chairman Jan Pie. The aviation industry looks forward to working with ICAO and States to implement the recommendations, not only to help the industry recover, but to stand it in good stead to address future crises.
IFATCA is an international collective of air traffic controller associations. It was established in 1961 and is the largest and most comprehensive representative body for air traffic control in the world.
The full text of the industry statement can be read HERE.