This Skytalk presents the work of the Aviation Competitiveness Working Group (ACWG) established by the Third meeting of the Aviation Data and Analysis Panel (ADAP/3). The ACWG is tasked with the development of methodologies and data sources to arrive at a global aviation competitiveness index. Th...

"Esta charla Skytalk tratará sobre el compromiso de la OACI con el avance en igualdad de género en el sector de la aviación y su apoyo con varias iniciativas dentro de nuestra organización, como el Programa de Igualdad de Género de la OACI, que favorece progresos hacia el objetivo ambicioso en ig...

This session provides an overview of the development of ICAO long-term traffic forecasts and post-COVID-19 scenarios. Additionally, results and outlook of air traffic in the next 30 years will be presented.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ICAO has been acting as the main forum for States and relevant international organizations to share, develop and promote relevant guidance to facilitate the restart and recovery of civil aviation from the pandemic as well as a resilient future civil aviation. The...

The aviation medicine section is responsible for all aspects of health of aviation personnel, including health promotion, medical certification, providing support and developing guidance to promote flight safety. In this Skytalk, the ICAO aviation medicine section will discuss the elements of de...

20 years of auditing states: what has been achieved, progress made by States and by the USAP, benefits of the CMA, continuous improvement and what perspectives for the future?

Aviation and related ecosystem remain to be critical to connecting people, transporting goods, and providing services that contribute to national economic development and the well-being of society. Throughout the over 70 years of ICAO’s existence, innovation has been an essential element of aviat...

This Skytalk will share ICAO’s commitment to advancing Gender Equality in the aviation sector and how it is supported by several initiatives within our organization, such as the ICAO Gender Equality Programme, where progress is enabled toward the aspirational goal of gender equality by 2030 and i...

Will explain the importance of the PKD for future digital identity solutions in travel and PKD initiatives to enhance seamless travel.

This presentation will introduce, with a live demonstration, the new ICAO Aviation Data Analytics Dashboards developed for monitoring and assessing key trends in air transport due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new dashboards encompass a wide array of analytics at different levels of granularity r...

The obligation for language proficiency has its root in the Chicago Convention, article 33, requesting the flight crew to prove language proficiency. Furthermore, the ICAO standards and recommended practices covering LPRs are contained in: Annex 1 – Personnel Licensing; Annex 6 – Operation of Air...

The Regional Director will provide a brief description of the characteristics, aviation performance and challenges of the AFI Region, followed by a presentation of the collaborative framework established to harness synergies among the various stakeholders providing implementation assistance to St...

The objective of ICAO’s aviation and security assistance and capacity building programme is to support ICAO Member States to enhance global civil aviation security and compliance with aviation security Standards and Recommend Practices (SARPs). Fernando Coelho, AVSEC Assistance Coordination Offi...

The ICAO Automated Border Control Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool - Advancing cost-effective implementation of automated passenger processing.

Will introduce the Automated Border Control Cost-Benefit Analysis tool and its usefulness with the goal of raising awareness amongst the interested community.

Annex 9 ― Facilitation to the Convention on International Civil Aviation establishes international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) pertaining to inter alia, entry and departure of aircraft, persons and their baggage, and cargo; and communicable diseases. The presentation will highligh...

Aviation is a sensitive industry, which requires careful and meticulous planned operations as any direct or indirect disruption could have significant and far-reaching adverse impacts. This presentation will introduce ICAO’s work on the subject of emergency planning and assistance to passengers i...

ICARD (International Codes and Route Designators) is a database of 290,000 five-letter name-codes (5LNCs) and 16,000 route designators used for global air navigation. It allows States the reservation and allocation of 5LNCs used for the identification of significant points not marked by the site ...

ARIA is a tool that can assist operators in risk-based decision making. We will review how ARIA helps manage operational risk and increase safety management through the timely review of safety encounters, using data to empower AI/ML, and drives toward shared safety intelligence.

In this Skytalk session we will be presenting the New ICAO USOAP Continuous Monitoring Approach Dashboard, the USOAP Continuous Monitoring Approach Community, and enhancements planned for the upcoming triennium for these new tools.

This presentation will introduce ICAO's policies on charges for airport and air navigation services as well as ICAO's work on funding and financing for aviation infrastructure development.

This Skytalk will present ICAO’s Global Aviation Training activities, including the TRAINAIR PLUS Programme and its growing portfolio of ICAO standardized training packages. The presentation will highlight the different modalities in which ICAO can support States and International Organizations.

ICAO established the Mental Health Working Group (MHWG) to review the Mental Health Framework in aviation. The COVID19 pandemic effected everybody’s psychological well-being. With regards to aviation personnel, there were additional factors such as COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements, ri...

This presentation will explain how to implement Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) systems as per Annex 9 – Facilitation provisions, highlighting the necessary regulatory framework to set up, describing API and PNR data content and format as well as their transmis...

An iPack is a bundle of standardized guidance material, training, tools and expert support which aim to facilitate and guide the implementation of ICAO provisions for State entities and their personnel. This SkyTalk will explain all relevant aspects about this important ICAO self-contained packag...