Skytalks
11 Seasons
Skytalks are 30-minute presentations (including Q&A) exploring international civil aviation developments of importance to the entire aviation community. You can revisit past Assembly Skytalks on ICAO TV or UnitingAviation.com.
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Data Network for Aviation (DNA), Foreign Operator Application Tool (FOAT)
Episode 1
The DNA is a new digital portal providing access to a range of services facilitating day to day operations for the global aviation community. One of the initial services envisioned is the FOAT, which will provide a consistent web-based process for operators and civil aviation authorities to mana...
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Safety Information Monitoring System (SIMS)
Episode 2
SIMS is an ICAO web-based safety data and information system comprised of different applications, which generate indicators in support of State Safety Programmes (SSP) and Safety Management Systems (SMS). It is at no cost for ICAO Member States.
Presenter:
Ruviana Zimmerman
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Challenges and Solutions for future ATM systems & UTM as a new entrant by Thales
Episode 3
Challenges and Solutions for future ATM systems & UTM as a new entrant by Thales
Presenters:
Warren Beeston, Operational Authority Director, Thales ATM
Frank Matus, Director Digital Aviation Market Development – Americas, ThalesCommercial Disclaimer
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Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) Implementation Support
Episode 4
The Location of an Aircraft in Distress Repository (LADR) will support new Standards in Annex 6 for commercial air transport aeroplanes that address the GADSS Autonomous Distress Tracking (ADT) concept. It will be integrated with the new OPS Control Directory, which provides surveillance informa...
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Green Solutions: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Aviation
Episode 5
New innovative technologies and energy sources for aviation are under development at a pace faster than anticipated. ICAO is closely following up these developments and its possible applications to the aviation sector. This Skytalk will provide details on the latest innovate technologies that are...
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Facilitation Programmes: General Overview
Episode 6
The main Facilitation objective is the efficient management of border control processes to expedite clearance of aircraft, passengers/crew, baggage and cargo. ICAO’s work in the field of Facilitation will be detailed for the three separate, but inter-related, programmes, Annex 9 — Facilitation,...
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25:28Episode 7
Annex 9 – Facilitation Highlights
Episode 7
Annex 9 ― Facilitation to the Convention on International Civil Aviation establishes international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) regarding border controls at international airports. The presentation will highlight the SARPs of contemporary interest or concern to Member States, inclu...
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Aviation is enabling the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Episode 8
An analysis conducted by ICAO on the 2016-2018 UN Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) illustrates how the global community is increasingly understanding aviation’s critical role as an enabler of UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Presenter:
Xiaoxi Sun
Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Special... -
27:41Episode 10
Safety Management Manual, 4th ed
Episode 10
Provide an overview of the Safety Management Manual (SMM), fourth edition initiated after the adoption of Amendment 1 to Annex 19 to address the changes introduced in the amendment, reflect the knowledge and experience gained since the last revision and support States in achieving an effective St...
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29:01Episode 11
Traveller Identification Programme (TRIP)
Episode 11
Being one of the facilitation programmes, the ICAO Traveller Identification Programme (ICAO TRIP) Strategy provides a framework for achieving significant enhancements in both aviation security and facilitation. The presentation will detail the five elements of a robust traveller identification ma...
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Aviation Professional Forecasts and Gender Statistics
Episode 12
This session provides ICAO projection of the required number of qualified aviation professionals commensurate with the traffic growth in the next decades.
Presenter:
Antonin Combes
Aviation Data Analysis Officer
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GASOS
Episode 13
GASOS is as a voluntary standardized assessment and recognition mechanism for safety oversight organizations (SOOs) and Accident Investigation Organizations (AIOs). that provide aviation safety functions and activities on behalf of ICAO member States. The results will allow for more efficient and...
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30:03Episode 14
Sustainable Fuels: Vision 2050 Stocktaking
Episode 14
Renewable energy is being pursued by various sectors. This Skytalk will provide an overlook on the development and deployment of renewable energy sources for aviation, in support of the ICAO Environmental Goals and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Skytalk will focus o...
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23:57Episode 15
CORSIA Central Registry (CCR)
Episode 15
Description to come
Presenter:
Stelios Pesmajoglou
Environment Officer (MBM) -
30:47Episode 16
Online Framework (OLF)
Episode 16
The USOAP OLF is a suite of web-integrated modules and centralized database systems, which enables the collection of safety-related information and documentation from ICAO and State users, the monitoring and reporting of safety oversight activities by ICAO Member States, and the notification of d...
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26:25Episode 17
Aircraft Registration Network (ARN)
Episode 17
ICAOs vision to develop a network of connected State registries for manned and unmanned aircraft, intended to consolidate key information on the global fleet in order to provide valuable inter-State operability services back to States, Air Operators, and others in the international aviation commu...
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Unmanned Aviation: Addressing Emerging Challenges to Support Safe Development
Episode 18
The presentation will address the following:
- Update on uses and business models for unmanned aircraft;
- Aviation regulation applies to unmanned aircraft;
- Innovative nature of technologies, sometimes at odds with the existing regulatory framework: Which flight rules? Impact of automation on r... -
19:47Episode 19
Facilitation Training courses
Episode 19
Facilitation Training courses- Control of travel documents and Annex 9 provisions. The presentation will describe the contents of the ICAO Training Package (ITP) ‘’Control of the authenticity and validity of travel documents at airport borders’’ which is available in all ICAO languages and will p...
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19:15Episode 20
Training Tools Supporting Capacity Building
Episode 20
Interested in ICAO training tools and services that can assist your organization in building capacity?
The ICAO Global Aviation Training Office invites you to discover a portfolio of effective web based tools and applications, including the ICAO Training Needs Analysis (TNA) tool; the ICAO trai... -
Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP)
Episode 21
USOAP CMA audits and other related activities focus on a State's capability in providing safety oversight by assessing whether the State has effectively and consistently implemented the critical elements (CEs) of a safety oversight system, which enable the State to ensure the implementation of IC...
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28:23Episode 22
Passenger Data Exchange
Episode 22
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...
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23:58Episode 23
Aviation Security Risk Management
Episode 23
This Skytalk focuses on the ICAO aviation security risk assessment process. In conducting risk assessments, organizations must identify the threats they face, and then analyze the likelihood of those threat scenarios being carried out while taking account of existing vulnerabilities and the conse...
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Integrated Staffing and Training Roadmap for Inspectors (iSTRI)
Episode 24
Integrated Staffing and Training Roadmap for Inspectors (iSTRI)
Presenter:
Dunia Abboud
Associate Analysis Officer
ICAO