ICAO says that its Members need safety alignment due to COVID-19 List of needs is long and includes SMS for Civil Aviation Authorities EASA will act; FAA does not have $; USTDA to help? Assessing…
Airbus : U.N. aviation agency to review global pilot training in shadow of 737 MAX crashes ICAO meeting to consider revising its criteria for pilots Not tied to the Max 8 crashes Only four countries…
On March 6, ICAO adopted a new aircraft CO2 emissions standard. ICAO is good at creating standards, but not well suited to enforcing them. It will be interesting to see whether the criteria will be enacted.
The International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations special body, has a delicate task, as evidenced by the below linked article. ICAO, actually the Member Nations representatives with help from the Montreal permanent staff, establishes…
ARTICLE: World States Gather to Endorse New Roadmap for Sustainable Global Aviation Progress The International Civil Organization is a body which typically moves in small increments. Its processes and its consensus mandate result in years…
INDONESIA KNKT finds pilot deficiencies in Runway Excursion Recommends that its DGAC adopt ICAO recommendations Time for global mandate on Pilot Standards? Here is a quote from a recent Indonesian investigation of a Lion Air…
ICAO’s USOAP 20th anniversary of ACTIVITIES- time to RETHINK? Activities v. Actions Audits at a Point in Time v. Continuous Collaboration Duplicative, even contradictory, Audits Single, Consolidated, Consistent, Cooperative In a self-congratulatory press release (see…
KNOWN: Commercial Pilots Standards need Upgrade KNOWN: Many pilot health and proficiency checks have been deferred KNOWN : returning pilots should be checked against improved criteria Pilot Testing & Checks: Regulators Ease Certain Requirements “…As…