ICCAIA was pleased to participate in the recent ICAO Council Briefing on the State of the Industry, alongside International Air Transport Association (IATA), CANSO and ACI World – Airports Council International. With a strong recovery following the pandemic, it was clear that we share the same priorities and challenges across the whole industry. The event presented an excellent opportunity […]

Dubai, November 24th, 2023 ICCAIA warmly welcomes the agreement reached by ICAO Member States today at the Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) in Dubai and congratulates ICAO on achieving a successful outcome. The text not only reaffirms the commitment to the Long-Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 but […]

Montréal and Madrid, 10 July 2023 – The ICAO Global Aviation Gender Summit in Madrid resulted in a “Call to Action” that comprises several clear and actionable steps and strategies towards resolving the aviation sector’s very significant gender equality challenges.  The Call to Action was presented by the President of the ICAO Council, Salvatore Sciacchitano. Priorities […]

Montreal, October 7th 2022  The 41st Assembly of ICAO concluded today, with successful outcomes for ICCAIA and its members in all areas. There were over 2,500 delegates registered, from over 250 countries and organizations, including 45 participants from ICCAIA attending either in person or watching online.  The Assembly reviewed more than 580 papers on topics […]

7th October, 2022  ICCAIA applauds and strongly endorses the package of environmental measures adopted by the ICAO General Assembly today. Of particular importance is the adoption of a Long Term Aspirational Goal for carbon reduction that aligns with the industry’s own ambition to achieve Net Zero operations by 2050. In October 2021, manufacturers, airlines, airports […]

Montreal, September 21st, 2022 With the 41st ICAO General Assembly rapidly approaching, the International Coordinating Council of Aerospace industries Associations, ICCAIA, representing the global civil aerospace manufacturing and services sector has high expectations that a comprehensive and meaningful environmental agreement will be reached by all involved parties. This Assembly represents a unique opportunity to unify […]

ICCAIA’s focus for this 41st ICAO Assembly, starting on 27th September, is across that whole spectrum of innovation, identifying the need for concepts of operations and frameworks that will enable innovation while ensuring the highest levels of safety and resilience.

MONTREAL, 22 July 2022 The aviation industry says progress towards a long-term climate goal for the global air transport sector took a significant step forward this week at high-level talks in Montreal. Representatives of over 100 countries met at the United Nations specialised agency the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Haldane Dodd, Executive Director of […]

Montreal 3 December, 2021. ICCAIA’s Chairman, Jan Pie, today made a statement following the recent emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. “In the past days, we have seen an increasing number of Governments responding to the new coronavirus variant by imposing travel bans and inconsistent measures. In line with ICAO and WHO recommendations, we must […]

Montreal 12th November 2021 – Jan Pie, Chairman of ICCAIA, today spoke about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the outlook for the manufacturing and services industry at the ICAO State of the Industry address. He spoke about the profound effect of the pandemic on manufacturing but highlighted that it will be some time […]