We are excited to announce the details of the second in-person meeting of the full taskforce from 18th – 22nd November in Abu Dhabi – Task Force Abu Dhabi Nov 2024 Information Pack.

Please use this form https://forms.office.com/r/WDBEXrzjYH  to register for the event as soon as possible, at the latest by 30th July 2024, as it is essential that we can cater for meeting rooms, lunches and the all-day cultural visit.

Many thanks to the UAE for hosting the Task Force; it promises to be an excellent week!

You can find out more about the Taskforce and how it is working towards building a workforce for the future of aviation and aerospace here – GAAST and Workstream Overview.

If you are not already a member of the task force and are interested in joining, please contact secretariat@gaast.aero   All members of ICCAIA are welcome, along with members of other international organizations.

The ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS) will take place in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from 30 April to 2 May 2024.

Stay tuned for further details, including registration information, venue, programme, and speakers.

Join us in Sao Paolo for the first meeting of the GAAST – Global Aviation and Aerospace Taskforce, hosted by ANAC.  We will be progressing work on the five workstreams; the value proposition for the industry, attracting new talent, retaining skilled workforce, workplace culture and evolution of work.

More information about the Task Force can be found here. 

If you are a member of the Task Force, please register at this link for the meeting – or if you’d like to join, please contact secretariat@gaast.aero

The 2024 ICAO Innovation Fair  will be held on 12-14 March 2024 in Montréal, Canada, under the theme “Digital Aviation: the Future is Now”.

Representatives of States, international organizations, industry, private sector, academia, aviation research, United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will be able to have substantive conversations on innovation in aviation and how to adjust systems, processes, structures to better ensure future innovation brings value for aviation and its contribution to States achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

ICCAIA members interested in participating should contact skanakri@iccaia.org for further information.

DRONE ENABLE 2023, ICAO’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry Symposium will take place from 5 to 7 December 2023 in Montréal, Canada, under the theme “Innovation and infrastructure developments supporting the future of unmanned aviation”.

The symposium will be an opportunity for networking, collaboration and coordination between key stakeholders from industry, academia, government and international organizations in the unmanned aviation sector.

ICCAIA members interested in participating should contact skanakri@iccaia.org for further information.

The fifteenth ICAO Air Services Negotiation (ICAN2023) Event will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in a hybrid setting (in-person and virtually) from 3 to 7 December 2023.

Hosted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ICAN2023 will provide States with a central meeting place to conduct bilateral, regional or plurilateral air services negotiations and consultations, as well as networking opportunities for policy makers, regulators, air operators, service providers and other stakeholders.  

The third International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as an in-person event with hybrid capabilities from 20 to 24 November 2023.

The aim of CAAF/3 is to review the 2050 ICAO Vision for SAF, including LCAF and other cleaner energy sources for aviation, in order to define an ICAO global framework in line with the No Country Left Behind (NCLB) initiative and taking into account national circumstances and capabilities.

CAAF/3 will bring together high-level officials from States who will have the authority to make policy-related decisions, as well as international organizations with direct involvement in aviation cleaner energy, that are invited to participate as Observers.

ICCAIA members interested in participating should contact dcarnelly@iccaia.org for further information.

The ICAO Air Navigation World 2023-ATM Procedures for Today will take place from 23 to 27 October 2023 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore. This event will facilitate global ATM implementation by providing focused knowledge sharing of PANS-ATM procedures in a practical how-to manner.

Discussions will focus on current technologies and procedures to support the evolution of ATM to meet the expectations of the aviation community, with an eye on the future, and in line with the long-term global aspirational goal for international aviation of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

ICCAIA members interested in participating should contact nbrooks@iccaia.org for further information.

ICAO Air Navigation World 2023 will take place from 28 to 31 August 2023 at ICAO Headquarters in Montréal under the theme “Shaping the Skies of Tomorrow: Addressing Key Issues and Technologies in Air Navigation and Safety.”

Discussions will focus on the future technologies and procedures to support the evolution of the aviation system to meet the expectations of the aviation community, including the Long-Term Global Aspirational Goal for international aviation of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This event will also be the opportunity to have an open dialogue on operational and implementation challenges of air navigation and safety solutions by all stakeholders.

ICCAIA members interested in participating should contact nbrooks@iccaia.org for further information.