< PreviousAt a Glance, some of the Achievements, Statistics and Events of 2017 (and 2018 thus far) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a multi-faceted specialized agency of the United Nations, driving not only Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) for the global air transport sector but also resource and educational support to Member States in the form of technical assistance, events, training, and much more. Here is a high-level snapshot of a few of the many programs and activities that endeavor to improve aviation safety, security and connectivity. 18 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018 NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHIND 13 th Air Navigation Conference – combining Aviation Safety and Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency objectives New Global Aviation Safety Oversight System (GASOS) Revised editions of GASP and GANP Continuing development: Cyber Safety, RPAS / UAS, Lithium Batteries, Commercial Space, GADSS, etc. 2018 PLAN LOWEST NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS LOWEST NUMBERS OF › ACCIDENTS, › FATAL ACCIDENTS AND › FATALITIES on Scheduled Commercial Flights on Airplanes above 5.7 Tonnes 2017 Membership in Aviation Safety Assistance Implementation Partnership (ASIAP) and contributions to SAFE (ICAO voluntary Safety Fund) increased in 2017 SAFE funded 24 Technical Assistance Projects (6 new, 10 ongoing, 8 completed) Which increased EI in the States by up to 30% 6 new projects to commence in 2018 FUNDING EVENTS 1 st SANIS 2 nd GANIS and Global PIRG / RASG Forum 3 rd ICAO World Forum Global average EI increased slightly SSCs reduced from 8 to 4 No New SSCs Rapid response to crises in several States SAFETY GLOBAL FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUOUS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AND HARMONIZED GLOBAL AIR NAVIGATION MODERNIZATION GASP GANP PIRGs RASGs RSOOs (new Global Strategy) COSCAPs New Global Runway Safety Action Plan Safety Management Program www.ICAO.int | 19 NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHINDNETWORK OF 32 AVIATION SECURITY TRAINING CENTRES (ASTCs) Certified to deliver ICAO courses and workshops Starting in 2018, all ICAO-sponsored training events hosted by an ASTC will be FREE OF CHARGE REGIONAL MECHANISMS to provide Targeted Aviation Security Assistance Comprehensive Regional Implementation Plans for Aviation Security and Facilitation AFRICA - AFI SECFAL MIDDLE EAST - MID SECFAL Cooperative Aviation Security Program ASIA PACIFIC - CASP-AP MIDDLE EAST - CASP-MID ICAO TRIP Technical Assistance Mission in four Caribbean States Universal Security Audit Program (USAP) Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) includes 26 AUDITS in 2017 TWO Validation Missions 1 ST GLOBAL AVIATION SECURITY SYMPOSIUM (AVSEC2017) 497 PARTICIPANTS from 87 Member States and 42 International Organizations and Industry Associations AVIATION SECURITY IMPROVEMENT PLANS (ASIPs) In 2017, 16 STATES actively engaged in ASIP Implementation SHORT- TO MEDIUM-TERM, MULTI-PHASE for State capacity building TWO Needs Assessments 29 Targeted Deliveries of Assistance 20 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018 NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHINDwww.ICAO.int | 21 NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHINDECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Published Aviation Benefits 2017 report with Industry High Level Group Joint Projects with Partners: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Universal Postal Union (UPU), World Customs Organization (WCO) ›eTrade for All ›eCommerce Working Group ›Big Data air connectivity analysis (2018) Events ›10 th ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN2017) ›2 nd ICAO Meeting on the Sustainable Development of Air Transport in Africa ›2 nd ICAO Meeting on Air Cargo Development in Africa ›3 rd ICAO World Aviation Forum (IWAF2017) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LANDMARK - June 2018 ICAO Council Adoption of the First Edition of Annex 16, Volume IV (CORSIA), an emissions-offsetting 1 st for any global industry sector. CORSIA OUTREACH ›Global Seminar at ICAO Headquarters ›Regional Seminars on State Action Plans in 12 venues (2017, 2018) ›Seminar on Greener Airports ›Seminar on Carbon Markets (2018) ›Seminars on Capacity Building on Aviation Low-Emission Measures (2018) ›ICAO-European Union Capacity Building Seminar (2018) ›Online tutorial, video and brochure on CORSIA Implementation in 6 UN languages ›eLearning course and eBooks for ICAO-EU project ›Guidance materials within the United Nations Development Project (UNDP) Sustainable Aviation Fuels studies launched in Burkina Faso, Trinidad and Tobago Installation of Solar Panels in Jamaica as SIDS example MORE TO COME ACT CORSIA Initiative - training on the CORSIA Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) provisions and implementation tools CO2 Estimation and Report Tool (CERT) Inauguration of Solar PV Systems for Emissions Reduction – Cameroon, Jamaica, Kenya ICAO Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) Curve Tool to assess environmental benefits and costs for low-carbon technologies UNDP Low-Carbon Aviation Knowledge- Sharing platform 22 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018 NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHINDNEXT GENERATION OF AVIATION PROFESSIONALS (NGAP) NGAP Global Summit Model ICAO Forum Support to Dreams Soar New Fundamentals of the Air Transport System course New Aviation Training and Education Directory Updated Aviation Personnel Forecasts UNESCO, ILO, UN Women, and ITU Joined NGAP 2018 PLAN 2nd NGAP Summit Launch Network for Education and Research Institutions Framework for Aviation Education Program Accreditation New Graduate Aviation Management Program Publish NGAP Policy, Strategy and Guidance New Outreach Best Practices and Personnel Forecasting Tools NEW GAT TRAINING TOOLS Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Tool, web-based ›Aviation Training and Capacity-Building Roadmap ›Operational Performance Analysis ›E-learning / Classroom / Blended Training Taxonomy ›Job Task Analysis and Data Gathering Templates Control of the Authenticity and Validity of Travel Documents at Airport Borders training package Safety Management course for Practitioners Civil Aviation Authority Senior and Middle Managers training course ICAO TRIP Workshops on Border Control Management TRAINING SUPPORT Scholarships, starting in 2018, for Trainees from States endeavoring to meet / maintain EI rates Reduction in TRAINAIR Plus Program annual membership fee Group pricing for Trainees from civil aviation regulatory bodies Group pricing for ICAO-Concordia University Certificate in Civil Aviation Management www.ICAO.int | 23 NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHIND24 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018related professional associations, and other industry stakeholders. In addition, more than 2,000 global viewers on YouTube livestream. THEME #TimeIsNow OBJECTIVE To mobilize the global aviation community in accelerating gender equality in aviation. HIGHLIGHT Communique issued, establishing a roadmap of action aimed at accelerating gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in civil aviation. “ In China, there is a proverb which states that women hold up half the sky. But in aviation today, whether we are talking pilots or airline CEOs, women are only making up a 20 th of these positions. ” Dr. Fang Liu, ICAO Secretary General GENDER SUMMIT SETS ROADMAP FOR EQUALITY EVENT GLOBAL AVIATION GENDER SUMMIT 8 -10 August 2018 Cape Town, South Africa HOSTS ICAO and the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and UN Women. AT A GLANCE More than 500 participants representing ICAO Member States, airports, air navigation service providers, airlines, international organizations, educational institutions, aviation- www.ICAO.int | 25 GENDER SUMMITIn her keynote opening address at the Global Aviation Gender Summit, held in early August in South Africa, Dr. Liu said, “As a woman who has spent virtually her entire career in the service of international civil aviation, this is truly an exciting moment for me. Aviation already contributes greatly to peace, prosperity and sustainable development, all over the world; yet aviation can do even more for our society, and especially for women. In order to accomplish this, it must first become a better example of gender equality in action. We must address head-on why women are still underrepresented in the majority of the technical and executive positions in aviation. This summit should be seen as a key opportunity to explore the challenges and enablers to women’s advancement across a variety of technical and scientific disciplines.” Although 50 percent of the personnel intake in the airline industry is female, as positions become more senior, the number of women starts to fall away. Fewer than 5 percent of airline CEOs are women and, according to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, only 6.7 percent of pilots are female. Dr. Liu added: “While the current imbalance may be a challenge to those of us already serving as professionals in this sector, it is also an important opportunity for the next generations of girls now completing their studies and entering the workforce.” The ICAO Secretary General stated that it is “critical to our longer-term success that our agreed approaches advocate among both governments and the private sector,” and that in each case “the need for strong commitments and leadership, at the highest levels, must be consistently underscored.” South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, said, “The time has come for all of us to vigorously challenge the status quo and in the process shift everyone’s mindset, and alter the systems that have enabled the status to continue, namely education, media, social and organisational values. We simply have to dismantle all barriers and build enablers that would bring about equality in aviation.” CALL FOR SPECIAL MEASURES Representing Member States and the entire range of air transport sector operations, and bringing perspectives and insights from a range of civil society and United Nations agencies with strong gender equity mandates, the event’s participants heard from a series of leaders on why the #TimeIsNow for concrete actions and commitments for gender equality in global aviation. Ms. Angela Gittens, director-general of the Airports Council International, said that the aviation industry must attract more women into the workforce to avoid the “impending crisis” of not having enough pilots. “The fact is that if you ignore half of the world’s population, we’ll never get there. Aviation in general has a difficult enough time luring the best and brightest over to our industry. It’s not a track that girls and young women are particularly aware of. We need to reverse that.” Executive director of UN Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, called for special measures to be put in place to transform the aviation industry. She said of the low number of women in the industry: “There is something that needs to be done in terms of government policy and the enforcement thereof.” However, the situation “should not be the problem of government alone, and of the young people who want to get into the industry. The industry, in all its formations, needs to work together (with the government) to solve the problem. Public policy must force them (airlines) to each produce a percentage of the required skills for the industry, and within that there must also be a set percentage for women.” Ms. Tendani Ndou, Principal of the ATNS Training Academy (a TRAINAIR Plus full member and ICAO Regional Training Centre of Excellence providing air traffic control training in Johannesburg, South 26 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018 GENDER SUMMITAfrica), said, “It is time that we dissect the core of gender inequality, not only in the aviation industry but across all sectors.” Mr. Massimo de Luca, Head, Trade and Economics, European Union delegation to South Africa, stated: “If we improve gender balance, this will benefit all workers, including male workers. Studies show that organizations with inclusive cultures have greater innovation, creativity and results as well as a lower turnover. We need to use all talents for the future of this sector.” Some airlines are doing better than others. For example, Ms. Linda Gunnarsdóttir, Chief Pilot, noted that Icelandair’s pilot corps is 12.8 percent female, the best among the world’s airlines. Mr. Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas, said 40 percent of his direct reports are female, and the airline is putting in outreach programs at schools to encourage girls to take courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “It’s up to every individual company to put these programs in place,” Joyce said, adding that it results in the “best team, best outcome.” Air New Zealand has 40 percent female representation on the airline’s board and is getting close to 50:50 in management, according to Mr. Chris Luxon, CEO. Air Namibia acting managing director Ms. Mandi Samson noted that her airline has four females in management positions while three other airlines in Africa have female senior executives. “For once, Africa is leading in something,” Samson said. ACCELERATING ADVANCEMENT Mr. Vincent Smith, Bureau of Administration and Services, ICAO, outlined key outcomes from the Summit, including: Awareness and understanding of “unconscious bias” at the state, organization, cultural and individual level; Recognition of the need to shift mindsets to drive inclusive decision-making with a gender lens; Importance of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, especially Goal 5 on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, to underpin the need to include gender and diversity in strategic planning. The event concluded with participants establishing a roadmap of action aimed at accelerating gender equality and the advancement of women and girls. A communique was read by Ms. Chikunga. Dr. Liu also praised the South African partners for the landmark aviation gender event, congratulating and thanking Ms. Chikunga and the State’s Director General of Civil Aviation, Ms. Poppy Khoza, for their support and leadership. GENDER SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE The Global Aviation Gender Summit participants issued a Communique which: 1. Highlighted the urgency for global collection, analysis and sharing of gender-disaggregated data to inform policy makers and to drive action on gender-related policies and programmes in aviation; 2. Examined how culture, stereotypes and biases impact decisions related to gender and aviation at home, in schools and in the workplace, and underscored the need to take measures to eliminate or mitigate against these; 3. Encouraged States and the aviation industry to enhance the promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education for girls, as a means of increasing girls’ access to STEM education; 4. Identified the need to optimize the use of internships, fellowships, bursaries and other similar programmes to further opportunities for skills development for women in aviation at the national and international level through collaboration amongst ICAO, States, International Organizations and aviation industry partners; www.ICAO.int | 27 GENDER SUMMITNext >