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CAPA CAPA

GLOBAL STANDARDS UNPIN manmade carbon emissions is 2% - a figure makers together we are bolstering the mind globally today - containing the novel

coronavirus (2019 nCoV).
that has been stable in relative terms to other

value that this tested system provides - in
polluters despite the rapid growth of aviation. allocating airport capacity for airlines to Viruses are nasty things. And the world

GLOBAL AVIATION SYSTEMS sions were growing. And so we committed serve the needs of their customers in a has a lot of experience with them. In 2003

In absolute terms, however, aviation’s emis-
SARS infected 8,000 and claimed the lives

competitive market that creates opportuni-

of some 800. The estimates for the Swine
to cap aviation’s net emissions with carbon

neutral growth from 2020. For a carbon ty for new entrants. Flu - H1N1 - outbreak of 2009 are between
“A consistent, transparent, fair and free slot

intensive industry with no alternative power allocation system is the goal. And that rests 150,000 and 575,000 fatalities.

source to make that commitment in 2009 on everyone involved in the process - our And the World Health Organization

was a major step. And early on we recognised industry partners and governments - applying calculates annual deaths from seasonal flu

that achieving this would require the industry the same slot rules at both ends of any route. between 290,000 and 650,000. It should
to work together with common goals. And I would add particular emphasis on come as no surprise - and give great reas-

One of those goals was to get governments the need for neutrality or independence of surance - that we have a global framework
to implement a single global economic the process. “Airport ownership structures to help contain outbreaks.

measure to help us get there. For sure, the continue to evolve - particularly with private These are the International Health Regu-

industry would continue to improve technol- sector participation. The co-ordinator must lations (IHR) - built under the leadership of

ogy, operations and infrastructure. We knew remain neutral and focused on implement- the World Health Organization (WHO).

that these alone would not be sufficient. And ing the WASG. Regulation must support the The global mobility that aviation creates

we also knew that our capabilities will be WASG global standard by requiring transpar- is a factor in virus spread. So we work
compromised if a patchwork of environmen- ency and effective capacity declarations as closely with the WHO with the objective

tal regulation, taxes and charges emerged. the basis of the co-ordination process. of being able to operationalise what public

So the CORSIA - Carbon Offsetting and health authorities need us to do.

Reduction Scheme for International Avia- CERTIFICATION We have also defined industry standards

tion – was born and a landmark agreement Another “crisis” issue said De Juniac “is the to keep our passengers and crew safe and
by governments was agreed at the ICAO way that we certify aircraft”. The continu- healthy. This includes guidance for crew,

Assembly in 2016. ing situation with the Boeing 737 Max has front line, cleaning and maintenance staff,

“Governments must now keep their com- raised serious questions. among others. And these are endorsed by

mitment. Too many are inventing taxes in “How could a system of certifying the WHO and in some cases included, in the IHR.
the name of the environment. These siphon safety of aircraft, built over decades of con- The effectiveness of these standards is

money that we could invest in sustainability tinuous improvements in safety, produce assisted by several factors:

projects. And they undermine the effective- an aircraft that had two tragic accidents in • Supplied air on modern aircraft is as

ness of CORSIA and the political consensus such a short time frame?” he asked. safe as that of an operating theatre

on which it was built,” he said. “It is a valid question. And as with any thanks to advanced filtering systems.

He said beyond this the industry had safety issue, the most important action • Communicating good hygiene practic-

committed to a tougher 2050 goal -to that we can take is to learn from what es to passengers helps. That’s simple
reduce net emissions to half 2005 levels happened and apply that learning to make advice like washing your hands fre-
irrespective of growth. flying even safer. quently and sneezing into your elbow

“Sustainable aviation fuels are the biggest “Boeing is hard at work providing regu- or a tissue.

hope. To scale these up to commercial levels, lators with the information and answers • And various screening measures -

governments must set a regulatory and legal needed to bring the 737 MAX back into thermal and manual - at strategic
ebrated the 75th anniversary of the Chicago have been positive the industry has also framework that stimulates the sustainable service. Each regulator has the responsibil-

Convention. Even as the Second World War suffered from efforts that have not pro- aviation fuels industry - the same way that ity for doing this in their individual market. airports to keep potentially infected

passengers off airplanes.

n the back of last year’s CAPA was raging, governments could see the po- duced the desired results. governments incentivise the development of And there is no doubt that they are taking The WHO’s recent declaration that we

OQatar Aviati on, Aeropoliti cal tential for aviation to “greatly help to create “The classic example is the US tarmac the wind and solar power sectors,” he said. this responsibility diligently. are in a Public Health Emergency of Inter-
and Regulatory Summit, a second round and preserve friendship and understanding delay rule. US regulators wanted to eliminate INFRASTRUCTURE Looking ahead, we must keep this in mind national Concern is part of the IHR plan. It

among the nations and peoples of the world.”

took place in Doha last month gathering “A few months later - on 19 April 1945 - excessive tarmac delays to improve the travel when considering any improvements to the did not mean the people’s individual safety

together senior aviation decision-makers airlines came together with a vision for IATA experience even in difficult situations like Infrastructure is another example where way that aircraft are certified. Regulators had taken a turn for the worse. Rather it

from across the public and private sector to - an association that would enable air trans- extreme weather events. They set the fines so global standards are critical to a smooth, must be able to trust and mutually recognise indicated that the scale of the situation

efficient industry.

discuss issues and developments regarding port ‘to benefit the people of the world’. high that long tarmac delays have virtually dis- their certifying colleagues around the world. requires governments to co-operate to

appeared. Good result? Not really. Airlines are
“We are facing an infrastructure crisis,”

international aviation regulation. Over the next 75 years IATA has promoted incentivised to pre-emptively cancel flights he said where there is more demand than NOVEL CORONAVIRUS contain and hopefully eliminate the virus.

Qatar Airways group chief executive Ak- safe, efficient and sustainable services. rather than risk a long delay. And a cancelled capacity. And global standards are helping The last example is the issue that is top of “I usually conclude my speeches with a

bar Al Baker said given the complex global “By working together with governments, the flight is never a good outcome for a traveller! to manage the available reminder that aviation is

regulatory environment airlines operate freedom to fly has reached more and more De Juniac said what is needed is “Smart capacity that we have. the business of freedom.

in today he was pleased that the summit people. In 1945 some nine million people Regulation” that is a real solution to a real “As with the environ- In the context of the virus

allowed for meaningful discussion on the travelled by air. Today we transport that same problem, has calculated a benefit that out- ment, the industry is unit- outbreak, I challenged

issues and challenges faced by the industry. number of people, on average, every 18 hours. weighs the cost, takes into account industry ed,” he said. myself if this was still ap-

CAPA – Centre for Aviation chairman emeri- “Regulation, much of it based on global expertise for efficient implementation and propriate. And I came to

“ IATA, Airports Council
tus Peter Harbison said, “With vastly different standards, has been an enabler of this great is in alignment with global standards. International and the the conclusion that it is.

aviation regulation across the globe, it is democratisation of air travel. Highlighting the continued criticality of Worldwide Airport Co-or- “The freedom that avi-

essential that we continue an open dialogue “But”, said de Juniac, “1945 was a very global standards to this industry De Juniac dinators Group worked ation provides is critical

on the issues and opportunities that come different world from today’s world”. gave four examples - in the context of vari- together to modernise the to the world in which

with open skies and market access. “It was four years before the first passen- ous crises that the industry is facing today. Worldwide Slot Guide- we live. With the help of

Speaking at the summit, IATA Director ger jet and decades before the computing lines - now called the good regulation, we con-

General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac called power of today, “Yet the most fundamental CLIMATE CHANGE Worldwide Airport Slot stantly improve safety,

attention to the global standards that un- principle of the Chicago Convention - that “The first is climate change. This is a crisis Guidelines (WASG) - and efficiency and sustainabil-

derpin the global aviation system. aviation needs global standards to operate that science tells us is caused by carbon now jointly govern its ity. We have a critical role

Here is an edited version of his speech. efficiently - remains true. emissions. Aircraft burn kerosene that future development. to play in containing and

eventually solving this

“Two months ago, on 7 December, we cel- “While most of these regulatory efforts emits carbon. And aviation’s contribution to “By engaging policy current crisis.” Q

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