UGANDA KENYA # 4: ISSUE JULY 2020 Page: 23 Page: 10 Entebbe Airport ICAO Covid-19 expansion projects safety guidelines Page: 17 Page: 35 Covid-19 preparedness Mitigating the threat of Regional Airports of surface to Air missiles to Civilians Aeroplanes Your Number One Source of Aviation News Coming Soon Mumbai • Guangzhou • Dubai • London 2 The Aviator July 2020 22 27 EDITOR IN CHIEF Contents Ssemawere Oscar MANAGING EDITOR Leila ismail IATA's roadmap to restating 04.. EDITORIAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC aviation CONSULTANTS Ssemawere Oscar, Harriet James, ICAO: Application of Covid-19 10.. Leila Ismail, Jagwe Clinton safety management principles MARKETING CONSULTANT Sembajjwe Robert 17.. Covid-19 preparedness of KENYA CORRESPONDENT Regional Airports Harriet James CREATIVE TEAM 23.. Entebbe Airport expansion Ssemawere Oscar, Mulungi Daniel CREDITS 28.. 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IATA has released details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting passenger flights amid the COVID-19 crisis. IATA has published a Roadmap for Restarting Aviation which outlines IATA’s proposal for a layering of temporary biosecurity measures. The Roadmap aims to provide the confidence that governments will need to enable the re-opening of borders to passenger travel; and the confidence that travellers will need to return to flying. security. It’s the way forward Alexandre de “There is no single measure that for biosecurity as well,” said Juniac will reduce risk and enable a safe Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s IATA's re-start of flying. But a layering Director General and CEO. DG & CEO measures that are globally implemented and mutually Highlights of the Roadmap recognized by governments can include: achieve the needed outcome. This is the greatest crisis that aviation Pre-flight, IATA foresees the has ever faced. A layered approach need for governments to collect has worked with safety and with passenger data in advance of 4 The Aviator - July 2020 IATA travel, including health • Temperature automated bag drops information, which should screening by trained (with home printed bag be accomplished using government staff at entry tags) and self-boarding well-tested channels points to the terminal • Boarding should such as those used for building be made as efficient as eVisa or electronic travel • Physical distancing possible with re-designed authorization programs. through all passenger gate areas, congestion- At the departure airport, processes, including reducing boarding IATA foresees several queue management priorities, and hand layers of protective • Use of face luggage limitations measures: coverings for passengers • Cleaning and and masks for staff in line sanitization of high touch • Access to the with local regulations areas in line with local terminal building should • Self-service options regulations. This includes be restricted to airport/ for check-in used by wide availability of hand airline workers and passengers as much as sanitizer. travellers (with exceptions possible to reduce contact being made for those points and queues. This In- flight, IATA foresees accompanying passengers includes remote check- several layers of with disabilities or in (electronic / home protective measures: unaccompanied minors) printed boarding passes), The Aviator - July 2020 5 IATA • Face coverings required for customs and border for all passengers and non- control including use of mobile surgical masks for crew applications and biometric • Simplified cabin service technologies (which have and pre-packaged catering to already proven track record by reduce interaction between some governments) passengers and crew • Accelerated processing • Reduced congregation and baggage reclaim to enable of passengers in the cabin, for social distancing by reducing example by prohibiting queues congestion and queuing for washrooms. • Health declarations and • Enhanced and more robust contact tracing are frequent deep cleaning of the expected to be undertaken cabin by governments to reduce At the arrival airport, IATA the risk of imported chains of foresees several layers of transmission protective measures: • Temperature screening IATA stressed that these by trained government staff if measures should be temporary, required by authorities regularly reviewed, replaced • Automated procedures when more efficient options 6 The Aviator - July 2020 IATA are identified or removed Temperature screening safe re-start of aviation. should they become reduces the risk of “The Roadmap is the unnecessary. Specifically, symptomatic passengers industry’s high-level IATA expressed hope in from traveling, while thinking on safely re- two areas which could health declarations and starting aviation. be ‘game-changers’ in contact tracing after facilitating efficient travel arrival reduce the risk of Timing is critical. until a vaccine is found: imported cases developing Governments understand into local chains of the importance of COVID-19 testing: transmission. aviation to the social and economic recovery of IATA supports testing when • Social distancing on their countries and many scalable, accurate and board (leaving the middle are planning a phased re- fast results are available. seat open) is obviated opening of borders in the Testing at the start of by the wearing of face coming months. We have the travel process would coverings by all on board a short time to reach create a ‘sterile’ travel on top of transmission agreement on the initial environment that would reducing characteristics standards to support safely reassure travellers and of the cabin (everybody reconnecting the world governments. is front facing, air flow and to firmly establish is from ceiling to floor, that global standards are Immunity passports: seats provide a barrier to essential to success. This forward/aft transmission, will change as technology IATA would support the and air filtration systems and medical science development of immunity that operate to hospital advances. The vital passports to segregate operating theatre element is coordination. no-risk travellers, at a standards). time when these are If we don’t take these backed by medical The mutual recognition of first steps in a harmonized science and recognized by globally agreed measures is way, we will spend many governments. critical for the resumption painful years recovering of international travel. ground that should not IATA reiterated its IATA is reaching out have been lost,” said de opposition to social to governments with Juniac. distancing on board the Roadmap. This aircraft and quarantine engagement is in support For more information, measures on arrival: of the COVID-19 Aviation please contact: Recovery Task Force Corporate • Quarantine (CART) of the International Communications measures are obviated Civil Aviation Organization Tel: +41 22 770 2967 by the combination of (ICAO) which is tasked Email: corpcomms@iata. temperature checks with developing the global org and contact tracing. standards needed for the The Aviator - July 2020 7 WELCOME TO THE BANK THAT SAYS GO FOR IT www.ncbagroup.com Go for it 8 The Aviator - July 2020 NCBA Bank Uganda Limited is regulated by Bank of Uganda Customer Deposits are protected by the Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda ADVERT The Aviator - July 2020 9 News ICAO: Application of Covid-19 safety management principles he decision-making process involves Tassessing the COVID-19 situation and the collection and analysis of available data and information within the State. The following provides a safety risk management approach using the plan–do– check–act (PDCA) cycle for managing aviation safety risks during the pandemic. The safety management principles as described can be applied by States at different levels of SSP implementation. Step 1: PLAN Assessing the priorities within the aviation sector Service providers will encounter different manage their safety risks of parked aircraft). challenges and will need more effectively. Some The existing surveillance different strategies when operations may change plans should also be dealing with the situation. due to travel restrictions, reviewed as many the increased demand for organizational and The maturity of the the transport of cargo, operational aspects of the service providers safety etc. As a result, service service provider may have management system providers will have to changed. The pandemic (SMS) should be taken shift their operations to will also impact many into consideration as this respond (e.g. maintenance aspects that should also will affect their ability organizations will focus on be considered, such as to identify, prioritize and storage and maintenance safety culture, people 10 The Aviator