SAVE THE DATE! The 39th ICAO Triennial Assembly Montréal, Canada | 27 Sept–7 Oct 2016 Contents SAVE 2 Message from the ICAO Secretary General SPECIAL SECTION: THE DATE! ICAO MEMBER STATES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION THE ICAO JOURNAL VOLUME 70, NUMBER 4, 2015 States’ Action Plans Driving Environmental Partnerships 7 ICAO assistance projects demonstrate how international aviation intends EditorialTHE ICAO JOURNAL to achieve environmental sustainability. ICAOVOLUME Communications 69, NUMBER Unit 1, 2014 Tel: +1 (514) 954-8221 Editorialwww.icao.int CAEP Progresses on Emissions and Noise Standards ICAO [email protected] Unit st st twitter.com/icaoTel: +1 (514) 954-8221 11 The 1 ICAO Aircraft CO2 Emissions Standard, the 1 Global Market- www.icao.int Based Measure (GMBM) for International Aviation, and other topics are Editor: [email protected] Rick Adams AeroPerspectivestwitter.com/icao under discussion by the Committee on Aviation and Environmental Tel: (33) 434 10 77 05 Protection (CAEP). 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News in Brief 51 ICAO Council President Aliu in Azerbaijan, ICAO Secretary General Liu in China, a new ICAO Aviation Security Training Centre in Belarus, record participation in ICAN2015. MESSAGE FROM THE ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL Dr. Fang Liu THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS With the inaugural ICAO World Aviation Forum (IWAF) having concluded just a few weeks ago, and on such a positive note, it gives me great pleasure to be able to once again highlight the power and effectiveness of partnerships in this latest issue of the ICAO Journal. Gathering at our Montréal Headquarters around the theme of Aviation Partnerships for Sustainable Development, over 800 IWAF participants, representing ICAO Member States, international organizations, financial institutions and the air transport industry, explored a variety of topics. In the first place these Ministers and senior officials resoundingly supported ICAO’s No Country Left Behind initiative, its goal that all States should achieve effective implementation of ICAO global Standards and Recommended Practices and policies, and that this compliance forms the critical foundation upon which future and sustainable aviation development can be achieved. 2 ICAO JOURNAL – ISSUE 4 2015 MESSAGE FROM THE ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL MESSAGE FROM THE ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL Strong evidence was also provided that with effective implementation of ICAO SARPs comes the critical regulatory “ With effective implementation framework that builds trust between States and assures global connectivity, through which there can be growth in of ICAO SARPs comes the critical traffic, trade and tourism, resulting in economic benefits for a State. This in turn lifts populations out of poverty and allows regulatory framework that builds States to invest in further aviation development, commitments which then reinvigorate the cycle of increased air transport trust between States and assures connectivity and mutually inclusive growth. global connectivity, through which I was very encouraged that ICAO was able to bring together so there can be growth in traffic, trade many decision makers at the IWAF who can make a difference in this regard, and that the event was able to jump start the and tourism, resulting in economic discussions and partnerships which will be of great assistance to the global aviation sector as we seek to secure a larger benefits for a State. ” portion of annual transportation-related development investments going forward. of the economy, while respecting both organizations’ mandates and regulatory frameworks. This support will be essential to the ability of States and Regions to manage coming aviation growth, safely and Lastly on the subject of partnerships, readers will find a efficiently. It will also be key to how fully they can realize very informative summary of the special event we held in the significant and sustainable socio-economic prosperity September – the ICAO ‘EGAP’ Seminar, which addressed benefits of safe and reliable air transport services. But current and foreseen initiatives to reduce the environmental before this dynamic can begin to be placed at the service footprint of aviation in various areas while showcasing how of these societies, we will need to see the discussions and our Organization has been able to serve as a catalyst for ambitions voiced at the World Aviation Forum translated increased and more effective partnerships toward this end. into solid and long-term commitments. Besides this there are many other very informative articles 2015 was also a very successful year for ICAO with respect to to be found in this issue, covering additional environmental raising awareness on the value of partnerships for aviation priorities and developments such as the promise of ADS-B in environmental performance. Our Organization’s State Action driving greater operational efficiency and reduced fuel burn, Plan initiative continued to extend its global reach and assist or the new CO2 Standard for aircraft now being finalized for more and more States in developing local strategies specific to 2016 under ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental aviation emissions mitigation, and as readers will note on pages Protection (CAEP). 8 and 10, partnerships in these efforts with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme/Global Readers can