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(AFE), la Ringway Trading Estate, Shadowmoss Road, Manchester M22 5LH Telephone: +44 161 499 0023; Facsimile: +44 161 499 0298; E-mail: [email protected]; World Wide Web: http://www.afeonline.com Catalogue of ICAO Publications and Audio-visual Training Aids Issued annually, the Catalogue lists all publications and audio-visual training aids currently available. Monthly supplements announce new publications and audio-visual training aids, amendments, supplements, reprints, etc. Available free from the Document Sales Unit, ICAO. HIGHLIGHTS DURING 2001 ... The world economy The world's Gross Domestic Product grew by an weakened ... estimated 2.5 per cent in real terms. On a regional basis the change in GDP ranged from an estimated increase of some 4.5 per cent for the Middle East to about 0.7 per cent for Latin America and the Caribbean (Chapters 1, 5 and 6). .. as airline trafficdeclined Total scheduled passenger/freight/mail tonne-kilometres markedly, performed declined by 2.9 per cent due both to the economic slowdown and in particular to the events of 11 September There were significant differences in the traffic growth between regions, ranging from 3.2 per cent for carriers based in the Middle East to -5.7 per cent for those in North America in terms of passenger- kilometres performed (Chapters 2, 5 and 6). ... airline operating results Preliminary estimates indicate that the world's suffered ... scheduled airlines suffered an aggregate operating loss of 3.6 per cent of their total operating revenues, compared to an operating profit of 3.3 per cent in 2000 (Chapters 2 and 5). .. and many aircraft orders A total of 990 turbojet-powered aircraft were ordered were stalled. compared to 1553 in 2000. The financial commitment for orders placed for these aircraft with the major aircraft manufacturers is estimated to be about U.S.$69 billion, down from $80 billion the previous year (Chapter 2). Bilateral and regional A significant number of bilateral agreements developments supported containing measures for liberalization of air transport liberalization of air transport services were concluded or amended between States. services ... Regional and subregional civil aviation bodies in Africa, AsiaRacific, Europe and Latin America considered or agreed upon gradual liberalization of intra-regional air services (Chapter 2). ...while a review of the Air The World Trade Organization resumed its mandatory Dunsport Annex to the GATS review of the Air Transport Annex to the General continued. Agreement on Trade in Services and adopted guidelines, procedures and a work programme for negotiations on trade in services (Chapter 2). Privatization of airlines Privatization developments included: four airlines continued and airline alliances achieving their goals, another four airlines announcing expanded. their objectives and some 40 government-owned carriers continuing preparations. Airlines continued to expand transnational alliances, with most agreements including codesharing as one of the collaborative elements (Chapter 2). More autonomy was given to The year witnessed further activity at the government infrastructure providers .. level towards establishing autonomous entities to operate airports or to provide air navigation services, with growing emphasis being placed on active private participation in airport operations, management and finances. The trend towards cooperative strategies or alliances among airports prevailed (Chapter 3). .. and airport construction Europe, Asia and North America led the way in new continued. airport projects completed, under construction or projected. Major airport expansion projects were under way in all regions (Chapter 3). Implementation of CNS IATM Continued implementation of satellite-based systems components continued communications, navigation and surveillancelair traffic to yield early benefits. management systems led to more efficient airspace utilization for international civil aviation. Air traffic services systems around the world continued to be upgraded as part of an evolving seamless global air traffic management system (Chapter 3). Safety remained a top Preliminary information on aircraft accidents involving priority .. passenger fatalities in scheduled air services shows 13 aircraft accidents in 2001 involving 577 passenger fatalities compared to 18 accidents involving 757 passenger fatalities in 2000. The number of passenger fatalities per 100 million passenger- kilometres decreased from 0.025 in 2000 to 0.02 in 2001. By year-end, aviation administrations in 178 ICAO Contracting States and five territories had been assessed through the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (Chapter 4). ... and there was greatly Twenty-one acts of unlawful interference were increased focus on security. recorded in 2001, notably four simultaneous hijackings committed in the United States on 11 September using civil aircraft as weapons of destruction. Later in the same month, the ICAO Assembly took steps aimed at intensification of security measures worldwide (Chapter 4). More stringent standards for The ICAO Council adopted a more stringent noise aircraft engine noise were standard than that in ICAO Annex 16, Volume I, adopted ... Chapter 3, for jet-powered and large propeller-driven aircraft (Chapter 4). ... and a comprehensive global The ICAO Assembly adopted a comprehensive policy policy on environmental including application of a "balanced approach" to protection was adopted. aircraft noise management, local noise-related operating restrictions at airports, land-use planning and management, the environmental impact of civil aviation on the atmosphere and market-based measures regarding aircraft engine emissions (Chapter 4). BETWEEN 2002 AND 2004 Recovery of airline trafjric The growth of total scheduled passenger traffic (in terms of growth is expected, with a time passenger-kilometres performed) is forecast to stabilize in lag .. 2002 at "zero growth" and to rebound at a 7.1 per cent rate in 2003 due mainly to an expected overall strengthening of the world economy, followed by 5.6 per cent traffic growth