ICCAIA - International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations

Looking back on an eventful and successful year for #ICCAIA, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a warm, healthy, and joyful holiday season! We are proud to share a brief annual review of 2024, highlighting some key milestones for our team and community: 🔹 We celebrated the inauguration of our expansion programme with our Canadian, Québec (Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec), and Montréal (Montréal International) partners, as well as our Board of Directors and the International Civil Aviation Organization. The ICCAIA team doubled in size with the addition of our new directors, Majid Badiey, PMP, MEng., Anouck BARREAUX and Alexandra Paré. 🔹 We joined the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition (#IACAC), becoming its first industry member. 🔹 The ICCAIA team and members actively engaged in key ICAO events to set the stage for the next ICAO Assembly, including the 14th Air Navigation Conference, the First Advanced Air Mobility Symposium, the Non-CO2 Aviation Emissions Symposium, and the LTAG Stocktaking Symposium. 🔹 ICCAIA’s panel members and advisors actively participated in ICAO panel discussions and working groups and made significant contributions across all areas, including environmental sustainability, airworthiness, security, CNS/ATM, AAM, heath and facilitation.   🔹 Through the joint efforts of States and industry, significant progress has been made on the Global Aviation and Aerospace Skills Taskforce front. The second meeting, hosted by the UAE GCAA, was held in Abu Dhabi in November, and chaired by Nina Brooks. #GAAST 🔹 Led by Dan Carnelly, we organized a tour of ICCAIA’s Members and Associate Members in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss important issues for the global manufacturing industry and explore how to facilitate links with other Associations and stakeholders in the region, as ICCAIA looks continues its expansion. 🔹 We had the honor of joining ICAO in celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Chicago Convention and delivering a joint industry declaration, reaffirming our dedication to safe, secure, and sustainable growth. 🔹 ICCAIA supported the creation of Air Transport Action Group (ATAG)’s latest edition of 'Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders', which was released in December in celebration of #ICAO80. #AviationBenefits https://lnkd.in/g-wvNgd 🔹 We’ve also started preparations for our inaugural in-person 2025 AGM and Conference, scheduled in March. We look forward to a productive year ahead, with continued success, new opportunities, and collaborations with the manufacturing and services sector community, ICAO, and partners from the global aviation ecosystem! ✈️

The collaboration between Global Aviation and Aerospace Skills Taskforce with International Civil Aviation Organization's Next Generation of Aviation Professionals programme will not doubt bring benefits to all and help to accelerate the work on this critical subject. https://lnkd.in/eq3yT8xR

Prepared in partnership with Oxford Economics, Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has just released the 2024 ‘Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders’ report. The findings underscore the aviation's vital role in connecting people and businesses worldwide, sustaining millions of jobs, and driving economic growth. The numbers are remarkable and truly speak for themselves! #AviationBenefits Congratulations to ATAG on the release of the report and for highlighting the global aviation industry’s significant economic and social contributions. The #ICCAIA community is proud to be a key player in this dynamic ecosystem! To learn more and view the full report, visit https://lnkd.in/g-wvNgd.

As part of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Extraordinary Session of the Council to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in Chicago, #ICCAIA had the privilege of being invited today to make a statement. Eric Fanning, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association and current Chair of the ICCAIA Board of Directors, addressed the audience, expressing his honor in continuing the manufacturing and services industry’s partnership with #ICAO. He reflected on the Chicago Convention’s transformative impact on aviation and reaffirmed the industry's commitment to innovation, safety, and sustainability, including support for ICAO's goals, such as net-zero emissions by 2050.   Additionally, led by Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), the global aviation industry presented a unified declaration to ICAO, celebrating shared achievements, as well as making a collective pledge to support ICAO’s mission. This pledge ensures that aviation remains a key component of a thriving, connected, inclusive, and affordable global air transportation system for both people and goods. https://lnkd.in/e6bBxJg4   In alignment with the #ICAO80 celebrations, today also marks the official release of ATAG’s latest edition of 'Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders'. The creation of this report was supported by organizations such as ICCAIA. This edition reveals that aviation supports approximately 86.5 million jobs worldwide, contributes 3.9% of global economic activity, transports a third of world trade by value, enables a significant portion of tourist arrivals, and connects people across the globe. More about ABBB: https://lnkd.in/g-wvNgd #AviationThenAndNow #AviationBenefits

What an action packed and productive week with Global Aviation and Aerospace Skills Taskforce! Special thanks to our hosts UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Mohammad Salem, and all members for their valuable insights and contribution. Find out more https://lnkd.in/eM_hh6dH

ICCAIA is proud to be chairing the Global Aviation and Aerospace Skills Taskforce, such a dedicated and enthusiastic group, working towards ensuring a resilient future workforce for aerospace and aviation.

Last night, #ICCAIA had the honour of attending a special reception hosted by Québec’s Premier, Mr. François Legault, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in Chicago. The event was held alongside the President of the ICAO Council, Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano; ICAO’s Secretary General, Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar; several Council Members; and representatives from observing international organizations. This reception followed International Civil Aviation Organization’s diplomatic visit to the Assemblée Nationale and marked the signing of the Declaration of Intent by Québec’s Minister for International Relations and La Francophonie (Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec) Ms. Martine Biron and the ICAO Secretary General. Represented by Mr. Mike Mueller (President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC)\Association des industries aérospatiales du Canada) and Mr. Dan Carnelly (Vice-President of ICCAIA), ICCAIA was privileged to participate in the celebration of this significant milestone. We are proud to continue the tradition of supporting ICAO’s essential work over the past 80 years, contributing to the unity of the skies. #ICAO80

On the final part of his tour of ICCAIA’s Asian Members and Associate Members, Dan visited the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore) to discuss the issues of most importance to Associate Members in the region. AAIS has been an important contributor to ICCAIA since joining in 2021, taking the reins as the Vice-Chair of the ICCAIA MRO small group and contributing significantly to our Advanced Air Mobility working group. Discussions also included facilitating links with other Associations and stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region as ICCAIA looks to continue its expansion under the steady hand of our new Director of Membership, Marketing and Communications, Alexandra Paré Thanks for the visit and warm welcome go to K.Y. Sia with appreciation to Wah Son Engineering for hosting lunch and an industrial visit.

Continuing the series of visits to ICCAIA’s Members and Associate Members in Asia, Dan Carnelly was hosted by #SJAC in Japan on the latest leg of his tour. First stop was a visit to Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to discuss important issues for the global manufacturing industry with a focus on the International Civil Aviation Organization CAEP dual CO2 and noise stringency work, which will be discussed in detail in Montreal in February. Later in the day, Dan was accompanied by his SJAC hosts for an industrial visit in Utsunomiya with the aerospace division of #Subaru, meeting with CEO Yoshihiro Saito. The hosts explained the history of the company, starting as Nakajima before becoming Fuji Heavy Industries and finally Subaru Aerospace. Today, Subaru has deep ties to the helicopter industry and produces several large-scale composite and metallic structures for Boeing, as well as being a centre of excellence in Japan for wing design. Thanks for this extremely interesting and productive visit go to Minoru Hanakata of SJAC and both Saito-san and Mr. Daisuke Fukunaga at Subaru.

Second stop on the tour of ICCAIA’s Asian Members for Dan Carnelly is the 2nd International Conference on Green Aviation, #ICGA, in Chengdu, China, hosted by Associate Member #CSAA. Dan moderated a panel discussing industry’s contribution and challenges in delivering the International Civil Aviation Organization LTAG commitment of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. The panel discussed the part to be played by Sustainable Aviation Fuels and the progress being made in China. Panelists from Airbus, Boeing, SAFRAN and COMAC went on to discuss new energy solutions for propulsion technologies, including electric, hybrid and hydrogen. Non-CO2, and specifically contrails, is a developing subject that the group also touched on, before rounding up by discussing the lifecycle approach to aircraft design and production. It was also a great opportunity to refresh relationships with colleagues such as Dr. Fang Liu, ex-Secretary General of ICAO. Thanks go to Zhang Xue and the CSAA for inviting ICCAIA to moderate the panel and to the manufacturers themselves - Airbus Boeing, COMAC and Safran - for their valuable insights.