The aviation industry should ensure that disruptions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic do not weaken the industry’s focus on improving aviation safety, Dr. Fang Liu, secretary general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), said Oct. 19 during Flight Safety Foundation’s (FSF) International Air Safety Summit (IASS).
Liu delivered the keynote address to open the 73rd IASS, a virtual event that will continue through Oct. 22. She commended the FSF for its action to “sustain this important aviation event, even as we confront the challenging new normal of this pandemic.”
In introductory remarks, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano said that 2020 has brought the world and the aviation community a “grave threat … [that] has shaken our industry” and noted that ICAO’s rapid response produced guidelines for governments and operators for restarting the air transport sector.
ICAO is working on Phase 2 of its Council Aviation Recovery Task Force …
