Partners and Programs:
  • BARS
  • GSIP
  • SKYbrary
  • ASN
  • Contact Us
  • Members' Center
  • Login
  • Support Aviation Safety

  • Industry Updates
  • The Foundation
    • About the Foundation
    • Founders
    • Mission
    • History
    • Leadership
    • Officers and Staff
    • Media/Communications
    • Aviation Award & Scholarship Programs
    • Work with Us
    • Join Us
  • Events
  • AeroSafety World
  • Toolkits & Resources
    • COVID-19 Crisis Resources
    • Fatigue Management
    • Flight Path Monitoring
    • Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Excursions (GAPPRE)
    • Go-Around Project
    • Learning From All Operations
    • Past Safety Initiatives
    • Pilot Training and Competency
    • Podcasts
    • Special Reports
    • Unreliable Airspeed
  • Industry Updates
  • The Foundation
    • About the Foundation
    • Founders
    • Mission
    • History
    • Leadership
    • Officers and Staff
    • Media/Communications
    • Aviation Award & Scholarship Programs
    • Work with Us
    • Join Us
  • Events
  • AeroSafety World
  • Toolkits & Resources
    • COVID-19 Crisis Resources
    • Fatigue Management
    • Flight Path Monitoring
    • Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Excursions (GAPPRE)
    • Go-Around Project
    • Learning From All Operations
    • Past Safety Initiatives
    • Pilot Training and Competency
    • Podcasts
    • Special Reports
    • Unreliable Airspeed
  • Contact Us
  • Members' Center
  • Login
  • Support Aviation Safety
Partners and Programs:
  • BARS
  • GSIP
  • SKYbrary
  • ASN

FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS

701 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 250,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Phone: +1 703 739 6700 Fax: +1 703 739 6708

  • Aviation Safety Experts
  • Industry Updates
  • IATA Urges Regulatory Flexibility in Coping With Pandemic

News, aviation medicine, Safety Oversight, Aviation Medicine

IATA Urges Regulatory Flexibility in Coping With Pandemic

by AeroSafety World Editorial Staff | March 23, 2020

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is praising regulators that have acted to provide more flexibility to airlines and flight crews in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

As of Sunday, the virus had sickened 294,110 people in 187 countries, with 12,944 confirmed deaths, according to data from the U.N. World Health Organization. In response to the outbreak, airlines and airports worldwide have implemented health-screening measures, taken associated precautions and cut back on the number of flights.

Gilberto Lopez Meyer, IATA senior vice president, safety and flight operations, said the situation presents airlines with unprecedented challenges.

“Safety is the industry’s top priority,” Lopez Meyer said. “Countries have a well-established licensing system to ensure this. … In this extraordinarily difficult environment, we are grateful for actions to ease regulatory requirements that do not impact the safety of flights.”

As an example, he cited actions by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to allow for the extension of validity periods for licenses, ratings, endorsements and certificates of flight crewmembers, instructors, examiners, maintenance technicians and air traffic controllers, and the extension of airworthiness review certificates.

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority and Mexico’s Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil have authorized similar extensions, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China has authorized flexibility in classroom training and the completion of recurrent training requirements, IATA said.

“The actions taken by these regulators will provide airlines and licensed crew with the necessary flexibility for licence extensions without compromising safety,” Lopez Meyer said. “We urge others to quickly follow suit and grant similar short-term relief.”

IATA said that it is offering airlines extension periods of up to six months if an IATA Operational Safety Audit cannot be performed because of coronavirus travel restrictions or other circumstances related to the pandemic.

Share:

Print:

Key Safety Issues

  • Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)
  • Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I)
  • Mechanical Issues
  • Runway Safety (approach and landing)
  • Sabotage/Intentional Acts
  • Midair Collisions (MAC)
  • Runway Safety (Conflicts)
  • Wildlife Issues
  • Fatigue
  • Cabin Safety
  • Emerging Safety Issues
    • Lithium Batteries
    • Safety Information Sharing and Protection
    • Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Related Content

ATC/ATM, COVID-19, Human Factors

Safety News in Brief

ICAO foresees a strong recovery in worldwide air travel.

by FSF Editorial Staff

COVID-19, News, Safety Oversight

Safety News in Brief

Nolen will take on acting FAA administrator’s job.

by FSF Editorial Staff

COVID-19, News

Complications

The COVID-19 omicron variant interrupted airlines’ recovery earlier this year from pandemic-related slowdowns, IATA says.

by FSF Editorial Staff

Read more articles

701 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 250, Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Phone: +1 703 739 6700 Fax: +1 703 739 6708

Flight Safety Foundation on Twitter

The ‘sudden displacement of the cyclic stick’ began a chain of events that led to the crash of a Bell 206B, the NTS… https://t.co/XlMLVsjDPL

May 23, 2022

Follow @flightsafety

Projects & Partners

  • Basic Aviation Risk Standard
  • Global Safety Information Project
  • SKYbrary
  • Aviation Safety Network
  • Donate
  • Advertise on our website
  • Sponsor & Exhibit at our Events
  • Work with Us
  • Contact Us
  • Site Map
  • Privacy

© 2022 Flight Safety Foundation

Join our group on LinkedIn