“ The Role of NGOs in Aviation” Christos PETROU Executive Director 1

OUTLINE OF PRESENANATION current and future situation as regards traffic and accidents main factors contributing to safety main players in aviation and their constraints. role of NGOs 2

AVIATION STATISTICS VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IN 2015 Global : 37 million flights Europe : 12 m.flights 3.5 billions passengers 3

….STATISTICS ACCIDENTS IN fatal accidents 990 fatalities 50-YEAR AVERAGE Reduction of accidents by 50% 4

…STATISTICS ECONOMICS 58 million persons employed in air transport 4.4% of world economy 80% of tourists transported by air 80% of cargo transported by air 5

Human factors Technology Training Procedures Regulation and supervision Regional and international cooperation MAIN FACTORS 6

MAIN PLAYERS/CONSTRAINTS Service providers Air Navigation Providers Airports Airlines Constraints Need to follow strict regulations Oriented to cost reduction Highly sensitive to crisis situations 7

…MAIN PLAYERS/CONSTRAINTS Regulators and Supervisors ICAO, EASA AND EUROCONTROL at international and regional level –rules and regulations National Authorities at national level – national laws Constraints Political considerations Budgetary considerations Slow decision making process 8

MAIN PLAYERS/CONSTRAINTS Facilitators Trade Organisations ( IATA, CANSO,e.t.c) Lobbying Organisations ( IFATCA,IFALPA,e.t.c) Constraints Positions based on narrow self-interest 9

AVIATION RELATED NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS Definition of an NGO Mainly volunteers with expertise in all sectors of aviation Financed mainly from sponsors and Governments There is a great number worldwide.. 10

…NGOs-WHAT THEY CANNOT DO They cannot do what the institutional national and international bodies do hey cannot provide a service they cannot regulate and supervise they cannot determine policies. 11

…NGOs- WHAT THEY CAN DO They do not have the constraints of the institutional bodies, as mentioned above They educate They provide or facilitate training 12

…NGOs- WHAT THEY CAN DO They forge cooperation They promote and implement new ideas They can criticise national administrations and international bodies 13

CONGLUSION Aviation related NGOs, constitute a very small size of the global aviation system. Nevertheless they have certain comparative advantages, which enable them to play an important complementary role. 14

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