The Role of NGOs in Aviation Christos PETROU

“ 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 2014 • 21 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

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