EUR/NAT to kick-start work on Sustainable Funding of CAAs
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Article written by Sarantis Poulimenakos, ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Officer Air Navigation Systems, Implementation
The current crisis has prompted many governments to introduce unprecedented measures to contain the pandemic. These priority measures, which are imposed by a public health emergency, have left little room for other sectors, including appropriate funding for civil aviation. Our Regions are no exception and we have not only created awareness about this challenge but now have a specific mandate to deliver on it, as set by the Directors General of Civil Aviation Authorities from the EUR/NAT Regions.
Our interest in the financial challenges faced by CAAs goes back to the DGCA meeting in 2019; but COVID-19 has amplified it. This is why the ICAO EUR/NAT Office held a Workshop on Sustainable Funding of States’ Civil Aviation Authorities on 29 September 2020.
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