Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (PIRGs) and Regional Aviation Safety Groups (RASGs) achievements
The regional planning and implementation process is the principal engine of ICAO’s planning framework. The process merges the top-down approach of global guidance and regional harmonization with the bottom-up approach underpinned by States’ national planning efforts. The purpose of regional planning processes is to facilitate the development and updating of regional air navigation and safety plans to ensure an integrated international civil air navigation system for the region(s) concerned, including an appropriate transition of air traffic at regional interfaces.
Planning and implementation regional groups (PIRGs) and regional aviation safety groups (RASGs) have established regional priorities, implementation indicators and targets in aviation safety and air navigation for the regional implementation of the Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP) and Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP). PIRGs and RASGs also address regional safety and air navigation concerns.
The following PIRG and RASG meetings took place in 2021:
- the 57th meeting of the North Atlantic Systems Planning Group (NATSPG/57);
- the 19th meeting of the CAR/SAM Regional Planning and Implementation Group (GREPECAS/19) and 11th meeting of the Regional Aviation Safety Group – Pan America (RASG-PA/11);
- the 24th meeting of the AFI Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APIRG/24) and 7th meeting of the AFI Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG-AFI/7);
- the 11th meeting of the Regional Aviation Safety Group Asia and Pacific (RASG-APAC/11);
- the 3rd meeting of the European Region Aviation System Planning Group (EASPG/3); and
- the 32nd meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Work Group (APANPIRG/32).
