Fifth Meeting of the Common Aeronautical VPN Operations Group
Hong Kong, China, 23-25 January 2019
The Fifth Meeting of the Common Aeronautical Virtual Private Network Operations Group of APANPIRG, jointly hosted by the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong, China (CAD) and PCCW Global was held at the Headquarters of CAD, Hong Kong, China from 23 to 25 January 2019. The meeting was attended by 70 participants from 19 States/Administrations from the ICAO APAC and MID Regions.
AIM SG/5
Cairo, Egypt, 23-24 January 2019
The Fifth Meeting of the MIDANPIRG AIM Sub-Group (AIM SG/5) and Workshop on Annex 15 (16th Edition) and PANS AIM were held at the ICAO Middle East Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt, from 22 to 24 January 2019.
The meeting was attended by a total of 34 participants from six States (Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen) and four international organizations and corporations (IFAIMA, Jeppesen, NG Aviation and Thales).
MID SST/5
Cairo, Egypt, 19-21 February 2019
The Fifth Meeting of the MID Safety Support Team (MIDSST/5) was held at the ICAO Middle East Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt, from 19 to 21 February 2019.
The meeting was attended by eight MID States (Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen).
ACCM/1 for Syria
Amman, Jordan, 10-11 March 2019
The First Air Traffic Management (ATM) Contingency Coordination Meeting (ACCM/1) Syria was kindly hosted by the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC) – Jordan.
The meeting was attended by 36 participants from Cyprus, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, UAE, USA and IATA.
Fourth Meeting of the MID ATS Message Management Center Steering Group (MIDAMC STG/4)
Cairo, Egypt, 18 March 2019
The Fourth Meeting of the MID ATS Message Management Center Steering Group (MIDAMC STG/4) was held at the ICAO Middle East Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt, 18 March 2019.
The meeting was attended by 35 participants from nine States (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE and USA) and two organizations (IATA and SITA).
Ninth Meeting of the MIDANPIRG Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Sub-Group (CNS SG/9)
Cairo, Egypt, 19-21 March 2019
The Ninth Meeting of the MIDANPIRG Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Sub-Group (CNS SG/9) was held at the ICAO MID Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt, 19-21 March 2019.
The meeting was attended by 48 participants from11 States (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and USA), and two organizations (Aerospace Industry Association and IATA).
RAFIT/1
Cairo, Egypt, 16-18 April 2019
(event photo shared at the top of this page)
The First Meeting of the Regional Aviation Security and Facilitation Implementation Team (RAFIT/1) was held at the ICAO MID Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was attended by a total of 20 participants from six States (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia) and three organizations (CANSO, IATA and WFP).
ICAO MID and IATA AME Collaboration Meeting
Jordan, Amman, 28 May 2019
Mr. Mohamed Rahma, MID Regional Director, visited the IATA AME office in the light of the collaboration between the two offices. Mr. Rahma highlighted the importance of industry collaboration, particularly to ensure safe air transport in a challenging region and to promote the excepted doubling of growth. He also explained how the No Country Left Behind (NCLB) initiative supports underprivileged countries. IATA expressed its commitment to supporting this important ICAO initiative.