The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has said it will lead efforts to establish travel safety standards for flights in the aftermath of the volcanic ash crisis.
In a meeting, attended by representatives of the International Air Transport Association, ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission discussed initiatives to improve aviation safety in airspace affected by volcanic ash.
ICAO said a global safety risk framework needed to be established for routinely determining safe levels of operation in airspace contaminated by volcanic ash.
It will invite states, the scientific community, aviation safety professionals, manufacturers, airports and airlines to provide valuable input for the development of such a framework.
The decision has been taken following the Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland that led to the closure of much of Europe’s airspace, and disruptions to international and local air travel across the world.
ICAO’s international airways volcano watch system coordinates with the World Meteorological Organisation to provide critical information to states should major volcanic eruptions affect air travel.
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