History of ICAO-IAC RER/01/901 Project implementation

2023 year

• On September 20, 2023, within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 "Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness" in the Member States of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use the Interstate Aviation Committee supported by State Research Institute of Civil Aviation (GosNII GA), Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Siberia Airlines JSC held the conference on aircraft ground de-icing/anti-icing. 
  About 100 experts from the Member States of the Agreement, specialists of aviation authorities, leading airlines, training centers and aviation enterprises took part in the Conference. 
  The participants presented the reports on:
  1. New 9th edition of Methodological recommendations "Aircraft ground de-icing/anti-icing";
  2. Accidents and incidents related to poor quality aircraft de-icing/anti-icing;
  3. Edition of GOSTs based on Methodological recommendations "Aircraft protection from ground icing";
  4. Procedures of quality control of deicing liquid at de-icing/anti-icing enterprises;
  5. The wortk of the association of airlines on quality control of organization of aircraft de-icing/anti-icing in the Russian Federation. Airport procedures; 
  6. Contribution to leveling risks in the field of de-icing/anti-icing; 
  7. Aircraft de-icing with running engines at special sites;
  8. Decision making during aircraft de-icing. 
  In the new 9th edition of the Methodological Recommendations "Aircraft protection from ground icing" new sections, as well as liquid consumption rates for various types of aircraft, aroused great interest among listeners.
  Particular attention during the conference was paid to the issues of ensuring flight safety during aircraft de-icing/anti-icing, the role of the human factor, a responsible and informed approach in decisions on preparing aircraft for departure.
  Participants emphasized the need to expand training of qualified personnel for conducting aircraft de-icing/anti-icing and flight crew training. 
  Issues related to the research and creation of domestic anti-icing liquids, including those based on ethylene glycol, were also discussed.
  The presented 9th edition of the Methodological recommendations for aircrat de-icing to improve flight safety was highly appreciated and approved by aviation experts in the region.
  Participants noted the significant contribution to ensuring flight safety in the states of the region through the annual holding of conferences on anti-icing in snticipation of autumn-winter navigation.

• On July 18, 2023, within the framework of ICAO-IAC project the seminar on investigation of serious incidents was held. The Seminar was held in an online format and organized jointly with ICAO European and North Atlantic Office and IAC. Over 100 participants from countries of European region took part in the seminar.
  The Seminar was focused on topics related to notification and investigation of serious incidents, ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices. The attention of participants was drawn to the deficiencies in States of the region connected with implementation of obligations on serious incidents investigation, it was noted in particular that not all States provide investigation of serious incidents in accordance with provisions of ICAO Annex 13, publication of Final reports and ICAO notification of serious incidents. The lack of independent investigation authorities in many States of the region, according to ICAO, complicates the fulfillment of national obligations related to aircraft accidents and incidents investigation. Low level of Standards and Recommended Practices implementation in AIG indicates challenges in this field. 45% of ICAO EUR/NAT States do not have necessary processes for providing efficient investigation of serious incidents.
  The speakers at the Seminar presented recommendations and examples on organization and conduct of serious incidents investigation, investigation bodies stuffing and experts training, notification procedures and Final reports publication.
  The IAC presented a report on a regional approach to aircraft accident and incident investigation emphasizing ICAO’s support for regional cooperation and effectiveness of cooperation within the framework of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace which ensures the efficient sharing of resources.

• 14-17 February 2023 within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project “Development of Operational Safety and Continuous Airworthiness” the ICAO Workshop on Safe Runway Operations was held by ICAO and the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) with the support of  “Silkway Airlines”.
  The participants of the Workshop included about 140 representatives of aviation authorities and specialists from the leading airports, airlines and air navigation services from the State parties to the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use (Agreement) and ICAO European Region, as well as ICAO, IAC and European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) experts.
  As part of the of the Workshop programme, the regulatory framework and the main aspects of a systematic approach to flight safety management were considered, including the necessary organizational structures, distribution of responsibility, policies and procedures in compliance with the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (Annex 19, Doc. 9859).   
  The speakers covered in detail SMS implementation, safety culture  formation, risk management aspects, presented tools and programs to improve flight safety.
  During the Workshop, the provisions of the ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan, ICAO Regional Aviation Safety Plan and national aviation safety plans, related to runway safety, and recommendations developed by the ICAO Runway Safety Team were discussed.
  At the Workshop much attention was paid to the exchange of experience and practical exercises. The listeners took active part in the discussion of the reports on the work of the local airport safety teams, presented by specialists from “Air Gate of the Northern Capital” Ltd. (Pulkovo Airport), the Russian Federation; “Heydar Aliyev” International Airport, Republic of Azerbaijan; “Dushanbe” International Airport, Republic of Tajikistan; “Karakol” Airport, Kyrgyz Republic. In the course of the discussion, experts and specialists from various aviation organizations shared valuable proposals and recommendations on the presented reports.  
  The participants of the Workshop highly appreciated the relevance and practical significance of the subject-matter of the Workshop and noted ICAO-IAC Project efficiency.

2022 year

• 15-17 November 2022 Workshop on the National Aviation Safety Plan (NASP) development driving EUR RASP Implementation was held by ICAO, the Interstate Council on Aviation and Airspace Use (Interstate Council) and the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement”.
  The participants of the workshop included specialists from the CAAs of the most States of the region- Members of the Interstate Agreement and representatives of a number of the ICAO EUR/NAT States.
  The main objective of the workshop is to assist CAA specialists in the practical application of the ICAO documents related to the Global Aviation Safety Plan (Doc 10004, Doc 10131, Doc 10161) and the basic provisions of the European Regional Aviation Safety Plan (EUR-RASP) in the development of National Aviation Safety Plans.
  During the workshop reports were presented on the following topics:
  • Introduction to the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP);
  • European Regional Aviation Safety Plan (EUR-RASP);
  • Basic provisions of a National Aviation Safety Plan (NASP):
  -Purpose of NASP;
  -State’s strategic direction for management of aviation safety;
  -National ops safety risks;
  -Safety enhancement initiatives (SEIs) implementation monitoring methods.
  In the course of the workshop special attention was given to practical exercises, during which the participants received tasks on the development of national aviation safety plans for the further application of the acquired knowledge in their professional activities.
  The participants of the workshop noted the topicality of the presented reports and took an active part in the discussion of the issues related to the development of a National Aviation Safety Plan and emphasized the importance of the workshop for the development of the civil aviation in the region.

• 19-20 October 2022 Competency-based Training and Assessment (CBTA)/Evidence-based Training (EBT) Workshop was held by ICAO, the Interstate Council on Aviation and Airspace Use (the Interstate Council) and the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement.”
  The participants of the workshop included more than 150 specialists from 8 states, including ICAO, IAC, IATA experts, specialists from the CAAs of the states of the region, leading airlines, airports, aircraft manufacturers, training centers, aviation universities of the region and representatives of the international organizations.
  In the course of the workshop the participants were able to assess the possibilities of the implementation of the ICAO provisions on CBTA not only in the aircraft flight crews training, but also in the training of other aviation specialists, to get acquainted with the international experience of CBTA implementation and to discuss the peculiarities of the introduction of advanced technologies of the aviation personnel training in the states of our region.
  During the workshop the participants were presented the reports on the following topics:
  • ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices for pilot’s CBTA;
  • ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices for ATC controllers and engineering staff;
  • CBTA/EBT IATA Perspective;
  • CBTA/EBT Implementation Roadmap in CIS countries;
  • Competency-based Approach to the Assessment of the Pilots’ Work in Flight Conditions. Electronic Line Checklist;
  • Integration of training and flight safety data into a dynamic training programme;
  • Problems of the competency-based approach implementation in the initial pilots’ training in the educational institutions of civil aviation in the Russian Federation. Scientific methods used in the competency-based approach implementation;
  • Manual on Competency-based Training and Assessment for Aircraft Maintenance Personnel (Doc 10098);
  • Guidance on a Competency-based Approach to Dangerous Goods Training and Assessment (Doc 10147);
  • CBTA in the unmanned aerial vehicles operator training;
  • Recommendations for the development and implementation of the competency-based training of the ATC personnel;
  • Single-Pilot Resource Management (SRM). Competency-based training and assessment (CBTA) implementation for general aviation pilots.
  During the workshop, discussion of the presented reports was held in the frame of the round table. The participants of the workshop highly appreciated the presentations made by the specialists of the leading airlines of our region on the successful CBTA/EBT standard implementation, experience in the development of their own approaches and methods for pilots’ training and assessment in accordance with ICAO SARPs. The report devoted to the results of the scientific-research work aimed at solving the problems of the CBTA approaches implementation within the framework of the curricula of the universities of the states of the region aroused great interest. The participants of the workshop supported the proposal of the aircraft manufacturer representatives on the need to develop and implement additional requirements for simulators in order to improve the competencies of civil aviation pilots within the framework of the CBTA/EBT approach.
  The peculiarities of the competency-based approach introduction for the training of qualified personnel in various activity directions of the aviation industry were also actively discussed.
  The participants of the workshop emphasized the need to hold separate workshops on the CBTA principles introduction for specialists of the aircraft maintenance organizations, ATM, unmanned aviation systems operators and for the teaching and flight instructor staff of the universities. The listeners supported further scientific research with the participation of specialists from flight schools, as well as from the airlines.
  After the completion of the workshop the participants noted the high level of the event organization and the practical significance of the presented materials.

• 15-16 September 2022 Conference on Aircraft De-/Anti-Icing was held by the Interstate Aviation Committee, Interstate Council on Aviation and Airspace Use and the International Civil Aviation Organization within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Project “Development of Operational Safety and Continuous Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement”.
  The participants of the Conference included about 150 specialists from 8 states: ICAO experts, the leaders and experts of the Interstate Council, IAC, State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation Federal State Unitary Enterprise, specialists from the CAAs, leading airlines, airports, training centres and air enterprises of the States of the ICAO subregion and Europe.
  The following reports were presented at the Conference:
  1. New 8-th edition of the Methodical Recommendations Airplane protection from icing up on the ground.”
  2. Certification of anti-icing fluids in the State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation Federal State Unitary Enterprise.
  3. Problems of airports in aircraft ground de-/anti-icing identified during the audits.
  4. Anti-icing treatment of the aircraft nose.
  5. De-icing instructors training.
  6. Flight crew training on the ground de-/anti-icing.
  7. Aircraft ground de-/anti-icing specialists courses.
  8. Running engines aircraft handling.
  9. Development of airport infrastructure based on the example of de-/anti-icing platforms.
  10. Advantages of new anti-icing fluids based on ethylene-glycol.
  11. Safety culture as a basis for the de-icing risk management.
  The new 8-th edition of the Methodical Recommendations “Airplane protection from icing up on the ground” includes new sections, which aroused great interest of the listeners, in particular sections devoted to the anti-icing treatment of the aircraft nose and the use of the de-icing instructors’ training methodology.
  There were also presented fluid consumption rates for various aircraft types.
  The participants of the Conference stressed the necessity of expanding the training of qualified personnel for aircraft de-/anti-icing and flight personnel training.
  At the Conference special attention was given to the safety issues during the aircraft de-/anti-icing and the role of the human factor in ensuring flight safety.
  In the course of the Conference the participants considered the issues related to the research and creation of domestic anti-icing fluids, including those based on ethylene-glycol.
  It should be especially noted that once the State Standard is issued, the problem of the standardization of the methodical recommendations will be resolved.
  The 8-th edition of the Methodical Recommendations “Airplane protection from icing up on the ground” for improving flight safety, presented at the Conference, was highly appreciated and approved by the aviation specialists of the region.
  The participants of the Conference noted a significant contribution to ensuring flight safety in the States of the region made due to the annual de-/anti-icing conferences held before the autumn-winter navigation.

• 17-20 January 2022 the “Operator SMS Course” was held by the Interstate Aviation Committee jointly with Airbus within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement”.
  The Course was held by Airbus experts with the aim of providing training for the aviation specialists of the States of the region – Members of the interstate Agreement.
  The participants of the event included representatives of the leading airlines of Russia and CIS countries, flight and engineering services personnel, as well as flight safety management sections’ specialists.
  The Course programme covered the following subjects:
  · SMS introduction. Safety Fundamentals;
  · Safety Culture;
  · Safety Policy and Objectives;
  · SMS Implementation and Documentation. Safety Assurance;
  · Safety Promotion;
  · Safety Risk Management;
  · Emergency Response Plan;
  · Flight Data Analysis.
  Great attention was devoted to practical training, which included:
  · Hazard Identification;
  · Occurrence Analysis Report;
  · Occurrence Criticality Assessment;
  · Safety Issue Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation.
  In the course of the work the participants of the event exchanged their experience in the SMS use in their airlines.
  After the completion of the Course all the participants were issued the corresponding certificates.

2021 year

• 8-11 November 2021 «Flight data analysis» workshop has been held within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 «Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the States Parties to the Agreement» by the Interstate Aviation Committee along with Airbus.
  The workshop was conducted by Airbus experts with the aim of training aviation specialists from the states of the region – parties to the interstate Agreement.
  Following topics have been studied during the workshop:
  · Flight data analysis - as an element of the Flight Safety Management System;
  · Flight information recording procedure. Flight data recorder characteristics;
  · Types of flight data analysis tools;
  · Aviation industry positive safety culture development;
  · «AirFASE» software application for the flight data analysis.
  Much attention was given to the practical exercises using the demo version of the AirFASE software. The skills of using the database on events related to the piloting technique, conducting the analysis and compiling reports on the statistical data accumulated by the AirFASE database were practiced. The participants of the course worked out the elements of interaction between the divisions of the airline during the analysis of an aviation event and the application of its results in the operation of the Flight Safety Management System on practical examples.
  Certificates were issued to all the participants upon the completion of the workshop.

• 9 November 2021 the webinar “Global Runway Surface Condition Reporting Format (GRF) – an aid to implementation” was held by the Interstate Aviation Committee jointly with ICAO and Airbus within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness”.
  The participants of the webinar included: the management and experts of ICAO, the Interstate Council, IAC, Airbus, more than 150 specialists from 8 States of the region – members of the interstate Agreement.
  The new ICAO methodology is intended for the evaluation and reporting of the runway surface condition data and it is aimed at the runway safety and aviation operational efficiency improvement.
  In the course of the webinar ICAO specialists have presented in detail the GRF methodology, recommendations on the implementation of the system at the state level, review of the ICAO documentation related to the subject, as well as certain aspects of the aviation personnel training, including the available resources and specialists’ training programmes.
  Airbus specialists presented information on the implementation of the Runway Sense technology allowing to use the aircraft as a sensor to evaluate the actual runway condition on the basis of the braking system operation indices.
  The participants of the webinar noted the urgency of the presented reports and actively discussed the issues related to the preparation of the GRF introduction at the state level, shared their experience of the successful implementation of this system and the difficulties encountered in the course of its use.
  Taking into account the importance of the subject of the webinar and the high interest of the aviation specialists in the study of this subject, IAC jointly with ICAO will continue to render assistance within the frame of the Project to the States of the ICAO Eurasian Subregion in order to ensure a more efficient transition to the new runway surface condition reporting format.

• 14 September 2021 the international video Conference on Aircraft De-/Anti-Icing and development of supplements to the Methodical Recommendations on airplane protection   from   icing up on the ground 2021 was held by the Interstate Aviation Committee within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement”.
  The participants of the video Conference included more than 120 specialists from 12 States, including the leaders and specialists from IAC, the Interstate Council, ICAO EUR/NAT, representatives of SAE International, IATA, Airbus, heads of the CAAs of the States of the region−Members of the Interstate Agreement, leading specialists of the airlines and airports of the region, training centers, manufactures of anti-icing fluids and aircraft ground handling equipment.
  International experts in de-/anti-icing from SAE International−specialists of Nippon Cargo Airlines (Japan), Alaska Airlines (USA), Canadian North (Canada) made their presentations on de-/anti-icing operations in the conditions of the Arctic regions and difficult climatic conditions of Japan, Alaska and Europe and also presented the new version of the SAE AS 6286 Standard (Aircraft protection from ground icing).
  Specialists from IAC, the leading airlines, airports, State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation, manufactures of anti-icing fluids and aircraft ground handling equipment made presentations on the practice of the aircraft de-/anti-icing treatment in the Russian Federation and other States of the region−Members of the Interstate Agreement on the following subjects:
  - Certification of the anti-icing fluid in the State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation;
  - Airline Association activity on the ensuring and control of the quality of the organization of aircraft anti-icing protection in the Russian Federation;
  - Anti-icing fluid quality control. Check-up of the refraction index;
  - Basic de-/anti-icing treatment regulatory documentation;
  - Development of the uniform aircraft de-/anti-icing protection order form;
  - Advantages of the new anti-icing fluids based on ethylene glycol;
  - Development of the airport infrastructure on the example of the aircraft de-/anti-icing areas;
  - Peculiarities of the de-icing personnel training.
  The presentation of the new equipment for removing dry snow from cold aircraft (at the temperature – 10°C and lower), made by the Alaska Airlines (USA) specialists, aroused great interest of the listeners.
  Nippon Cargo Airlines (Japan) specialists suggested many issues for discussion in their presentation. In particular, they noted considerable design changes in the B777-9X aircraft, which are being operated by their airline and the need to elaborate not only the existing procedures for de-/anti-icing operations, taking into account these changes, but also the ground handing equipment.
  The participants of the Conference appreciated the importance of the regular updating of the Methodical Recommendations on airplane protection from icing up on the ground for enhancing flight safety level and the annual holding of De-/Anti-Icing Conferences before the beginning of the autumn/winter navigation.
  The Methodical Recommendations on airplane protection from icing up on the ground included the results of the scientific-research work “Improvement of the protection of the aircraft of the 4-th generation with the use of the new constructive materials (including composite materials) from the ground icing during their operation in the conditions of the Far North with the aim of enhancing flight safety”, carried out by the Interstate Aviation Committee.
  Methodical Recommendations on airline protection from icing up on the ground, developed within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project, have received international recognition and were included into the list of the SAE International world standards.

• 11 June 2021 - Interstate Council on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace, Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) jointly with ICAO hold the third international video conference online "Priorities of activities and measures for support of civil aviation during the period of recovery from pandemic and its afternath".   
  The conference was organized within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 "Development of operational safety and continuing airworthiness for state-members of international Agreement" aimed at development of practical proposals for supporting aviation industries of state members of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace on terms of overcoming crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic. 
  The leaders of IAC, Interstate Council, ICAO, ICAO Regional Office, representatives of IATA and Airbus Company, as well as heads of aviation authorities of states of the region, leading specialists of airlines, airports, medical sanitary and epidemiological services, etc. took part in the video conference. 
  The purpose of the third video conference was to represent already implemented measures to protect air passengers and aviation personnel under pandemic conditions, to assess possible prospects and time scales for recovery and furhter development of air communication in the region and future measures of financial and economic support of the industry. 
  The conference provided the opportunity for participants to exchange the best practices and discuss new ideas of industry support and recovery. Heads and experts of aviation authorities of the states of the region took active part in discussion of the reports focusing their attention on the experience of overcoming the crisis in their states. 
  Experts of IAC, ICAO and IATA presented reports on current issues of civil aviation in the context of ongoing coronovirus pandemic.
  ● Implementation of ICAO CART Phase III (Council's Aviation Recovery Task Force)
  ● ICAO Visible Digital Seals (VDS): for travel-related health evidence 
  ● Updating ICAO Doc. 10152-v2 "Manual on Testing and Cross-border Risk Management". Information on testing, vaccination and Public Health Corridors. 
  ● Information on the state of air traffic and opening of the borders of the States parties to the Agreements on Civil Aviaiton and Use of AIrspace. 
  ● IATA Travel Pass
  ● Further action to support civil aviation 
  ● Achieved results in the field of air traffic in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic 
  ● Implementation of measures and recommendation of previous conferences in the States parties to the Agreement 
  Formation of the updated package of initiatives and measures to address challenges facing civil aviation has become the most valuable result. This package of measures will be sent to national governments, aviation authorities, airlines and their associations. 
  The video conference was highly appreciated by the participants, its importance and relevance for the region development was emphasized. Representatives of aviation authorities of States parties to the Agreement expressed their gratitude for the provided material emphasizing its significance for the strategy for recovering national aviation industries. 

• 12-14 April 2021 the Accident Investigation (AIG) Online Workshop was held by the Interstate Aviation Committee jointly with ICAO within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement”.
  In the of the webinar participated the leaders and experts of ICAO, the Interstate Council, IAC, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), BEA (France), leading specialists from the CAAs, airlines, airports, air navigation services and the training centers of the region, 8 international organizations (FOCA, FAA USA, IATA, etc.).
  At the webinar the following reports were presented:
  - ICAO update on the new amendment to Annex 13, ICAO Doc 9756, GASP 2020-2022;
  - IAC presentation on the activity and technical capabilities of the IAC Lab;
  - Presentation of the representatives of Ireland on flight safety and aircraft accident investigation (European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities (ENCASIA));
  - ICAO recommendations on the organization, staffing and training of the investigation bodies’ specialists;
  - ICAO recommendations on aircraft accident investigation within the frame of the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP);
  - IAC review of the aircraft accidents in 2020 in the States of the region;
  - ICAO review of the aircraft accidents in 2020 in the European Region;
  - EASA ECCAIRS (European Co-ordination Centre for Accident and Incident Reporting Systems) user information on the transition from ECCAIRS1 to ECCAIRS2;
  - Safety lessons learned based on the 2020 accident report of BEA (France), recommendations on flight safety.
  The cases of aircraft accidents and serious incidents were also presented during the workshop:
  - Review of a number of aircraft accidents and serious incidents investigations, carried out with the participation of IAC in the States of the region;
  - Review of the 10-08-2019 B787 LN-LND incident with left engine failure at take off (ANSV, Italy);
  - Review of the accident to the AIRBUS A380-861, operated by Air France, on 30/09/2017 (BEA, France).
  The subject-matter of the webinar aroused great interest of the attendees. The experts and specialists from the region and other states actively participated in the discussion of the presented reports and shared the experience in the development of the competences needed to the aviation specialists of the states for the effective independent investigation of aircraft accidents and serious incidents. The participants also discussed the possibility of enhancing the level of the execution by the States of their investigation obligations in the context of Annex 13 to the Chicago Convention.
  More than 200 specialists from 27 states participated in the webinar.

• 1-2 February 2021 the webinar “Preparation and implementation of a plan for COVID-19 vaccines delivery by air” was held by the Interstate Aviation Committee jointly with ICAO within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Project “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement”.
  The participants of the virtual workshop included more than 150 aviation specialists from 19 states of our region, Europe, USA and Canada, the management and leading specialists from the CAAs, airlines, airports, air navigation services of the region, as well as from a number of international organizations.
  In the course of the webinar reports from the experts of ICAO, ICAO EUR/NAT Office, IAC and IATA representatives, from the leading specialists of the UNEGE, WCO, LACAC, GEA, representatives of the Sheremetyevo-Moscow-Cargo and DHL Global Forwarding were presented.
  The presentations covered the following subjects:
  - Aviation security and facilitation aspects of vaccine delivery;
  - ANS aspects of vaccine delivery (ATFM exemptions for critical vaccine transportation flights);
  - Introduction of the electronic document management for cargo declarations and the necessity of the national legislations’ modernization;
  - ICAO interaction with the experts from international organizations to facilitate vaccine and medical supply transport;
  - ICAO-UNECE supply chain digitalization collaboration in support of UN COVID-19 response;
  - Safety and dangerous goods transportation;
  - Examples of preparation and actual implementation of a plan for COVID-19 vaccines delivery by air;
  - Presentations of the representatives of the CAAs of the States of the region.
  The participants of the webinar showed great interest in the practical experience of 7-th freedom traffic right’s application for cargo services as well as the possibilities of digitalization and the use of data protection technologies for air transportations, including vaccine transportation.
  The participants of the webinar noted the unique character of its subject matter, the relevance and structured character of its materials, as well as the high importance of the issues raised for the renewal of air cargo services in the conditions of the pandemic and the lack of transportation containers and emphasized that only the consolidated effort of the whole aviation community with the support of the state authorities would allow to restore air cargo services, vital for the transportation of vaccines necessary to stop COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 year

• 26 November 2020 the final session of the three-day on-line conference on the CBTA/EBT Instructors Training and Standardization took place in the Interstate Aviation Committee (the first and the second sessions took place on 12 and 19 November 2020). The Conference was conducted within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 jointly with Airbus and IATA with the aim of rendering assistance to the states of the region in the introduction of the new technologies in the flight personnel training and in the reduction of the aircraft accident risks to the acceptable level.
  The participants of the Conference included: ICAO, the Interstate Council, IAC, EASA leaders, representatives of IATA, Airbus, the Boeing Company, international organizations, leading specialists from the CAAs of the states of the region, Russian and European airlines, airports, as well as air navigation services, aviation training centers and profile educational institutions. Altogether – more than 220 aviation specialists from 16 States.
  The final day of the Conference work included presentations devoted to the following subjects:
  - A Data driven approach to EBT Instructor Training and Standardization (Capt. Christopher Ranganathan, Canada)
  - Application of EBT Principles for Instructors (Capt. Simon Henderson, Australia)
  - Lufthansa EBT Module Day 1 and Day 2 (Capt. Richard Lenz, Germany)
  - IATA CBTA Solutions (Capt. Yann Renier, Canada)
  - CBTA/EBT Instructor Training (Capt. Eric Denoux, France)
  - Instructor Concordance Assurance Program (ICAP) and the future role of pilot training data (Capt. Andy Mitchell, Spain).
  Beginning from November 2020 CBTA/EBT training became the ICAO standard for the implementation in the states. In this connection the participants of the videoconference highly appreciated its significance and noted the importance of the regular exchange of experience in the introduction of the new technologies and methods of the flight and instructor personnel training in the states of our region. Aviation specialists also emphasized the value of the experience of the foreign colleagues, which had familiarized the listeners with the peculiarities of the training methodics’ application in different airlines, perspectives and difficulties of the transition to the new personnel training system.

• 19 November 2020 the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) continued a three-day online conference on Competence Based Training (CBTA/EBT), which has become an ICAO standard since November 2020. The conference is being held within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 jointly with Airbus and IATA aiming to support the states of the region in introducing new technologies in training flight personnel and reducing the risk of accidents to an acceptable level.
  The conference is attended by: the heads of ICAO, the Interstate Council, IAC, EASA, representatives of IATA, Airbus, Boeing, international organizations, leading specialists of the aviation administrations of the states of the region, Russian and European airlines, airports, as well as air navigation services, aviation training centers and specialized educational institutions.
  In a view of the unprecedented importance of this conference and the need to introduce ICAO standards into the aviation personnel training system, the number of participants increased and on November 19, 2020 240 aviation specialists from 15 states were registered.
  The reports on the following topics were presented on the second day of the conference:
  - “Case Study - JETSTAR CBTA/EBT Implementation” (Mr Patrick Murray, Mr James Mitchell, EBT Solutions/Jetstar, Australia)
  - "AIR FRANCE from ATQP to EBT" ( Mr. Fabien Laignel, Air France, France)
  - “Vueling” EBT Implementation plan” (Mr. Munar Jaime Salva, Vueling, Spain)
  - “Our Journey to EBT” (Mr. Siakkas Filippos, Mr. Akhmetov Talgat, Air Astana, Kazakhstan)
  - “CBTA/EBT Implementation and Role of the Manufacturer” (Mr. Norden Christian, Airbus, France)
  - “Best Practices for CBTA and Instructor Training” (Mr. Dennler Rick, Mr. Caldwell Richard, Boeing, USA)
  The conference participants paid special attention to the exchange of experience on the best practices of the successful implementation of the CBTA/EBT standard in the aviation industry and the development and implementation of the roadmap.

• 12 November 2020 the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) launched a three-day online conference on Competence Based Training (CBTA/EBT), which has become an ICAO standard since November 2020. The conference is being held within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 jointly with Airbus and IATA aiming to support the states of the region in introducing new technologies in training flight personnel and reducing the risk of accidents to an acceptable level.
  The conference is attended by: the heads of ICAO, the Interstate Council, IAC, EASA, representatives of IATA, Airbus, Boeing, international organizations, leading specialists of the aviation administrations of the states of the region, Russian and European airlines, airports, as well as air navigation services, aviation training centers and specialized educational institutions.
  The reports on the following topics were presented on the first day of the conference:
  - ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices for CBTA and EBT (Ms. Gerda GARDATSCHER, ICAO, Montreal, Canada);
  - EBT implementation within the European regulatory framework (Mr. Ascanio RUSSO, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Cologne, Germany);
  - IATA point of view on CBTA/EBT (Mr. Stefano PROLA, International Air Transport Association (IATA), Madrid, Spain);
  - EBT Roadmap Implementation (Mr. Simon HENDERSON, "EBT SOLUTIONS");
  - CBTA/EBT implementation via Mixed EBT in the CIS countries (Mr. Savva FARADZHEV, Flight Methodological Council of the Federal Air Transport Agency, Moscow, RF);
  - CBTA/EBT implementation practice in AEROFLOT (Mr. Evgeny KOZHEDUB, Aeroflot, Moscow, RF);
  - CBTA/EBT experience in RUSSIA airline (Mr. Alexander RAKITIN, Rossiya Airlines, St. Petersburg, RF);
  - "Round table". An active discussion of the reports.
  188 aviation specialists from 14 states took part in the conference on November 12, 2020. During the discussion, which lasted about five hours, the participants exchanged experiences on the implementation of competence-based training (CBTA/EBT) in the countries of our region, as well as discussed issues on the topics of the reports and received practical recommendations from experts.

• 5 November 2020 The second international online videoconference "Priorities of activities and civil aviation supporting measures during overcoming the pandemic and after it" was held by the Interstate Council on Civil Aviation and the Use of Airspace and the Interstate Aviation Committee.
  The conference was organized within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901with the aim of developing practical proposals for supporting the aviation industries of the States parties to the Agreement on Civil Aviation and the Use of Airspace in the context of overcoming the industry crisis caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
  The videoconference was attended by over 120 people from 11 states and 5 international organizations, incl. heads and representatives of the European and North Atlantic Regional Bureaux of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Airbus Corporation, Rospotrebnadzor, the Federal Biomedical Agency as well as the heads of aviation administrations of the states parties to the Agreement, leading specialists of airlines in the region, airports, aviation centers, educational institutions, air navigation, medical and sanitary - epidemiological services.
  In her speech to the conference participants, the President of the Interstate Council/Chairperson of the IAC, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, laureate of the Edward Warner T.G. Anodina has given a brief overview of the practical actions undertaken by the Interstate Council/IAC to support the industry and noted the importance and need for consolidation the efforts of all representatives of the aviation industry and related industries to overcome the crisis in the air transportation market. She has also noted the first positive results of state support for aviation enterprises.
  The specialists from the IAC, ICAO, WHO, IATA, Airbus, Federal Tourism Agency, Rospotrebnadzor, FMBA have presented their reports and speeches on topical issues in civil aviation as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, namely:
  · Measures implemented by WHO to protect air passengers and aviation personnel under the COVID-19 pandemic. Priorities. Perspectives.
  · Rospotrebnadzor measures to counteract new coronavirus infection.
  · Implementation of the CAPSCA (ICAO-WHO) program in the States parties to the Agreement. Problems and their solutions.
  · Prospective for the restoration, expansion and development of air traffic in the region based on an analysis of the implementation of the ICAO Aviation Rehabilitation Council Task Force recommendations.
  · Implemented and future measures of financial and economic support of the industry.
  · Prospects for the restoration of international air traffic - IATA analysis.
  · IATA pandemic flight safety initiatives.
  · AIRBUS project «Keep Trust in Air Travel»
  · Promotion of tourist travel between the states - parties to the Agreement, as one of the key drivers for support of civil aviation.
  The heads and specialists of aviation administrations and organizations of the states of the region took an active part in the discussion, focusing their attention on measures and experience to overcome the crisis. The representatives of medical organizations offered their proposals and questions on the conference topic for discussion.
  According to the results of the conference, further measures and proposals, which will be sent to the governments of the states-parties to the Agreement on Civil Aviation and the Use of Airspace will be developed.

• 21-22 October 2020 within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement” the Interstate Aviation Committee jointly with ICAO and IATA held the on-line Safety Data Processing and State Safety Risk Management Workshop.
  In the course of the workshop the following presentations were made:
  - Safety Data Collection and Processing Systems: ICAO SIMS;
  - Safety Data Collection and Processing Systems: IATA GADM;
  - Safety data protection;
  - Safety analysis, hazard identification;
  - State Safety Risk Management;
  - Risk assessment and mitigation measures;
  - Acceptance of SMS;
  - Performance based oversight.
  The subject-matter of the workshop excited great interest of the aviation specialists of the region. During the discussion of the presentations and the exchange of experience the participants of the workshop touched upon the practical issues of the State Safety Risk Management, safety data processing and exchange and other urgent relevant issues.
  More than 100 specialists from the 12 Member States of the Agreement and other regions took part in the work of the workshop.

• 29 September 2020 the international video-conference «Anti-/De-icing of Aircraft» was held by the Interstate Aviation Committee within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 «Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement».
  More than 100 specialists from 12 states participated in the work of the video-conference, the participants included managers and specialists from IAC, Interstate Council, ICAO EUR/NAT, representatives from US FAA, IATA, heads of the CAAs of the Member States of the Agreement, leading specialists from the airlines and airports of the region.
  In the course of the Conference the following presentations were made:
  - Issues of sharing responsibility during the check-up of the anti-icing treatment before take-off;
  - Peculiarities of the F70 (F100) airplane protection from ground icing;
  - New Revision of the Methodical Recommendations «Airplane protection from icing up on the ground»;
  - Quality Management System of aircraft anti-icing;
  - Aircraft anti-icing quality control on behalf of the airlines;
  - Certification of anti-icing fluids.
  During the conference specialists exchanged experience in the issue of the aircraft anti-/de-icing and discussed with great interest the topical issues of aircraft anti-/de-icing and the influence of icing on aircraft performance.
  The participants of the Conference approved the work of the developers of the Methodical Recommendations «Airplane protection from icing up on the ground», which is a very important document for improving flight safety. The participants supported the introduction of the new revision of the recommendations, taking into account the supplements and changes suggested in the course of work.
  The new revision of the Methodical Recommendations «Airplane protection from icing up on the ground» will be prepared for the publication on the IAC web-site in the nearest future and recommended for implementation to the States of the region.

• 8 July 2020 the Interstate Aviation Committee in cooperation with ICAO has held an international videoconference “Priorities of activities and civil aviation supporting measures during overcoming the pandemic and after it”.
  The conference was organized within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 “Improving Operational Safety and Maintaining Airworthiness for the State-Parties to the International Agreement” with the aim of developing practical proposals for supporting the aviation industries of the State-parties to the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace in overcoming the crisis caused by the pandemic of the coronavirus COVID-19.
  The leaders of IAC, the Interstate Council, ICAO Regional Bureau, representatives of IATA and the Airbus Company, the heads of the aviation administrations of the State-parties to the Agreement, leading specialists of the region’s airlines, airports, as well as aviation centers, educational institutions and air navigation services have attended the videoconference.
  The reports of urgent problems that arose in civil aviation as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic were presented by the IAC, ICAO, IATA and Airbus specialists on the following topics:
  · Reasonable and real measures of state and intra-industry support for civil aviation enterprises.
  · ICAO Crisis Recovery Initiatives.
  · “Key Points of the ICAO Aviation Restoration Council Task Force Report”.
  · IATA Initiatives to Overcome the Industry Crisis.
  · National ATM systems supporting measures for maintaining seamless and safe air traffic services.
  · Airbus Project “Keep Trust in Air Travel”
  · International civil aviation renew and restoration measures in the context of the spreading of COVID-19.
  · CAPSCA program.
  The heads of aviation administrations of the states of the region have actively participated in the discussion of reports, focusing on the crisis overcoming experience in their states.
  The results of the conference were outlined by the President of the Interstate Council, the Chairperson of the IAC, doctor of technical sciences, professor, laureate of Edward Warner award - Anodina Tatyana Grigorievna.
  In her speech, she has thanked all the state-parties to the Agreement, ICAO, IATA, as well as Airbus, for their active work in resolving issues of overcoming the crisis, and noted the special importance of assisting states and all sectors of aviation in this difficult situation. Moreover, it was emphasized that all the sectors are interconnected, all aspects are common, and if a crisis arises in one sector, then, of course, this will affect other sectors, because a complex system of the aviation industry includes: industry, airports, air navigation services providers and flight personnel technical training, etc.
  The videoconference was highly appreciated by the participants, who have noted its importance and significance for the development of our region.
  Based on the results of the conference, a package of initiatives and practical measures addressed to the governments, the aviation authorities, and the air transport industry in our region for the purpose of solving the challenges which civil aviation faces in such areas as flight safety, medical and epidemiological safety, economics and finance in the circumstances of ongoing pandemic of the coronavirus will be formed.

• 11-14 February 2020 Within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness in the Member States of the Agreement” Special Courses on the construction of A350 aircraft, its systems, engines and flight navigation complex took place in the IAC Headquarters. Distinctive characteristics of the new aircraft from the A320, A330, A340 and A380 aircraft family were presented.
  The Courses were conducted by Airbus experts (Hamburg Training Centre, Germany) for the specialists from the CAAs, airlines, airports, educational centers of the Members States of the Agreement and the Interstate Aviation Committee.
  The participants have studied the mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fuel, pneumatic systems and constructions of the A350-900 and A350-1000 airframe modifications.
  Functional possibilities of the navigation, radio navigation systems, automated take-off and landing systems, communication, air conditioning and fire protection systems, anti-icing systems, flight data registration and reservation systems have been studied in detail.
  The participants have also studied the construction of the new generation aviation engines, which the A350 aircraft is equipped with, electronic systems of the engine control and regulation, as well as the auxiliary power-unit (APU).
  Various types of the applied composite materials (carbon-filled plastic, glass fiber, synthetic fiber (Kevlar), etc.) their advantages and disadvantages have been presented in detail.
  These Courses have received high appreciation, their importance and significance for the specialists from the flight, engineering services and inspections of the CAAs of the Member States of the Agreement and aviation service providers has been noted.

2019 year

• 17-19 December 2019 the Workshop on Aerodrome Certification, organized by ICAO and IAC within the framework of the implementation of the Regional Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness” and the Aerodrome Certification Project within the frame of the ICAO EUR/NAT work, was held in the Interstate Aviation Committee.
  The participants of the Workshop included specialists of the CAAs and airports from the Member States of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use.
  The following subjects were presented at the Workshop:
  - Overview of ICAO Annex 14 Aerodromes;
  - Regulatory Framework and Aerodrome Certification Requirements;
  - Aerodrome Manual, particulars to be included in the manual;
  - Safety Management System;
  - Management and control of the hazards created by the wild nature;
  - Overview of the operational and regulatory elements required for the aerodrome certification;
  - Aerodromes Audits/Inspections;
  - Audit report and follow up measures.
  The subject matter of the Workshop aroused great interest of the participants, who received the opportunity to discuss practical issues of the aerodrome certification and exchange experience in the most urgent activity issues.
  More than 40 leading specialists from the Member States of the Agreement participated in the work of the Workshop.

• 6-8 November 2019 within the framework of the implementation of the ICAO-IAC Regional Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness” the Flight Operations Safety Awareness Seminar, organized jointly with Airbus, which has been a permanent Project partner for 20 years, was held in the Interstate Aviation Committee.
  The participants of the Seminar included specialists of the CAAs, airlines and educational institutions from the Member States of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use.
  During the course of the Seminar, the following leading specialists from Airbus made their presentations:
  Mr. Iouri Tchekanov – Regional Safety Director Russia & CIS;
  Mr. T. Tweed – Flight Operations Support Director;
  Mr. E. Lacombe – Flight Operations Engineer, SMS/FDA Expert;
  Capt. X. Pepin – Type Rating Instructor / Type Rating Examiner;
  Mr. E. Denoux – Simulator Flight Instructor, Flight Operations Support & Training Standard Manager;
  Mr. O. Ferran – Flight Operations Engineer.
  Presentations at the Seminar covered the following subjects:
  - Overview of regional Airbus flight safety and flight operations offices;
  - Flight operation, human factor management aspects, crew resource management (CRM). Threat & Error Management (TEM);
  - Flight Data Analysis (FDA), occurrence case study;
  - Competence-based training (CBT);
  - Airbus recommendations for instructors standardization;
  - Flight Crew Training Standards (FCTS);
  - Runway Safety, RWY excursion prevention;
  - Approach and Landing Techniques;
  - Icing, unreliable airspeed;
  - Wake Vortex;
  - Airbus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Electronic Flight Bag (EFB).
  The subject matter of the Seminar aroused great interest of the participants, who were given the opportunity to discuss practical issues of aircraft flight operation with Airbus representatives.
  More than 100 aviation specialists from the majority of the States of the Region participated in the work of the Seminar.

• 19-20 August 2019 the “Information Systems for SMS” Conference was held in the Interstate Aviation Committee within the framework of the Regional ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness”.
  The Conference was organized jointly by ICAO, IAC, Airbus, IATA, “Volga-Dnepr” Airlines for the CAAs and the specialists from the airlines and airports of the Member States of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use.
  The Conference was attended by about 100 representatives of the CAAs, airlines and airports from the Member States of the Agreement.
  Presentations were made by the experts from ICAO, IAC, IATA, as well as the specialists of the following airlines: Volga-Dnepr, Air Astana, Aeroflot, Rossiya and Sibir.
  The Conference covered the following main topics:
  · ICAO Safety Information Monitoring System (SIMS);
  · An integrated tool for Airline’s Safety Management System;
  · Integrated Management Solutions (IMX);
  · Automated system within the frame of the effective SMS implementation. What is the automated system of aircraft accident prevention (ASAAP) – origin, system structure;
  · Introduction of the Safety Risk Management Information System into the airlines’ activity. Forecasting of aviation events in the SRMIS;
  · Application of the Automated Risk Management System in the airline;
  · Application and development of the instrument for the statistic control of flight safety effectiveness in the production activity directions;
  · SMS software.
  In the course of the work of the Conference the participants came to the mutual opinion that it is necessary to continue and develop the practice of holding regular annual events aimed at the exchange of experience and the search for the modern solutions of the most important and topical issues facing the aviation industry of the region. The participants of the Conference also gave their proposals on a number of topics related to the SMS and the broadening of the subject-matter connected with the voluntary and obligatory reporting, flight crew fatigue, transition from the proactive to the prognostic system.

• 23-25 April 2019 within the framework of the realization of the ICAO-IAC Regional Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness” the Accident/Incident Investigation Seminar, organized jointly with Airbus and BEA, was held in the Interstate Aviation Committee.
  The Seminar was intended for the CAAs of the Member States of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace.
  In the course of the Seminar leading specialists from IAC, BEA and Airbus made presentations devoted to the following topics:
  - IAC report on the state of flight safety in the region for the year 2018 and recommendations on the flight safety improvement;
  - BEA working experience in the European Region;
  - Challenges faced by manufacturers in a major investigation context;
  - Immediate response to an accident notification and on-site report, data collection at an accident site;
  - Safety measures at the site of investigation; personal safety (use of individual protection means, medical access); information safety; ecological safety; transport safety; safety, while working on water surface; personnel protection;
  - Flight data recorders and maintenance data analysis;
  - Engineering investigations;
  - Simulators and test means, using the manufacturer resources;
  - Application of innovative investigation technologies;
  - Peculiarities of working with media on the issues related to aircraft accidents;
  - Preparation of the manufacturer aircraft accident investigation report and interaction with the national CAA investigation body.
  Concrete aircraft accident/incident cases have been considered in detail in the course of the Seminar.
  The participants of the Seminar have actively discussed the issues of aircraft accident/incident investigation.
  More than 70 specialists from the CAAs of the States of the region took part in the work of the Seminar.

• 5-8 February 2019 a Seminar “Human factors” was held at the Interstate Aviation Committee jointly with Bermuda CAA within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness.
  The seminar was organized for the aviation administrations of the member states to the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace, as well as for the specialists from leading training centers for civil aviation and airlines of the region.
  The following topics were presented at the seminar:
  - History of human factors;
  - Features of perception, brain function;
  - Factors of errors: fatigue, distraction, multitasking, etc.;
  - Beginner’s and expert’s errors, their features and causes;
  - Prevention and expert’s error recovery strategies based on a human behavior model;
  - Outcomes of teamwork studies by NASA and European specialists (GIHRE);
  - Teamwork performance indicators;
  - Threat and error management;
  - Role and importance of effective communication;
  - Conflict situations and methods of their solution.
  All the participants took part in the case studies and other practical activities during the seminar.
  Over 100 experts from aviation administrations, training centers and airlines of the region attended the seminar.

2018 year

• 2-4 October 2018 Flight Operations and Maintenance Documentation Seminar + MEL/MMEL Workshop, organized jointly with Airbus, was held in the Interstate Aviation Committee within the framework of the implementation of the ICAO/IAC Regional Project “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness”.
  The seminar was organized for the CAAs of the Member States of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use, as well as for the specialists of the leading airlines of the region.
  Airbus specialists made presentations on the following subjects:
  - Formation of the common data base of the Airbus aircraft operators;
  - Maintenance documentation overview;
  - Flight operations documentation overview (Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM), Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM), Flight Crew Training Manual (FCTM), Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL));
  - Interaction of aircraft operators, manufacturer and CAAs during of the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) formation;
  - Procedures of introducing changes in the equipment list in the process of the aircraft operation;
  - Maintenance and engineering vision and strategy;
  - Modern technologies and programmes for the interaction with the aircraft operators.
  The Seminar included practical training, where the participants received the possibility to familiarize themselves with the new set of instruments, which will be offered to the airlines in the course of the next few years. Airbus specialists devoted much attention to the discussion of the participants’ questions and examples from the practice of A320, A320 NEO, A330, A340 aircraft family operation, as well as of the modern A380 and A350 aircraft operation.
  The Seminar was attended by more than 200 representatives of the aviation administrations and leading airlines of the states of the region of the Interstate Council on Aviation and Use of Airspace.

• 4-6 September 2018 Within the course of the implementation of the Agreement on cooperation between IAC and IATA and the results of the meeting between the President of the Interstate Council, Chairperson of IAC Dr. T. Anodina and IATA Director General Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, during the period 4-6 September 2018 “IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)” Seminar was held in the premises of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) within the frame of the ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901, and which was prolonged on the unlimited basis by the Chairperson of IAC and the President of ICAO Council in 2016. IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) is the IATA standard for the evaluation of the airline operational safety. Leading ICAO Member States have adopted IOSA at the state level for the evaluation of the operational safety of their airlines.
  In the Member States of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace 25 airlines have passed IOSA audit, 12 of these airlines – from the Russian Federation.
  At the first day of the seminar active IOSA auditors from Germany, Ireland, Canada, Cyprus, Turkey, France, IAC, etc. met to consider the comparative statistic flight safety data of the airlines, which have passed and which have not passed IOSA audit.
  The comparative analysis showed that the flight safety level in the airlines, which had passed IOSA audit, was 3 times higher that the level of flight safety in the airlines, which did not have IOSA certificate. The participants of the seminar also discussed quality control issues as related to the improvement of the effectiveness of the interaction of the IOSA external auditors and the internal auditors of the airlines, as well as the responsibility of the parties. Further strategy of the auditors’ work was considered and new working directions were discussed.
  During the 2-rd and 3-rd days of the seminar more that 150 leading aviation specialists from the CAAs, airlines and airports of the Member States of the Agreement took part in its work. Altogether specialists from 17 states participated in the work of the seminar.
  IATA auditors presented information on the following subjects:
  - IATA structure;
  - Statistics of the airlines, which have passed and which have not passed IOSA audit;
  - Responsibility of the parties;
  - Quality control;
  - IOSA development for 15 years;
  - Overview of the future IOSA activity directions;
  - New model of the Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Programme in the IATA airports.
  In addition to that, Head of the Flight Department of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) made a presentation for the Civil Aviation Administrations. He emphasized in his presentation that the States of the European Community had adopted IOSA standard at the state level, which allowed to enhance the flight safety information awareness of the airlines of the community, involve highly qualified specialists in the flight safety level evaluation (IOSA auditors) and introduce the best aviation industry practices in the airlines.
  In the course of the discussion IATA auditors have given qualified answers to the questions of the participants of the seminar. By the and of the seminar all the participants have filled in the questionnaire, in which each participant could state his opinion concerning the work of the seminar and give their comments or suggestions for the future IOSA audits.
  The meeting decided to continue the work on the involvement of the airlines in the participation in the IOSA Programm, which would help promote flight safety in the region.

• 20-21 June 2018 Within the framework of the implementation of the provisions of the Agreement between IAC and IATA and the meeting of the President of the Interstate Council, Chairperson of IAC T. Anodina and IATA Director General A. de Juniac, the Safety Performance Indicators Workshop was held in the Interstate Aviation Committee in the period 20-21 June 2018. About 40 leading aviation specialists from the CAAs and airlines of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Canada, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation took part in the work of the workshop.
  The workshop was held by IATA experts.
  In the course of the workshop they presented information on the IATA activities in solving the issues of improving flight safety, considered the GADM system, operational safety, State Information Exchange Program, as well as the following issues:
  - Determination of the safety performance level;
  - Safety performance monitoring;
  - Regulatory requirements;
  - Safety objectives, safety performance indicators (SPIs) and safety performance purpose level;
  - Methodology for SPIs definition;
  - Acceptable level of safety performance (ALoSP);
  - Safety data management.
  The discussion of the concrete examples and case studies of safety assurance methods based on the SPIs, as well as safety performance monitoring aroused great interest of the listeners.
  The workshop was held within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness”.

• 26-27 April 2018 “Competence Based Training/Evidence Based Training (CBT/EBT) Seminar took place in the Interstate Aviation Committee. The Seminar was organized by IAC jointly with ICAO, “Airbus” and IATA within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness”.
  The participants of the event included more than 140 specialists from the Member States of the Agreement on Aviation and Airspace Use: Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, the Ukraine, Republic of Uzbekistan, the European countries: Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, France, as well as Canada and Turkey.
  In the course of the Seminar the leading specialists from ICAO, IAC, IATA; CAAs of Russia, Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Canada, representatives of Flight Research Institute named after M. Gromov, Airbus, the Boeing company, as well as of Russian and foreign airlines, aviation training organizations made their presentations devoted to the following subjects:
  - ICAO Provision on EBT and CBT. Prospects of EBT Implementation in Pilots Training;
  - Personnel training on the basis of EBT (Evidence Based Training) – new approach to the aircraft accident prevention;
  - EBT Implementation. Features of the operational context of the CIS countries;
  - Implementation of Evidence Based Training within the European regulatory framework. Using data and technology to enhance pilot training;
  - Stepwise implementation of EBT - from legacy training to Mixed EBT to Baseline EBT;
  - Instructor and Evaluator Training peculiarities;
  - Optimizing training solutions. Comprehensive Analysis Process for Aviation Blended Learning Environments;
  - Basic models and technologies for improvement of the capability of pilots to act in sudden and unexpected situations with a high degree of uncertainty.
  The participants of the Seminar got familiarized with the experience of the EBT implementation in different airlines, peculiarities of the training methods’ application, perspectives and difficulties of the transition to the new personnel training system and other CBT/EBT aspects.
  All presentations at the seminar are provided below.

• 24-25 April 2018 “New Trends in Pilot Training” Seminar was held in the Interstate Aviation Committee within the framework of the realization of the ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness”. The participants of the seminar included representatives of ICAO, IAC, AIRBUS and more than 100 aviation specialists from the CAAs, airlines and training organizations from the Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Ukraine and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  Following subjects were discussed during the Seminar:
  - Innovative approaches to pilot training, including resilience, as well as evidence based training (EBT);
  - Energy management and manual flight – take off procedures, cruise, landing procedures;
  - Unreliable air speed, overspeed and speed decay;
  - LOC-I (loss of control);
  - Airbus approach to UPRT (upset and recovery training);
  - Operational recommendations for approach, landing technics and go around.
  The discussion of EFB/eQRH Operational approval also aroused great interest of the listeners.

• 30 January – 9 February 2018 within the framework of the implementation of the ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901 «Development of Operaional Safety and Continuing Airworthiness» at the request of the Civil Aviation Agency at the Ministry of Transport of Kyrgyz Republic the «Flight Safety and Aircraft Accident Investigation» Courses took place in Bishkek. These courses were held by the experts of the Interstate Aviation Committee for the purpose of training specialists from the Civil Aviation Agency at the Ministry of Transport of Kyrgyz Republic, airports, airlines and air navigation. About 40 specialists participated in the event.
  The programme of the courses included the following issues:
  - organization of aircraft accident and incident investigation;
  - evaluation of aircraft accident risks;
  - establishment of the Safety Management System (SMS) in compliance with the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices;
  - experience of the SMS implementation in airlines;
  - practical realization of SMS on the basis of airports;
  - experience of organizing and conducting search and rescue works.

2017 year

• 14 November 2017 the De-/Anti-Icing Workshop was held in the Interstate Aviation Committee. The seminar was organized jointly by Airbus and the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) specialists within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Project RER/01/901. About 70 specialists from 7 states of the region participated in the event. Representatives from Airbus, State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation, “Aeroflot” PSC, “Domodedovo” Airport and IAC delivered their presentations at the seminar.
  In the course of the seminar special attention was given to the following topics:
  - Aircraft manufacturer’s (Airbus) requirements to the quality of the aircraft de-/anti-icing treatment;
  - New types of de-/anti-icing fluids;
  - Peculiarities of modern aircraft treatment;
  - Role and responsibility of the crew during the aircraft treatment;
  - Ground aviation personnel training and qualification;
  - Ensuring aircraft de-/anti-icing and quality control;
  - Technologies of anti-icing treatment of composite materials and aluminum alloys;
  - Ecology problems related to the de-/anti-icing fluid utilization.
  The 3rd edition of the Methodical Recommendations “Airplane Protection from Icing up on the Ground” was considered at the seminar. The participants of the seminar approved the accomplished work and recommended the materials of the Methodical Recommendations for implementation in the states of the region during the autumn/winter period 2017-2018. CAST-CIS team will continue its activity in the following directions:
  - Deicer driving up and departure diagrams;
  - Deicer movement during aircraft treatment;
  - Improvement of the Section related to the de-/anti-icing operations on the aircraft with running engines;
  - Interaction of the crew with the airport ground services;
  - Development of the requirements for solving ecological problems with the aim of improving the Recommendations.

• 2-3 October 2017 in Baku, the Azerbaijan Republic within the framework of ICAO-IAC RER 01/901 (COSCAP-CIS) regional Project implementation the workshop "Flight data analysis" was held.
  The workshop was organised jointly by specialists of Airbus, Interstate Council on Aviation and Use of Airspace, Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) supported by aviation authority of the Azerbaijan Republic.
  84 aviation specialists from 13 states and 6 international organisations took part in the workshop.
  The following topics were considered at the workshop:
  - Practice of Great Britain in FDA impplementation;
  - Basic introduction into flight data analysis (FDA) system as is the practice in airlines (data extraction from aircraft, software information processing, events investigation, integration with SMS);
  - Promotion from from reactive to proactive flight safety risk management. Overview of ICAO and EASA regulations for FDA;
  - Difficulties in practical challenges implementation within the framework of FDA programme, their impact on efficiency of FDA programme for application in SMS;
  - Supervisory guidlines on FDA in accordance with regulations of practical application;
  - EASA experience in FDA programme use;
  - Experience of Republic of Moldova in FDA application;
  - Experience of Ukraine in the field of FDA data collection, analysis and use for flight safety risk management at the state level.
  During the workshop participants were offered to assess the compliance of regulations and reporting format of operators on flight data analysis (FDA) with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practice, European Union, EASA. As a result of analysis participants of the workshop discussed possible options of bringing FDA regulations and reporting format into compliance in order to upgrade FDA programmes.
  Participants of the workshop had the possibility to study the practice of FRA programmes implementation in different countries and organizations, ask questions to ICAO, EASA, FAA USA specialists on regulatory framework and practical implementation in this field.

• 3 October 2017 Within the framework of the ICO-IAC RER/01/901 Project regional flight safety group (CAST-CIS) developed "Methodological recommendations from ground icing". Specialists of Rostransnadzor, Interstate Aviation Committee, specialists of companies-designers of "Airbus" and "Boeing" aircraft, FAA USA, Moscow Domodedovo airport, "Aeroflot-Russian airlines", State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation, "Sibir", UTair", "AirBridgeCargo" airlines, "Oktafluid" CJSC and "Russia" special aircraft division, Central Aerohydrodynamic Research Institute (TsAGI) took part in recommendations development.
  Amendments adopted at the meeting of regional flight safety group CAST-CIS (June-August) were introduced in Methodological recommendations.

• 22 June 2017 the CAST – CIS Meeting on the adoption of the 3rd edition of the Methodical Recommendations “Airplane Protection from Ground Icing” was held in the IAC Headquarters within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Regional Project (COSCAP-CIS).
  The participants of the meeting included the permanent members of the team – representatives of IAC, FATO, Domodedovo Airport, Airbus, the Boeing Company, United Aircraft Building Company, “Aeroflot” Airlines, “UTair” Airlines, “S7 Airlines”, “Air Bridge Cargo Airlines”, scientific institutes, such as the Central Aerodynamic Institute and the State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation.
  In the course of the team meeting the participants considered the issues of adopting the 3rd amendment to the above-mentioned Recommendations related to the de-/anti-icing procedures on the aircraft with engines on, development of the de-icers’ movement charts during aircraft de-/anti-icing procedures, requirements for de-/anti-icing procedures on certain types of aircraft, environmental protection, safety precautions, etc. The main aim of issuing the new edition of the Methodical Recommendations, corresponding to the modern requirements in the given field of aviation, is the use of this document by the CAAs and the airlines of the Member States of the interstate Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use in the navigation period 2017-2018.
  The next team meeting is scheduled to be held in August 2017.

• 23-24 May 2017 the ‘Incident Investigation Conference’ took place at IAC premises within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Regional Project (COSCAP-CIS) which had been organized at the initiative of and with the support of the Airbus Company. The Conference was attended by over 160 aviation experts from the Member States of the intergovernmental Agreement on Aviation and Use of Airspace (the Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, and the Russian Federation). The Russian Federation was represented by most of interregional departments of Rosaviatsia, Rostransnadzor and experts from major airlines.
  At the Conference reports were delivered by Airbus, IAC, Rosaviatsia, Volga-Dniepr airline, Air Astana, UTair, Two Wings experts on major topics such as flight safety analysis, risk management and safety analysis, continued airworthiness process and occurrence reporting, incident investigation process in Russia; operational events – RWY excursion, hard landings, turbulence etc.: the use of improved SHELL model for aviation occurrences investigation; investigation of occurrences during contracted maintenance; aviation occurrences investigation quality analysis; basic issues and the practice of their resolving within UTair Airlines’ SMS; some peculiarities of investigating incidents with bird strikes etc.
  The following resolutions were adopted by the participants after exchanging experience and discussing reports:
  1. The timeliness of the Conference and its positive impact on flight safety in the region should be recognized;
  2. To express gratitude to the Airbus Company for the active support of the Conference, its excellent organization and interesting and informative presentations;
  3. To pinpoint the importance of the information presented for the investigation of air incidents and preventive activities;
  4. To distribute Conference materials among its participants for the use in daily practice as well as to post the materials on IAC’s website;
  5. It was proposed to consider the possibility of holding similar conferences on special topics in the Member States of the Agreement in future.

• 25-27 April 2017 a Seminar on Technical Pilot took place at IAC’s premises within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Regional Project ‘Operational safety and Continuing Airworthiness’ (RER/01/901) with the support of Airbus Company. The Seminar was attended by over 70 experts from the CAAs and airlines of the Azerbaijan Republic, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  During the Seminar Airbus experts delivered presentations on important aircraft operation issues and the role of Technical Pilot in the implementation of SMS. Among the topics considered were those related to the position of Technical Pilot in the view of the initial and continued airworthiness, aircraft release and interaction with maintenance and engineering services, as well as flight operation documentation and its customization, EFB and QRH tools, SMS and FDA, ADS-B.
  The role of Technical Pilot in the context of the actual airline structure within the regulatory framework of the Member States of the Agreement was actively discussed.
  Airbus experts readily answered the questions of those participating in the discussion.
  The Seminar received positive feedback from the CAA’s representatives, airlines flight staff and engineers who expressed a desire to continue the discussion in future.
  At the end of the Seminar all the participants received certificates and CDs with the presentations recorded.

• 19 January 2017 Within the framework of ICAO-IAC regional project (COSCAP-CIS) the regular meeting of CAST-CIS working group was held in IAC headquarters on January, 19, 2017 with the main agenda to discuss methodical recommendations “Airplane protection from icing up on the ground”. Permanent representatives of IAC, UAC, “AEROFLOT”, “RUSSIA”, STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE of CIVIL AVIATION, TSAGI, DOMODEDOVO AIRPORT, as well as manufacturers of anti-icing fluids and AIRBUS regional Flight Safety director participated at the meeting.

2016 year

• 21 November - 2 December 2016 On the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Transport request within the framework of the ICAO-IAC RER/-1/901 international project "Development of operational safety and continuing airworthiness" implementation the courses on "Organization and conducting civil aircraft accident and incident investigation and flight safety promotion" were held in Yerevan on November 21 - December 2, 2016. The courses were held by the Interstate Aviation Committee experts for specialists of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation at the Government of the Republic of Armenia and airlines of Armenia “Aquila Technics” Ltd, “Armats” CJSC, and airlines: “Skiva Air” Ltd, “Aircompany Armenia” Ltd, “Taron Avia” Ltd, Main Criminalistics Department of the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation.
  Nineteen aviation specialists of Armenia participated in the courses:
  The following issues were considered at the courses programme:
  - organization of accident and incident investigation;
  - operating with flight recorders, digital data sources;
  - Flight Operation Safety Management System (FO SMS) implementation;
  - risk assessment;
  - FO SMS implementation practices in civil aviation airlines and airports;
  - organization and conducting practices of search and rescues operations;
  - labour protection and labour safety at the accident investigation site.
  The courses are held by the IAC specialists on a regular basis approximately once in 3-5 years almost in every contracting state of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace and are the basis for training skilled personnel on accident and incident investigation in accordance with the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices.

• 5 October 2016 Signing of the Agreement on indefinite extension of the ICAO-IAC RER/01/901 (COSCAP-CIS) project "Development of flight safety and continued airworthiness" by the IAC Chairperson T. Anodina and the ICAO Director of Technical Cooperation Bureau Ivan Galan was held during the IAC delegation activities at 39th ICAO Assembly in the ICAO headquarters.
  Prolongation and expansion of this important Project activities on provision of the ICAO technical assistance to state-members of the International Agreement is a further acknowledgement of effective implementation of this direction of the IAC activity were the result of successful, effective work that have been carried out for 15 years.
  IACO-IAC RER/01/901 project carried out from 2001 and which is so far one of the longest and the most successful COACAP projects in the ICAO technical cooperation Program, with the assistance of partners from ICAO, Airbus Company, Boeing, FAA USA, etc. became the example of successful traditional methods of aviation specialists training in the form of workshops, conferences, symposiums held by IAC and innovative methods, so called "evidence-based training" as well with the involvement of aviation simulator complexes, aviation equipment, workshops on an air field and on the basis of operated aircraft.
  Developed approaches and initiatives in the field of aviation specialists training within the framework of the Project were highly appreciated by aviation authorities of Member-States of the Interstate Agreement as more effective and cost-effective due to the possibility of involvement of more aviation specialists in training activities. It has been reflected in the resolution of the Interstate Council on Aviation and Use of Airspace of 2015.
  The project is actively engaged in implementation of the ICAO campaign "No country left behind". Over 100 different activities with participation of about 9000 aviation specialists of the region countries have been carried out during 15 years.
  The intensive development of training programs of aviation specialists, state inspectors in different directions of aviation industry activity including the field of flight safety, airworthiness, aviation security and others based on the ICAO Standards and Recommended practices and regulations (Aviation Regulations) of the Interstate Aviation Committee approved by the Interstate Council on Aviation and Use of Airspace is initiated within the framework of signed with the ICAO Project.

• 20-23 September 2016 within the framework of the ICAO/ICAO Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness” the Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA). Workshop was held for the inspectors involved in the foreign aircraft flight safety oversight on the apron in Dushanbe on the initiative of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan.
  The workshop was organized by Airbus, SENASA (Spain) with the support of Interstate Aviation Committee and its agenda included the following topics:
  - SAFA technical aspects and SAFA database;
  - SAFA inspection items:
  A. Cockpit,
  B. Cabin,
  C. Aircraft condition,
  D. Cargo area.
  To illustrate the instruction material an educational film on the subject-matter of the workshop was demonstrated to the participants. A number of practical tasks to consolidate the knowledge acquired were also offered. A training inspection was held on the B-737-900 aircraft.
  More than 50 aviation specialists from the Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic participated in the work of the seminar.
  Upon the completion of the workshop all participants received the certificates.

• 22-25 August 2016 within the framework of ICAO-IAC Regional Project RER 01\901 (COSCAP-CIS) special courses «A318, A319, A320, A321 aircraft, their systems, CFM 56, IAE V2500, IAE PW 1100G engines and flight and navigation complex» will be held at the hotel ‘Manas’ in Bosteri, Issyk-Kul Region of the Kyrgyz Republic.
  The courses have been organized by Airbus experts (Airbus Training Centre Europe in Hamburg, Germany) for CAA experts and state inspectors from the Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Kazakhstan and Republic of Tajikistan.
  At the end of the Courses the participants will be presented certificates of the Airbus Training Centre Europe in Hamburg, Germany.

• 19-20 July 2016 an SMS/RWY Safety Seminar took place at the Interstate Aviation Committee Headquarters held within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Project ‘Development of Operations Safety and Continuing Airworthiness’ (RER/01/901).
  The Seminar has been organized with the support of ICAO, IAC, Rosaviatsia (Russian CAA) and Airbus for CAAs’ and airports’ experts from the contracting states of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace.
  Experts from ICAO, IAC, Rosaviatsia, FAA USA, Pulkovo Airport, Aeroflot airlines etc. actively participated in the Seminar.
  The topics discussed at the Seminar were as follows:
  - ICAO activities on RWY safety;
  - New European and ICAO Provisions for aerodromes;
  - Requirements to the SMS of aerodrome operator;
  - Major elements of aerodrome SMS: safety performance indicators, Register of Hazards and Related Risks; safety culture; safety data base; wildlife control and ornithological flight support;
  - FAA regulative documents for Runway Safety Teams activity;
  - Operational problems of runway safety;
  - Methods and equipment to protect the runway.
  In the course of the discussion the speakers answered attendees’ questions. The participants of the Seminar gave positive feedback about the organization and holding of the Seminar.
  The Seminar was attended by over 180 representatives of CAAs and airports of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Russian Federation.
  At the end of the Seminar the attendees were presented with certificates and CDs with the presentations.

• 15 June 2016 upon the request of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan “Aircraft Accident Investigation and Promotion of Flight Safety Courses” held within the framework of the implementation of the international ICAO/IAC RER/01/901 Project «Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness», started their work in the city of Dushanbe. These courses are conducted by the Interstate Aviation Committee experts in order to provide training to the specialists from General Administration of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Transport and aviation enterprises of the Republic of Tajikistan.
  The following issues are to be considered:
  - Organization of aircraft accident and incident investigation;
  - Risk evaluation;
  - Formation of the Safety Management System (SMS);
  - SMS introduction practice in the airlines;
  - Organizing and carrying out search and rescue activities practice.

• 14-17 June 2016 within the framework of the ICAO/IAC Regional Project RER/01/901 (COSCAP-CIS) special courses “A318, A319, A320, A321 aircraft, their systems, CFM 56, IAE V2500, IAE PW 1100G engines and flight and navigation complex” took place in Baku, in the National Aviation Academy of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The courses also dealt with the distinctive characteristics of the new A380 and A350 aircraft.
  The courses were held by Airbus experts (Hamburg Training Centre, Germany), and more than 40 aviation specialists from the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Ukraine received their training.
  The participants of the courses studied mechanical, electrical power, hydraulic power, fuel and pneumatic systems of the Airbus aircraft family. Functional resources of the navigation and radio navigation systems, automated takeoff and landing systems, communication, air conditioning, fire extinguishing and ice protection systems, flight data recorder and reservation system with the display of information in the cockpit received detailed consideration.
  Special attention was given to the study of CFM 56, IAE V2500, IAE PW 1100G power plants, their airframe structure electronic control and regulation systems. The participants received the materials of the flight and technical documentation on the maintenance schedule/maintenance checks.
  The participants of the courses showed great interest in the information related to different types of composite materials (carbon fiber composite, glass fiber, aramid fiber, etc.) used by Airbus, their advantages and drawbacks.
  After the completion of the course the participants were issued the certificates of the Airbus European Training Centre, Hamburg, Germany.

• 24-25 May 2016 Within the ICAO-IAC Regional Project RER/01/901 “Development of Operations Safety and Continuing Airworthiness” with the assistance of Airbus Company a two-day Maintenance & Engineering Safety Awareness Seminar (MESAS) was held from the 24 to 25 May 2016 in the Interstate Aviation Committee. The Seminar was attended by over 100 aviation specialists from CAA and airlines from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
  Presentations were delivered by IAC experts as well as by those from Airbus, Moscow office of VERITAS, Air Astana, training centre Aviator.
  During the Seminar the topics were discussed as follows:
  - Data sharing and communication;
  - MMEL, MEL;
  - MEL in practice & safety implication;
  - Lessons learnt from in-service maintenance practice;
  - Tooling black market & associated safety concerns;
  - Contribution of maintenance planning to safety;
  - Structural damage reporting & recording;
  - Safety oversight and safety management systems in the fields of Maintenance & Engineering;
  - Reporting & Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs) and associated challenges;
  - SMS Implementation at Aircraft Maintenance Training Organisations.
  During the discussion speakers answered the questions from CAA and airlines representatives.
  The participants expressed their wishes regarding topics of the future seminars.
  At the end of the Seminar all attendees were given certificates and the materials of presentations on CDs.

• 12-13 April 2016 Flight Data Analysis (FDA) Seminar “Development of Operations Safety and Continuing Airworthiness” within the framework of the ICAO-IAC Regional Project COSCAP-CIS was held in IAC Headquarters on April 12-13, 2016. The Seminar was organized with the support of Airbus, ICAO and IAC. About 100 aviation experts from 12 countries and 3 International Organisations attended the workshop.
  During the first day of the seminar following subjects were discussed:
  - Safety oversight aspects of implementation of ICAO requirements to establish and maintain a FDA Program;
  - Activity of the ICAO Flight Data Working Group;
  - Flight Data Analysis in the broad context of SMS;
  - FDAP development experience & best practices, “Air Astana” (Republic of Kazakhstan);
  - The key role of the Flight Safety Officer;
  - Flight data analysis practices within the SMS implementation of the leading Russian airlines.
  The study of Flight Data Analysis Methods was continued on the second day; the case of crew interview and occurrence analysis for the potential risks detection was demonstrated.
  In the conclusion of the seminar participants highly appreciated the seminar work and emphasized the necessity of developing more actively the cooperation of aviation authorities, airlines and aviation manufacturers.
  Aviation specialists suggested to meet for discussion of FDA issues on regular basis. IAC also expressed readiness to become the platform for the development of experts further cooperation in this area.

• 1-4 March 2016 within the framework of ICAO-IAC regional Project RER/01/901 (COSCAP-CIS) the Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft Workshop (SAFA) was held in Rostov-on-Don.
  The workshop was organized by the Airbus Company, ICAO, Interstate Aviation Committee and Rostransnadzor with the support of the Donavia airlines.
  The following topics were discussed at the workshop:
  - SAFA technical aspects and SAFA database;
  - SAFA inspection items:
  A. Cockpit;
  B. Cabin;
  C. Aircraft condition;
  D. Cargo area;
  Practical event-based training was conducted. The workshop includes simulation inspection in an Airbus aircraft at the Rostov-on-Don Airport.
  To illustrate the guidance materials the attendees were shown an educational film on the topic and given practical tasks to consolidate the knowledge acquired.
  The workshop was attended by 53 aviation experts of the State Aviation Oversight and Transport Safety Oversight Department of the Southern, North Caucasus Federal Regions; Central, Southern and Privolzhskiy Departments of the Federal Air Transport Agency, as well as representatives of Donavia airlines.

• 3-4 February 2016 Within the framework of ICAO-IAC RER/01/901 "Development of operational safety and continuing airworthiness" regional project implementation with Airbus/ATR support the workshop on aircraft deicing was held on February 3-4, 2016. 150 representatives of aviation administrations and leading airlines and airports of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, the Interstate Aviation Committee specialists (the IAC specialists), France, Federal Aviation Authority of the USA (FAA) participated in the workshop.
  At the first day of the workshop in the Interstate Aviation Committee the IAC specialists conducted analysis of aviation security in the region of the contracting states of the Agreement.
  Airbus and ATR specialists made a report on deicing requirements and ground personnel training, they presented the main aspects of pilots training as well.
  Within the framework of exchanging of best practices on "Aircraft protection from ground icing" methodological recommendations prepared by the IAC jointly with representatives of the leading RF airlines and airports the following reports of leading specialists of aerodromes and airlines ground support services were presented: "Assurance and inspection of aircraft deicing quality in airports" and "Amendments to "Protection from aircraft ground icing" methodological recommendations.
  At the second day the workshop was held on the basis of Sheremetyevo international airport. The participants got acquainted with aircraft de-icing procedure, visited the storage area of deicing fluids, familiarized with the storage and utilization procedure of deicing fluids wastes, visited the laboratory of deicing fluids diagnostics and aviation specialists training center in Sheremetyevo airport as well.
  The workshop participants emphasized coordinated and highly organized work of ground handling services and airlines crews participating in aircraft ground de-icing procedure.
  The workshop participants approved "Aircraft protection from ground icing" methodological recommendations and supported proposals on new directions of their development:
  - aircraft de-icing standards;
  - deicers traffic patterns near airports;
  - preliminary aircraft deicing;
  - aircraft deicing in arctic conditions (very low temperatures);
  - aircraft with operating engines deicing;
  - phraseology, forms of aircraft deicing order;
  - runway (RWY) and taxiways (TWY) deicing fluid effect on aircraft structure and systems.
  Plan of amendment drafting to "Aircraft protection from ground icing" methodological recommendations including the generalization of all proposals of workshop participants and publication of new recommendations to the end of August this year for the further implementation in work of airlines and airports of the contracting states of the Agreement on Aviation and Use of Airspace during autumn-winter navigation of 2016-2017 was approved. At the end of the workshop the certificates were given to all participants.

2015 year

•