By Thomas Reynaert, IATA Senior Vice President, External Affairs
After spending a few years working in the tech sector, it is great to be back in the aviation family. One of my first assignments with IATA was the 42nd Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which concluded earlier this month. It was the perfect reminder of one of the fundamental tenets of global aviation—global standards.
It’s taken for granted that airlines operate to the same standards in all parts of the world. Whether landing in Hanoi, Houston, or Hamburg the rules are, at their heart, the same. That is foundational to safety, security, efficiency and the sustainability of airlines. And it would be no exaggeration to say that without global standards we’d live in a much less connected world.
