To address the major issues facing the industry, a cooperative international aviation network with leading aviation figures has been established.
The National Aviation Authorities (NAA) network’s goal is to promote collaboration among the world’s top aviation regulators on new issues pertaining to aviation and space exploration, thus enhancing innovation and safety.
Making the most of new technology is one of these issues, as is supporting the industry’s initiatives to cut carbon emissions and promote guilt-free flying, as well as safely integrating novel modes of transportation like air taxis into some of the busiest airspace systems in the world.
Currently, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and Australia are all part of the NAA network.
The network will be in place to make sure the aviation industry is as safe, cutting-edge, and ecologically responsible as it can be.
Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, said:
With governments and agencies from all around the world collaborating with the sector to address new issues like reducing carbon emissions and making new technology as safe as possible, the aviation industry has demonstrated incredible resilience over the past two years.
The NAA network is a significant advancement in assisting this work, assisting the sector to safely meet the challenges of tomorrow and enhance lives.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority’s and the National Aviation Authority Network Governance group’s chair, Sir Stephen Hillier, said:
The global aviation industry is going through an exciting and challenging period right now, so regulators need to act swiftly to increase resilience, keep up with rapid innovation, and collaborate to cut carbon emissions.
We can share best practises and regulatory methods and increase our collaborative ways to solving shared problems thanks to the NAA Network.
Within the network, we are already collaborating on urgent and significant projects, and I am very much looking forward to working closely with my counterparts in Australia, Canada, the United States, and New Zealand to further the development of international aviation.
Billy Nolen, acting administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration, said:
Working cooperatively with our international partners is the only way we can usher in the next era of aviation.
The FAA is eager to collaborate with this network as we face new aviation issues, such as establishing a sustainable aviation system and safely operating air taxis.
The NAA network will be used by the UK and its foreign partners to influence new regulations and respond swiftly and flexibly to emerging issues while exploring ways to coordinate strategies to tackle shared difficulties.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has several coordination mechanisms that this organisation supplements.
It is still committed to working with ICAO to promote the international aviation system.
In order to anticipate for potential external shocks, NAA network regulators, for instance, have already started exchanging best practises in safety.
As a result, the industry will be better able to continue operating in the case of a shock similar to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.