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Talking Points on Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in ICAO

Aviation safety transcends national borders. To achieve safe and orderly development of international civil aviation and to work towards greater inclusion of stakeholders, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has long invited non-Contracting States, nongovernmental organizations, and private enterprises to attend ICAO meetings of various levels. Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) was invited to attend the 38th ICAO Assembly in 2013, which set an important precedent. Indeed, as the UN’s specialized agency for international civil aviation, ICAO should allow Taiwan’s CAA, the sole managing agency of the Taipei Flight Information Region (Taipei FIR), to participate in its Assembly Sessions, regional and technical meetings, and seminars, as well as to obtain related information through appropriate channels.

 

  1. The importance of the Taipei FIR

The Taipei FIR borders four other FIRs, i.e., Fukuoka, Manila, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. It is located off mainland China’s eastern seaboard and between Japan and the Philippines. In 2017, the Taipei FIR provided services to over 1.66 million controlled flights (of which 30 percent were transiting flights, a 1.4 percent increase over 2016), and to nearly 66 million travelers entering, leaving, or transiting through Taiwan (of whom about 83 percent, or nearly 55 million, were international and cross-strait passengers, and about 17 percent, or 11 million, were domestic passengers). As of the end of 2017, 88 airlines offered services to and from Taiwan, operating passenger and cargo flights on 296 routes and connecting 141 cities around the world. In addition, the main gateway of the Taipei FIR, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, served more than 44.8 million international and cross-strait passengers in 2017. It was ranked 10th and sixth globally in 2016 for its international passenger and cargo volume, and fifth in the Asia-Pacific for both passenger and cargo volume, according to 2016 statistics from the Airports Council International. Taiwan’s two largest carriers, EVA Air and China Airlines, were ranked 30th and 33rd in international passenger volume in 2016 according to statistics from the International Air Transport Association, representing about 2.6 percent of global revenue tonne kilometers.

 

The Taipei FIR is an inseparable part of the global network of FIRs. Taiwan’s CAA, which is responsible for managing large traffic volumes in the Taipei FIR, should have direct access to ICAO in order to provide aviation services that meet ICAO standards, ensure safe air transport of passengers and cargo, and boost economic development. Denying the CAA direct access contravenes ICAO’s goal of safeguarding global aviation safety and achieving a seamless sky.

 

  1. The necessity of Taiwan’s participation in ICAO
    • Ensuring regional aviation safety

Located at a key position in the Asia-Pacific, Taiwan has long enjoyed close air transport links with other countries in the region. Tourism statistics show that in 2017 over 9.69 million passengers from the region visited Taiwan, and that over 14.44 million passengers from Taiwan visited countries or areas in the region. Taiwan’s accomplishments in air transport development are evident to all regional stakeholders. Aviation safety in the Taipei FIR is closely related to air transport development in the Asia-Pacific. Taiwan’s inclusion in ICAO is therefore in the interests of the entire region.

 

  • Contributing to the development of the civil air transport sector

Taiwan was the first country in the Asia-Pacific to establish a CNS/ATM system in accordance with the directives of the ICAO Special Committee on Future Air Navigation Systems. Taiwan has also been carefully studying the Aviation System Block Upgrades, hoping that a comprehensive flight management plan can be developed to increase both internal and regional cooperation. If Taiwan were invited to attend ICAO meetings of various levels, it could share experiences with regard to the challenges it faced in applying advanced technologies and procedures, thereby improving flight management efficacy across the Asia-Pacific. Taiwan could also provide other expertise in such areas as flight management, aviation security, and flight safety to other nations, creating closer regional cooperation in the civil aviation sector.

 

  • Participating in a constructive and professional manner

To mitigate threats from terrorism, ICAO announced a new security requirement for checked-in baggage with portable electronic devices on July 1, 2017. If checked-in baggage contains PEDs with lithium-ion batteries, the PEDs should be turned off and adequately protected before being checked in. Because Taiwan currently can neither attend technical meetings on security requirements nor obtain related information in a timely fashion, it only learned of this new requirement through media reports shortly before its implementation. Due to time constraints, the only thing Taiwan could do was to ask its airlines to remind passengers to comply with this requirement.

 

Even though it has long been excluded from ICAO, Taiwan has made every effort to promptly revise rules and regulations in line with international developments, so as to enhance aviation safety and service in the Taipei FIR.  However, with only incomplete and untimely information, Taiwan must devote substantial human resources and time to gain an understanding of and properly implement new regulations. Indeed, the example mentioned above is not an exception. (Information on other cases is attached for reference.)

 

Since the ICAO’s 39th Assembly in September 2016, countries around the world have focused on such issues as the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, global flight tracking and unmanned aircraft system management, and the drafting of the Global Aviation Security Plan. Intensive discussions, meetings, and seminars have been held at various levels within ICAO headquarters as well as ICAO regional offices to formulate detailed implementation plans and solutions. Taiwan regrets that it has not been able to take part in any of these events. With technological progress driving the rapid development of aviation, ICAO keeps pace by fostering consensus at frequently convened meetings on standards and recommended practices, so as to ensure global aviation safety. Taiwan urges ICAO to deal with and rectify the time lag with which it receives information, thereby helping Taiwan’s CAA make timely and efficient adjustments in bringing domestic regulations in line with international norms.

 

The call for Taiwan’s participation in ICAO is for technical purposes. Taiwan’s CAA hopes to establish communication channels with ICAO’s technical bureaus and commissions and attend technical meetings, so as to directly obtain timely information on important aviation issues and clarify any outstanding issues with other meeting participants. Only through direct participation in ICAO can Taiwan’s CAA learn about the latest developments concerning key ICAO issues, overcome the difficulties associated with a lack of transparency, maintain adequate safety levels and service standards in the Taipei FIR, and contribute to global aviation safety and development.

 

  1. Achieving a seamless sky

The goal of Taiwan’s CAA has always been to maintain the highest aviation safety levels and service standards in the Taipei FIR. We endeavor to implement related measures and meet ICAO’s standards. For the sake of technical information exchanges on civil aviation, Taiwan should be allowed to participate in ICAO, including its Assembly Sessions and regional and technical meetings. This will help ICAO achieve a seamless sky, benefit the aviation sector in the Asia-Pacific and the world, and serve the interests of all parties concerned.