First, the Commission must work on ways and means of accelerating the approval process for the development and revision of SARPs and other technical documents. We all know that technological progress often outpaces the formulation and approval of SARPs. We must adjust to this demanding reality. The industry requires it. The travelling public deserves it.
Economic activity depends on it.
Second, stronger ties must be created with the air transport industry and members of the international civil aviation community, an initiative that has been relatively intensified especially over the past two years. Such a close relationship can provide us with an added perspective on the specific needs and opportunities of service providers and their respective organizations. The value of this approach was recognized in 1997 when the international air transport industry presented the ICAO Air Navigation Commission with the Global Navcom Laurel Award, in recognition of its significant effort to accelerate the pace of material essential to development of a co-ordinated, seamless and safe future air navigation environment.