ICAO 10004

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Executive Summary

Ensuring safety remains paramount

Continuous improvement in global aviation safety is fundamental
to ensuring air transport continues to play a major role in driving
sustainable economic and social development around the world. For
an industry that directly and indirectly supports the employment of
56.6 million people, contributes over $2 trillion to global gross
domestic product (GDP), and carries over 2.5 billion passengers and
$5.3 trillion worth of cargo annually, safety must be aviation's
first and overriding priority.

With air traffic projected to double in the next 15 years,
current and emerging safety risks must be addressed proactively to
ensure that this significant capacity expansion is carefully
managed and supported through strategic regulatory and
infrastructure developments. It is therefore imperative that States
and regions remain focused on establishing, updating and addressing
their safety priorities as they continue to encourage expansion of
their air transport sectors. To ensure that continuous safety
improvement and harmonized global air navigation modernization
advance hand-in-hand, global, regional and State aviation safety
planning is essential. This also facilitates the safe and sustained
growth, increased efficiency and responsible environmental
stewardship that societies and economies globally expect and demand
of Government aviation agencies and industry.