Join us for the Third ICAO NGAP Global Summit (NGAP/3), taking place from 12 to 14 August 2025 in Durban, South Africa, at the renowned Durban International Conference Centre.

Co-hosted by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), under the leadership of the Department of Transport, this summit is a pivotal event for the aviation community to collaboratively secure the future of aviation talent.

Attracting, educating, and retaining the next generation of aviation professionals is a high priority for ICAO and a key pillar of its long-term strategic plan. As the aviation industry continues to evolve in response to innovation and global connectivity, the Summit will provide a vital platform to shape the future workforce that will lead this transformation.

Guided by this year’s theme — “The Flight Plan for Future Aviation Talent: Innovate, Educate, Inspire – Building the workforce for the skies ahead” — the NGAP Global Summit 2025 will bring together policymakers, industry leaders, education and training experts, regional and international organizations, and youth to explore innovative solutions, share knowledge and best practices, and foster strong partnerships.

Over the three days, the Summit will feature high-level plenary sessions and an Aviation career exhibition, concluding with an exciting airshow open to all participants, a moment to celebrate aviation excellence, connect across generations, and be inspired by the future of flight.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to shape the future of aviation.

This event brings together world-leading aviation liability, insurance and finance experts to address, inter alia, the following topics:

• Recent Developments in Liability of Air Carriers
• Liability of Airports and other Service Providers
• Products Liability of Manufacturers of Aircraft, Engines and Component Parts
• Global Regulatory Update
• Insurance
• Environmental Liability
• Cargo Liability
• Aircraft Finance
• Future Industry Trends
• Data & Technology Liability
• Passenger Rights – Dispute Resolution Trends
• Shooting Down Aircraft

In addition, the conference will host two luncheons and a reception/dinner to facilitate networking among attorneys, insurers, air carriers, manufacturers and government representatives.

This event brings together world-leading aviation liability, insurance and finance experts to address, inter alia, the following topics:

• Recent Developments in Liability of Air Carriers
• Liability of Airports and other Service Providers
• Products Liability of Manufacturers of Aircraft, Engines and Component Parts
• Global Regulatory Update
• Insurance
• Environmental Liability
• Cargo Liability
• Aircraft Finance
• Future Industry Trends
• Data & Technology Liability
• Passenger Rights – Dispute Resolution Trends
• Shooting Down Aircraft

In addition, the conference will host two luncheons and a reception/dinner to facilitate networking among attorneys, insurers, air carriers, manufacturers and government representatives.

In de Grote Houtstraat 116 in Haarlem is vanaf 5 april 2025 bij galerie BHAMD de verrassende expositie “Vliegwerk” te zien van kunstenaar – vliegenier Harry Tomesen. Luchtvaart loopt als een rode draad door zijn werk. Het is een mix van schilderkunst en collage, met een zweem van nostalgie en een handreiking naar de actuele kunst.
Vliegen als een vogel, dat is wat hij als kind al wil. Op zijn 17e maakt hij zijn eerste zweefvlucht en nu, 60 jaar later, doorkruist hij in zijn oldtimer zweefvliegtuig nog steeds het luchtruim.
De expositie weerspiegelt de passie voor het vliegen. Getoond wordt een grote verscheidenheid aan werken. Variërend van ingetogen werk met monochroom uitgevoerde witte vlakken van hergebruikt vliegtuiglinnen, tot uitbundige kleurrijke schilderingen waar het plezier van afspat.

The aviation community is invited to the  2025 EASA-IATA Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Resilience Workshop, jointly hosted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Cologne on May 22-23, 2025.

The aim of this year event is to build on the conclusions of the previous workshop and to provide further insights on the growing challenges of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference and its impact on aviation operations.

As GNSS disruptions become increasingly frequent and complex, the aviation industry must move beyond reactive containment strategies toward comprehensive, forward-looking solutions. 
 

What we can expect in the 2025 PNT Resilience Workshop 

This workshop aims to bring together experts from across industry to explore how to strengthen resilience and ensure operational continuity in the face of evolving threats.

The agenda of this event is being formulated considering the following key topics of discussion:

• Effectiveness of current mitigations
• Sharing of Operational Experience
• Role of ATM and ANSPs
• Regulatory Challenges
• Future Technologies
• Enhanced Civil-Military Cooperation  

The draft agenda will be published within the coming weeks.
 

Exchange and share information

To ensure a productive and open exchange of information, we are implementing the Chatham House Rule to help create a trusted environment and enhance sharing of information.

As attendee of the EASA-IATA workshop on PNT Resilience, you will be able to share the information you receive, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the person who provided the information.

Therefore, we require all participants to adhere to the following terms:
1. taking no picture, audio or video record during the event,
2. not disclosing the identity or affiliation of speakers,
3. using the information solely for purposes that are not detrimental to the interests of the participants and the organisations they represent.

Agenda

EASA-IATA PNT Workshop 2025 — Draft Agenda

​The ICAO Innovation Fair 2025 will be convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) from 21-22 September 2025, immediately prior to the 42nd Session of the Assembly, in Montréal, Canada. 

Building upon past editions of the event, the theme of the ICAO Innovation Fair 2025 will be “Global Horizons: Inclusive Innovations for Aviation”. The Fair will allow for representatives of States, international organizations, industry, private sector, academia, civil society organizations, United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to have substantive conversations on innovation in aviation and how it contributes towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and, as such, improving society at large. 

The Fair will feature a series of panels during which expert participants will be invited to promulgate, discuss, and help guide the implementation of the ICAO Policy on Innovation. The panels will focus on the role of innovation in supporting ICAO’s Strategic Objectives at global, regional and State levels, in line with the ICAO No Country Left Behind initiative, while promoting an environment where innovation in aviation can flourish in all ICAO regions. An exhibition area will showcase a range of new technologies and ideas that are being applied, or have the potential to be applied, to aviation. 

Dear WALA Delegates

The next edition of WALA (Worldwide Airport Lawyers Association) will be taking place in Willemstad, Curacao, next May 26-28, kindly hosted by Curacao Airport Holding (CAH), Curacao Airport Partners (CAP), Curacao Touristic Board (CTB), and Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DCANSP).

Registration and all information can be found at https://abiaxair.com/wala2025/

This will be our 15th conference, so we are planning a unique edition. For example:
(*) We included several optional activities for those who can extend their stay and enjoy this fantastic Caribbean destination.
(*) We will also be posting on site a photo gallery of these 15 editions. If you have a nice picture for us to include please send it to wala@abiaxair.com.
(*) The conference venue is the Riff at Mangrove Beach, an “all inclusive” resort that includes a recently inaugurated conference center, all food and drinks, 5 specialty restaurants and beach services. Note that delegates not registered in this hotel might need to pay a daily entrance ticket, which are limited.
(*) The welcome cocktail on Monday 26 will be taking place at Grand Café ‘Gouverneur De Rouville’, located in the downtown village, with great views to Queen Emma’s bridge.

In terms of the content of the conference, we are in the process of preparing the agenda and topics to be discussed, which will follow the 3 traditional WALA segments:

1. The pre-conference seminar sponsored by Lefosse Advogados: “Airport Concessions: weaknesses after 30 successful years”
2. WALA conference: “15 years promoting airport law”
3. The Urban Mobility Legal Forum “Law in Low Skies: Navigating Urban Airspace and Ground Regulations”

If you wish to suggest a topic or become a speaker please contact us at wala@abiaxair.com

Also note that during this 2025 conference we will present a summary book of all the 15 previous editions, including the list of the 252 speakers and 1214 delegates, the 537 organizations and 98 countries represented, and all the previous agendas with the 242 topics discussed since 2008.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. contact us, as we are looking forward for a great 15th anniversary edition together in Curacao next May!

WALA Team