ICAO SAYS ATM TECH CAN HELP THE AVIATION SECTOR RECOVER FROM COVID-19, BUT CAN INDUSTRY AFFORD INVESTMENTS?
November 2nd, 2020
THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is promoting digital technologies within air traffic management systems to shore up the efficiency of a global civil aviation sector severely disrupted by Covid-19. But there is doubt about whether these investments will be made by a pandemic-hit industry.
ICAO expects the number of seats offered to fall 51%-52% this year (2020), losing the aviation industry USD388-USD400 billion in gross revenues. So, the UN agency has been looking for ways to “build back better”, it said in a note.
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