At every aviation conference, everyone agrees market access controls and ownership restrictions are a bad idea and should be done away with and' let's go to global open skies', but it doesn't happen, and I can only think that is because... governments stifle it. That for all their high intentions, governments quite like it the way it is or at least can't think of a system they'd prefer to have.

Tony Tyler

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You can sense the frustration, some have said to us privately that they are thinking seriously about whether they can afford to keep these operations going.

It was designed to handle 45 million passengers annually, but it exceeds that today and traffic is still growing at an annual 10 percent rate, overcrowding is a serious issue that will become critical quickly.

Aircraft get stuck in the soft surface due to substandard materia... by Tony Tyler

Aircraft get stuck in the soft surface due to substandard materials.

While there are no easy solutions to the mental health and security issues that were exposed in these tragedies, aviation continues to work to minimize the risk that such events will happen again.

We are seeking to meet the new government as soon as it is in office to find a solution that will preserve connectivity and the vital economic benefits it brings.

One has to appeal to states to live up to their responsibilities... by Tony Tyler

One has to appeal to states to live up to their responsibilities in this area.

I do always come back to the thought that what's the point of having information if it can't be passed on.

It's about things happening smoothly without interrupting the flow... where everything gets out of the way of the customer.

At the moment Africa punches below its weight in terms of connectivity with the rest of the world through African airlines.

The opportunity here is for governments to cancel these unnecessa... by Tony Tyler

The opportunity here is for governments to cancel these unnecessary and penalising taxes.

We are confident that, given the current pace of discussions, it will be possible for an agreement to be made at ICAO next year, with the implementation details being clarified in the lead-up to 2020.

I'm sure that a successful outcome in Paris can only help to provide momentum and the right environment for ICAO to succeed.

To the flying public an air tragedy is an air tragedy, regardless of how it is classified, in 2014 we saw a reduction in the number of fatal accidents — and that would be true even if we were to include MH17 in the total.

While aviation safety was in the headlines in 2014, the data show that flying continues to improve its safety performance.

This includes better sharing of critical information about securi... by Tony Tyler

This includes better sharing of critical information about security risks to civil aviation.

We are all still angry about what's going on even now, in terms of the access by investigators to the site, the debris, the way the victims and their remains have been treated : it's outrageous, clearly airlines should be given the information they need to make proper risk assessment.

Everybody agrees that we have to improve tracking. by Tony Tyler

Everybody agrees that we have to improve tracking.

Everything that is known should be in the public domain. If anyone has any information, they should come out with it.