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International CNS and ATM Agreement Signed  
By: Gordon Gilbert
Caption: Agreement establishes "new partnerships in aid of more integrated sectoral standards” for communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) systems.
Word Count: 167
ICAO recently concluded new technical information sharing agreements to help ensure greater alignment between its global standards for international aviation and the related work being pursued by RTCA, the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE), SAE International, and Arinc.

The memorandum was signed earlier this month during the UN aviation agency’s Second Global Air Navigation Industry Symposium (GANIS/2) in Montreal. ICAO said the agreement serves to “establish new partnerships in aid of more integrated sectoral standards” for communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) systems and air traffic management (ATM).

“The exchange of information permitted by these new agreements will be very helpful to ICAO’s efforts to develop mature and comprehensive standards for international civil aviation,” said ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu. “Industry standards serve unique and often complementary roles in support of global air navigation objectives. The enhanced interoperability these agreements have achieved will directly support improved sectoral performance in terms of aviation’s safety, sustainability, and efficiency.”