C/CAR/DCA/10 ��� IP/11 International Civil Aviation Organization 23/07/09 North American, Central American and Caribbean Office (NACC) Tenth Meeting of Directors of Civil Aviation of the Central Caribbean (C/CAR/DCA/10) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, 18 to 21 August 2009 Agenda Item 9: Air Transport Matters 9.4 ICAO Statistics Activities SCOPE OF THE ICAO STATISTICS ACTIVITIES (Presented by the Secretariat) SUMMARY The purpose of this paper is to provide a description of ICAO statistical activities carried out by the Economic Analyses and Databases (EAD) Section. References: ��� Doc 7300, Convention on International Civil Aviation, ��� Report of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Statistics Panel ��� Air Transport Reporting Forms Strategic Objectives This working paper is related to Strategic Objectives A, C and D. 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 The need for complete, comprehensive and reliable aviation statistics was recognized at the Chicago Convention in 1944 and Article 671 defines the ICAO mandate to collect data from each Contracting State. In parallel, Article 54 is asking the Council to request, collect, examine and publish information relating to the operation of international air services, while Article 55 is stipulating that the Council may conduct research into all aspects of air transport which are of international importance and communicate the results of its research to the Contracting States. 1.2 In addition to the frame settled by the Chicago Convention, the ICAO Statistics Programme is addressed in Appendix B of Assembly Resolution A36-15, Consolidated statement of continuing ICAO policies in the air transport field. More specifically, the Council is requested to, inter alia, examine on a regular basis the statistical data (referring to ���statistics on airline operations���) collected by ICAO in order to meet more effectively the needs of the Organization and its Contracting States and to establish the necessary metrics to monitor the performance of the Organization in meeting its Strategic Objectives, notably Efficiency and Environment. 1 Each Contracting State undertakes that its international airlines shall, in accordance with requirements laid down by the Council, file with the Council traffic reports, cost statistics and financial statements showing among other things all receipts and the sources thereof.

C/CAR/DCA/10 ��� IP/11 - 2 - 2. COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF STATISTICS 2.1 Administration and management of the programme 2.1.1 The regular Statistics Programme of ICAO is established and administered by the Council whose authority is required for any modification in the structure and content of the programme. Normally, modifications to the programme whether additions, deletions or other adjustments, are on a regular basis considered by the Council on the recommendation of its subsidiary body, the Air Transport Committee (ATC). The Committee makes its recommendations by taking into account the proposals of its two advisory bodies on statistical matters, the Statistics Division and the Statistics Panel. 2.1.2 All Contracting States are invited to participate in the Statistics Division which is convened to review and make recommendations on the entire Statistics Programme. The forthcoming Tenth Session of the Statistics Division (STA/10), to be held at ICAO Headquarters in Montr��al from 23 to 27 November 2009, will carry out a comprehensive review of the current Statistics Programme in order to provide recommendations to the Council, by taking into account the conclusions of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Statistics Panel (STAP/14) convened in March 2009. 2.1.3 The Air Transport Bureau (ATB) is responsible for the management of the Statistics Programme, as well as for studying the needs of users and capabilities of providers to assist the Council in adjusting this programme as required by changing circumstances. This function involves the timely collection, processing, analysis, estimation, and dissemination of civil aviation data relating to commercial air carriers, airports and air navigation services, civil aircraft on register and aircraft accident rates. 2.2 Contents of the current Statistics Programme 2.2.1 Statistics of commercial air carriers (i.e., scheduled airlines and non-scheduled operators) are collected in a number of subject areas, the scope and frequency varying according to the size of the operator (in terms of traffic or fleet) and the types of services provided. The following data collected for commercial air carriers are available on-line: Traffic: These statistics are collected in Form A on a monthly or annual basis, according to the size of the carrier, and they provide measures of aircraft activity, passenger, freight and mail traffic, for both scheduled and non-scheduled services of the airline. Form A-S, similar in content to Form A, collects the total commercial air carrier traffic and capacity data produced by the air carriers of a State. The main purpose of Form A-S is to capture additional operational information for each State, in particular, those related to aircraft kilometres, departures and hours flown. Such data are important when assessing the needs for airspace, airport and air navigation systems and the rate of aircraft accidents. Fleet and Personnel: Annual data collected in Form D cover the number, capacity and utilization for each type of aircraft in the airline���s fleet and expenditures for personnel, by category. Financial Data: The revenues and expenses of airlines and their assets and liabilities are reported annually in Form EF.