COVID-19 Information
As the COVID-19 pandemic developed around the globe, aviation operations were significantly reduced in an effort to help control the spread of this highly infectious virus.
Aerospace Medicine professionals have been collaborating on ensuring aircrew, flight attendants, support personnel, and passengers are properly protected during all phases of aviation operations.
It is critical to a full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that proper planning, policies, and preventive strategies are developed and implemented to protect all engaged in aviation operations now and into the future.
Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation - CAPSCA
Established in 2006, CAPSCA is a voluntary cross-sectorial, multi-organizational collaboration programme managed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO). It brings together international, regional, national and local organizations to combine efforts to improve preparedness planning and response to public health events that affect the aviation sector such as:
- Communicable diseases (pandemic influenza, Zika, Ebola, Coronavirus);
- Chemical events (nuclear power-plant accidents);
- Bioterrorism;
- Volcanic ash;
- Water and food safety;
- Hygiene and waste management;
- Drones in humanitarian operations;
- Disaster management (natural or man-made disasters).
The programme operates in the six ICAO regions, through its seven regional coordination groups (APAC, ESAF, EUR/NAT, MID, NACC, SAM and WACAF). It provides for an annual multi-sector, multi-stakeholder meeting in each of the regions at which the approach to public health event management in the aviation sector is developed and harmonized globally. In addition, CAPSCA provides assistance during natural or man-made disasters through the global CAPSCA network.
Recommendations Regarding Omicron Variant
ICAO reinforces air transport recommendations for the new Omicron variant (Press Release): 1 December 2021
Manual on COVID-19 Cross-border Risk Management – 3rd Ed
Managing Communicable Disease in Aviation
Brief on EURNAT States Restrictions Due to COVID-19
Effects of Novel Coronavirus (COVID‐19) on Civil Aviation – Economic Impact Analysis
Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis – Fourth Edition
CDC Statement on B.1.1.529 (Omicron variant): 26 November 2021
Non-U.S. citizen, Non-U.S. immigrants: Air Travel to the United States Requirements
COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination
Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19
WHO advice for international traffic in relation to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529): 30 November 2021
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Public health considerations while resuming international travel
Joint ICAO-WHO Statement on COVID-19
Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard
Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation COVID-19 Projections
How to Safely Reoccupy Buildings During COVID-19
BasicMed for Physicians
BasicMed was developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give pilots and their physicians the responsibility of determining a pilot’s fitness to fly, instead of going through FAA medical certification.
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