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Advocacy

| May 15, 2024

Global GA community gathers at IAOPA World Assembly

International affiliates of AOPA met with aviation industry leaders, government officials, and stakeholders from across the globe at the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) World Assembly in Washington, D.C., May 7 through 10.

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Article

| February 7, 2022

President of AOPA Iceland dies in apparent accident

Haraldur Diego, president of AOPA Iceland, has died. His Cessna 172 was found at the bottom of Lake Thingvallavatn, one of Iceland’s largest lakes, and a popular tourist destination.

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Advocacy

| August 20, 2020

AOPA monitoring Brazilian avgas situation

A faulty formulation of fuel fomented frustration (and aircraft damage) in Brazil. AOPA is monitoring the situation closely and asking members who have had any similar issues outside of Brazil to report their experience.

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Pilot Magazine

| May 1, 2020

Action in the states: Jim Coon to lead IAOPA

The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA)has named AOPA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Jim Coon as its next secretary general. He will take over from Craig Spence—who is only the fifth leader of the 56-year-old organization—on August 1. IAOPA’s World Assembly, originally set to take place the previous month in Montreal, has been postponed.

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Article

| April 30, 2020

World recognizes humanitarian airlift potential of GA

Using general aviation aircraft in humanitarian relief efforts is a longstanding and well-received practice in the United States. Many other nations are now also realizing the value of GA to help move medical supplies and personnel during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Article

| March 20, 2020

IAOPA World Assembly postponed

The thirtieth annual World Assembly of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations planned for June 29 to July 3 in Montreal has been postponed because of the global coronavirus outbreak.

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Article

| February 20, 2020

Survey will enhance European GA safety

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) have launched an annual survey aimed at enhancing flight safety in Europe by identifying trends in GA flying, aircraft equipment, and fleet composition.

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Advocacy

| July 29, 2019

Australia, New Zealand develop satellite-based augmentation

Affiliates of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) in Australia and New Zealand are helping to drive technology upgrades as the two countries develop a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) that adds vertical guidance to GPS instrument approaches for general aviation.

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Article

| October 31, 2018

ICAO conference calls for medical, regulatory reforms

A proposal by the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) enact a safe and cost-effective medical certification standard for light-aircraft pilots drew support from delegations attending the ICAO’s thirteenth Air Navigation Conference in Montreal, Canada.

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Advocacy

| October 4, 2018

US, UK officials call for bilateral general aviation agreements

Lawmakers around the world are reforming requirements for general aviation pilots in a number of areas, and urging their respective governments to recognize these changes.

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Advocacy

| October 1, 2018

Nations unite to modify medical requirements

Thirty-six nations around the globe have already moved forward and abandoned costly and burdensome bureaucratic red-tape requirements associated with outdated medical certification processes for general aviation pilots. In a Sept. 24 meeting at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montreal, leaders representing the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) urged officials to keep pace with these changes as they review and update their standards for GA pilots.

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Advocacy

| July 17, 2018

European pilots fight skyrocketing fees

It’s not just U.S. pilots who are digging into their pockets to pay outrageous airport fees. European pilots are getting fed up with astronomical handling, parking, and landing fees. For years, rising costs have deterred many pilots away from recreational flying and nearly killed GA operations in Europe. But now pilots are fighting back, and things are getting legal.

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Advocacy

| April 2, 2018

IAOPA World Assembly meets in New Zealand

Leaders of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA), representing more than 400,000 general aviation aircraft owners and pilots, convened in New Zealand in March for the twenty-ninth biennial World Assembly to discuss challenges facing the GA community around the globe.

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Article

| July 26, 2017

Chinese delegation gets a look at American-style GA

Of 5,178 civil public-use airports in the United States, just 559 are set up to serve air carriers. The remainder are general aviation airports that support communities and businesses across the country, International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) Secretary General Craig Spence told a delegation from Chengde, China, during the group’s visit to Frederick, Maryland, July 25.

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IAOPA

| April 20, 2016

IAOPA updates brand

The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations is updating its logo as part of an effort to establish a unified global brand.

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News release

| April 30, 2015

ESTONIA BECOMES 74th IAOPA AFFILIATE

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Aviation Organizations

| December 11, 2014

Canadian Owners and Pilots Association president to retire

The world’s second-largest general aviation aircraft owner and pilot organization will soon have new leadership for the first time in nearly two decades.

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AOPA

| October 15, 2014

The Kiwi way

A New Zealand delegation came to AOPA headquarters to share ideas about ways a planned satellite-based air traffic control system can benefit general aviation pilots.

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Advocacy

| September 26, 2014

IAOPA holds 27th World Assembly in Beijing

Leaders of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations' (IAOPA) 73 worldwide affiliates convened in Beijing in September for their twenty-seventh biennial World Assembly to discuss challenges confronting the world's general aviation community.

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News release

| September 26, 2014

IAOPA HOLDS 27TH WORLD ASSEMBLY IN BEIJING

Leaders of the International Council of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associations’ (IAOPA) 73 worldwide affiliates – representing more than 400,000 general aviation aircraft owners and pilots – convened in Beijing earlier this month for their 27th biennial World Assembly to discuss challenges confronting the world’s general aviation community.

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News release

| May 2, 2014

AOPA TO SELECT YOUNG PILOT FOR FRENCH AIR RALLY

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, (AOPA), with the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (ICAOPA), AOPA France and the Fédération Française Aéronautique (FFA), will send an American pilot between 18 and 24 years old to France this summer to take part in a nationwide air rally.

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News release

| September 20, 2013

IAOPA STATEMENT CORRECTS REPORTS THAT CHINA AFFILIATE SPONSORED AIRSHOW LINKED TO U.S. PILOT'S DEATH

IAOPA STATEMENT CORRECTS REPORTS THAT AOPA-CHINA AFFILIATE SPONSORED AIRSHOW LINKED TO U.S. PILOT’S DEATH

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Flying Club

| August 28, 2013

Jordan chapter joins IAOPA ranks

A chapter in Jordan has been approved as the seventy-second affiliate of the International Council of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associations.

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Pilot Magazine

| May 5, 2013

Safety Pilot: Low-impact aerobatics: The Swiss way

Learning about unusual attitudes—not the pilot’s but the aircraft’s—is an excellent skill and need not be painful. It’s good experience since most of us work hard to avoid them.

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IAOPA

| May 1, 2013

Safety Pilot: Low-impact aerobatics: The Swiss way

Learning about unusual attitudes—not the pilot’s but the aircraft’s—is an excellent skill and need not be painful. It’s good experience since most of us work hard to avoid them.

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Advocacy

| February 4, 2013

IAOPA to hold World Assembly in China in 2014

The International Council of the Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) announced Feb. 1 that its next biennial World Assembly will be hosted by AOPA China in 2014.

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Advocacy

| December 21, 2012

A year of progress on international freedom to fly

Five decades into the fight to extend freedom to fly to every corner of the globe, IAOPA marked 2012 with collaboration, cooperation, and the promise for more.

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Advocacy

| December 4, 2012

Trinidad and Tobago joins AOPA family

The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) has approved the Island Aircraft Owners Association--AOPA Trinidad and Tobago--as its seventy-first affiliate.

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Advocacy

| October 17, 2012

AOPA's Craig Spence named permanent IAOPA secretary general

Craig Spence, AOPA vice president of operations and international affairs, was named the secretary general of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association (IAOPA) on Oct. 13. He was named acting secretary general in May.

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Advocacy

| August 30, 2012

90-day old airport hosts first fly-in in China

It's not Oshkosh, but the first ever fly-in by AOPA-China in Faku in the Shenyang province had all the passion and enthusiasm for general aviation characteristic of airshows worldwide.

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