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21 Feb 2023

ICAO Office Workshop on Family Assistance

ECAC, Family assistance

The joint ECAC-ICAO EUR/NAT regional workshop on assistance to aircraft accident victims and their families brought together 80 aviation experts from 29 States to discuss effective ways to better address the needs of those impacted by aircraft accidents. The event was held on 20 February, the International Day Commemorating Air…

20 Feb 2023

Air Crash Victims Day 2023

AirCrashVictimsDay

Pilar Vera, ACVFFI's Chair speaking on this second commemorating day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BMWK_Rdw8M

12 Oct 2022

Airbus and Air France Deny Criminal Manslaughter Charges

AF447, Air Disaster

News issued in AinOnline, written by Charles Alcock. It is copied by its website and with its permission. The Paris Criminal Court this week started hearing a potential landmark case in which Airbus and Air France stand accused of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of 228 passengers and crew aboard…

06 Oct 2022

ACVFFI at 41st ICAO Assembly

Assemblies

ACVFFI was represented during the 41st Session Triennal Assembly of ICAO by its Chairwoman, Pilar Vera together with Claudia Carrasco, ACHIVAAF President, Lourdes Bonet, AVGWI9525 President and Francisco Vasques-Tenreiro, Friend Member and not affected by air accident. The ACVFFI Delegation was attended from September 27 to October 2.During the Assembly, there were elections for the 36 seats of the ICAO Council,…

07 Sep 2022

The vision of the victims and their families in the face of air disasters

Speech

On August 4 and 5, the seminar "New transport paradigms: Assistance to Air Accident Victims and their Families" was held in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. Aeronautical Law continually evolves toward new frontiers of knowledge. Assistance to victims of…