At a recent meeting of the Aviation Stakeholders Forum, the IAA announced that a stakeholder consultation process would take place as part of the development of a new ‘Statement of Strategy’ for the 2026-2028 period.

This will be an update to the current Statement of Strategy 2023-2025 

Fórsa has been engaging with aviation branches on the matter and will make a submission to the consultation outlining the union’s key priorities for the period ahead. 

The Aviation Stakeholders Forum aims to foster the maintenance and improvement of aviation safety and to support the development of a positive aviation safety culture within the aviation community.  

First established in September 2023, it was set up under the Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022. The forum is convened by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). It provides an opportunity for all stakeholders involved in civil aviation in Ireland to get together to discuss areas of mutual concern.

At the fourth Aviation Stakeholders Forum, which took place in March, the agenda covered regulatory developments at European and national level, developments in relation to air traffic control (ATC), personal licencing regulations, national enforcement activities and safety and substance testing.

On the IAA strategy consultation, Fórsa national secretary Katie Morgan said: “The division has been engaging with the aviation sub-committee of the divisional executive committee to develop Fórsa’s submission, and we encourage branches who are interested in making a submission to do so. 

It is understood that further public consultation will commence by the end of quarter two of 2025, and we will be notifying branches of how they can participate in this process.” 

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