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On 20 January 2016 Airport Olsztyn Mazury inaugurated its activities. It is the 15th international airport in Poland.

On January 25, 2016 at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction in Warsaw a conference on unmanned aircraft systems/remotely piloted aircraft systems was held. The event brought together representatives of almost all organs and institutions of government interested in the subject of unmanned aircraft systems and their safe use. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister Mr. Jerzy Szmit responsible in the ministry for aviation and by the President of the Civil Aviation Authority Mr. Piotr Ołowski.

Between 11 and 29 of January 2016 the Committee Phase of the 207th Session of the ICAO Council was held. Each week commenced with an EU meeting, preparing members for further Committee meetings. In the second week of the Session, due to meetings of EAG (Environmental Advisory Group), additional coordinating meetings of EU were organized.

Civil Aviation Authority hereby informs, that International Civil Aviation Organisation has established the ICAO Programme for Aviation Volunteers (IPAV). The programme provides a framework for the deployment of aviation professionals, working as volunteers to, among others, respond to emergencies affecting the aviation system in a State, develop capabilities in the implementation of ICAO SARPs, resolve deficiencies in the State’s fulfilment of its civil aviation oversight responsibilities and foster self-reliance and growth.

On 14 January 2016, at the invitation of the President of the Civil Aviation Authority Mr. Piotr Ołowski Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - Mr. Patrick Ky and the Chairman of the EASA Management Board - Mr. Pekka Henttu visited Poland.

From 30 November to 3 December 2015 the 36th Session of the Legal Committee of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was held. ICAO Legal Committee has been established at the first session of the ICAO Assembly in 1947. Its mandate is to advise the Council and the Assembly of ICAO in the field of legal issues and prepare draft international conventions and their protocols in the field of aviation law. The Committee consists of all 193 Member States of ICAO and each Member State has one vote. According to its constitution, the Committee is composed of experts in law seconded by Member States. The Committee meetings may also be attended by organizations invited by the ICAO Council. The 36th Session of the Committee was attended by 61 Member States and 9 international organizations represented by 134 representatives and observers. On behalf of the Republic of Poland the meeting was attended by the Polish Delegation including Permanent Representative to the Council of ICAO.

Between 2 and 20 November, 2015 the Council Phase of the 206th Session of the Council took place at the ICAO Headquarters in Montreal. The Council meetings were participated by the Representative of Poland on the Council of ICAO, Dr. Malgorzata Polkowska.

Civil Aviation Authority has prepared statistics on air traffic and analysis of the aviation market in the second quarter of 2015. In the second quarter of 2015, the market has continued the positive trends of previous periods. In the early months of summer season there has been increase of the number of passengers and the number of operations, as well as the load factor. As a result of all these indicators increased during last six months. The strong growth has been clearly seen in the case of regular air traffic.

Civil Aviation Authority announces that on 6 November 2015, the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Development of 20 October 2015 on use of lasers or light from other sources in airspace was published (Dz. U. of 2015., pos. 1816).