Officials at the May 2026 media launch for the ICAO–EASA aviation-safety forum in Guyana. Image: Department of Public Information.
Guyana is hosting an international aviation-safety forum in Georgetown on September 29 and 30, bringing together regulators, accident investigators, regional organisations and industry representatives.
The Third Global Regional Safety Oversight Organisations and Regional Accident and Incident Investigation Organisations Forum for Aviation Safety is jointly organised by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority is the host.
EASA’s official event notice confirms the dates and Georgetown location, while ICAO identifies the Arthur Chung Conference Centre as the venue.
The Department of Public Information reported that representatives from nearly 60 countries were expected to participate and described the event as the first global aviation forum of its kind hosted in Guyana.
Focus on regional cooperation
The forum is examining how states can share expertise and resources while strengthening safety oversight and accident and incident investigations.
Regional Safety Oversight Organisations can help participating states combine specialised technical capacity. Regional Accident and Incident Investigation Organisations perform a similar cooperative role in investigations. The model is particularly relevant where individual states cannot sustain every specialised function on their own.
According to the official government briefing, the first day is focused on the benefits of regional cooperation and the delegation of specialised functions while states continue to meet their international obligations.
The second day is scheduled to examine workforce development, sustainable financing, industry partnerships and harmonised regulatory frameworks.
Speakers listed by the government include representatives of ICAO, EASA, civil-aviation authorities and regional bodies from several parts of the world. Airbus, American Airlines and LIAT Air were among the industry participants named in the briefing.
Guyana’s aviation network has expanded
The government is holding the forum while Guyana’s international air connections continue to expand. DPI reported that the number of airlines serving the country had increased from four in 2020 to 16, while signed air-services agreements had increased from 13 to 27 over the same period.
Those figures are government-reported and describe the wider sector context. They should not be presented as outcomes of the forum, which is centred on safety cooperation, investigative capability and regulation.
For airlines, airport operators and aviation-service businesses, the discussions are relevant because safety oversight, regulatory coordination and workforce capability affect how air services are established and maintained. The forum itself does not constitute a new route announcement, investment approval or regulatory decision.
What to watch after the forum
The most useful outcomes will be any formal agreements, implementation commitments, training initiatives or changes to regional oversight arrangements announced by ICAO, EASA, GCAA or participating states.
Until such records are published, the confirmed development is the hosting of the two-day forum and its stated agenda. Attendance estimates, proposed agreements and policy outcomes should be updated only from direct official releases.
