The International Civil Aviation Forum, hosted annually by the International Institute of Civil Aviation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, serves as a platform for exchanges in international civil aviation. The Forum will facilitate high level dialogue and cooperation for civil aviation, aeronautic manufacturing, finance and technology sectors and academia. The Forum will bring together senior officials, executives and leading experts from around the world to engage in constructive dialogues aiming at promoting safer, more efficient, orderly and sustained development of global civil aviation. The Forum will also contribute views, insights and wisdom to the resilience and stability of global industrial chain and supply chain, and to the global economic and social development.
The International Civil Aviation Forum 2025, themed “Enhancing Global Connectivity & Embracing Innovation for Aviation”, was held in Shanghai from October 30 to 31. It brought together more than 300 guests, including government representatives from aviation authorities across many countries and regions worldwide, heads of international organizations, corporate executives, experts and scholars. Closely following hot topics in the industry and enhancing professional depth, the forum focused on digital and intelligent trends as well as developments within the global aviation ecosystem. It built a high-end platform for cross-border and cross-regional dialogue among global civil aviation practitioners, pooling wisdom to improve the global civil aviation industrial ecosystem and explore pathways for future development.
The inaugural Forum was successfully convened in Shanghai in November 2024, attracting nearly 300 participants including representatives from civil aviation authorities, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), airlines, airports, aeronautic manufacturers, ANSPs, MROs and academia. Under the theme “Enhancing Global Connectivity, Embracing Green Aviation”, participants shared national and international policies, innovative initiatives, achievements made and plans and actions for future development on subject matters of harmonization of aviation regulations and standards, infrastructure connectivity, and environmental sustainability.
