Following the tragic downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) in January 2020, a mere six years after the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in similar circumstances, Canada launched the global Safer Skies Initiative.As both incidents highlighted the importance of timely, risk-based decision-making with regards to civilian flight planning over or near conflict zones, Transport Canada (TC) established the Conflict Zone Information Office (CZIO) to monitor conflict zones, assess risks and provide guidance to Canadian air carriers through both the sharing of vital risk information and the issuance of airspace notifications (e.g., Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)).The objective of this RFP is to seek access to global geopolitical threat and risk information, including data, reports and trend analysis including an outlook of short, mid and long-term trends to help the CZIO get ahead of potential threats to Canadian civil aviation operations. This will support Transport Canada’s ongoing monitoring and assessment efforts of risks posed to Canadian civil aviation operations by conflict zones, undertaken by the CZIO.
