Technology is easing global aviation but remains vulnerable to attacks, with some of Europe's biggest airports still facing disruptions on Monday after hackers knocked out automated check-in systems. "A system currently built to serve 4.6 billion passengers will not accommodate three times that number, unless we ensure its transformation," ICAO council President Salvatore Sciacchitano said. The agency, created in 1944 to manage the skies with a consensus-driven approach, is facing geopolitical tensions. Global passenger traffic is projected to grow to 7.2 billion by 2035, compared with 4.6 billion travelers in 2024. "Fifty-one percent of our population are women and only 3% of our pilots are women," said Tiago Faierstein, the recently appointed president of Brazilian civil aviation regulator ANAC.