Uniting Aviation, News and Features by ICAO - NEWS AND FEATURES BY ICAO

The air transport industry is not only a vital engine of global socio-economic growth, but it is also of vital importance as a catalyst for economic development. Not only does the industry create direct and indirect employment and support…
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Overview of the development, evolution, and maturation The State Safety Programme Implementation Assessment (SSPIA) is a performance-based activity that falls under the framework of the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP)…
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To assist countries seeking to establish public health travel corridors during their COVID-19 recovery phases, ICAO has just released a new implementation package (iPack) on Establishing a Public Health Corridor (PHC). The new travel…
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The Middle East Regional Office continues its efforts through the challenging pandemic. The Fourth virtual meeting of Director General of Civil Aviation within the Middle East region (DGCA-MID) was held to discuss the global and regional…
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Sixteen small island and lesser-developed States have notified ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu of their decisions to voluntarily participate in ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), bringing…
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With the ICAO Year of Security Culture 2021 well underway, we are all becoming familiar with the overarching concept of ensuring security is everyone’s responsibility. What ICAO, Authorities and organizations now need to focus on are the…
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This week's Pacific Regional Aviation Ministers Meeting provided ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu with a platform to reiterate the critical importance of positioning aviation as a key component within governments’ pandemic recovery…
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Responding to a variety of recent and emerging aerospace and geopolitical developments throughout its 223rd session, which concluded yesterday, the ICAO Council realized important progress towards facilitating the aviation sector’s recovery…
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The growth of digital aviation infrastructures and services have significantly helped to increase capacities and optimizing global airspace, but this growth has presented a number of challenges in terms of interoperability and cyber…
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Delivering another important contribution to the international community's efforts to realize a responsible and sustainable air transport recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, ICAO has announced the publishing of new technical specifications…
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