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We want to welcome aboard aviation and innovation enthusiasts! This week the First Advanced Air Mobility Symposium (AAM 2024) is taking place at ICAO Headquarters in Montréal, Canada.  This symposium is a global platform for fostering…
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Every year ICAO produces the ICAO Safety Report that provides updates on safety indicators, accidents and related risk factors. Improving the safety of the global air transport system is ICAO’s guiding and most fundamental strategic goal.…
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In 2024 we will return to 2019 traffic numbers for airports, airlines and passengers carried.  One of the challenges in returning to these levels and exceeding them, is our capacity to return with a competent workforce. The pandemic caused…
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It is an event where we reshape global aviation through heightened performance and sustainability. For two weeks the ICAO's 14th Air Navigation Conference is taking place at ICAO headquarters in Montréal. The event, which has brought…
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The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award was established in memory of Laura Taber Barbour, who tragically lost her life in a plane crash on 14 April 1945, while aboard a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 that crashed into Cheat Mountain in…
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For the next two weeks, the 14th Air Navigation Conference (AN-Conf/14) is taking place at ICAO Headquarters in Montréal, Canada. With the theme “Performance Improvement Driving Sustainability,” the Conference will work to reach global…
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The aviation industry is on the brink of a significant transformation with the introduction of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS). To support our work to ensure these innovative aircraft integrate safely and smoothly into our skies,…
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the UN agency that serves a leading role in international efforts to monitor and protect the climate and the environment. Their work covers the areas of meteorology (weather and climate),…
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For many young girls, the image of a successful career in aviation does not readily come to mind. Theresa O’Boyle - Levestam, Chief Executive of the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAF), is challenging stereotypes and inspiring a new…
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We took significant steps forward in enhancing aviation's role as a catalyst for sustainable development in Africa. During the AFI Week held in Gabon, ICAO signed four pivotal capacity building and implementation support agreements with…
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