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

Frequency spectrum is a finite and limited resource, managed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through its World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs) that are held every four years. It is essential that aviation…
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The wider trend of liberalization is likely to provide a further boost to the Asia Pacific region's expanding tourism industry, trade connections, and air connectivity. Based on ICAO's long-term traffic forecasts, APAC is expected to be the…
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The Chicago Convention, the landmark agreement on aviation signed by 54 nations in 1944, established ICAO to promote cooperation and “to create and preserve friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the world”.…
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The ICAO Regional Office that is based in Cairo, Egypt is responsible for serving 15 Contracting States:  Bahrain, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab…
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Joining a high-level audience of government and air transport officials for the inaugural ICAO-UAE Blockchain Summit and Exhibition in Dubai, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu appreciated the foundational rather than…
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In mid-June, as UBER was announcing the launching of its unmanned electric vertical take-off vehicle for commercial use as soon as 2023, I realized that “The Jetson” era had arrived. For those from a younger generation,  the Jetsons were in…
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The ICAO Regional Seminar on the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) was held in Cairo, Egypt, 7-8 April 2019. Following the initial stage of CORSIA capacity building which has been focusing on the…
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Welcome to the page where we live-streamed ICAO's Traveller Identification Programme (TRIP) Symposium as it took place at ICAO Headquarters from 25 to 28 June 2019.  Though we broadcast all of the presentations on YouTube Live with SkyLive,…
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ICAO works with the Convention’s 193 Member States and industry groups to reach consensus on international civil aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and policies in support of a safe, efficient, secure, economically…
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ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu brought important civil aviation security, innovation, and sustainability perspectives to the recent 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where she contributed to a wide range of high-level…
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