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Thinking about installing or improving a biometric system for traveller identification? You may feel pressured to buy something that’s expensive, complex and large in scope. Based on Australia’s experience with issuing passports, you may…
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The continuous enhancement of safety has always been the cornerstone of the sustainable development of civil aviation. This fact itself is no accident: the visionaries who conceived the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation, which…
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Since beginning operations in 1997, Nuctech has become a global supplier of advanced security and inspection solutions and services. By using independent innovation to meet customer demands, they provide advanced technologies and products…
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A statistical analysis of high-risk accidents from 2008 to 2016 has shown that runway safety-related accidents, notably runway excursions, remain aviation’s number one safety risk category. The top contributing factors included poor braking…
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Preliminary figures released by ICAO show a total of 4.3 billion passengers were carried by air transport on scheduled services in 2018. This indicates a 6.1 per cent increase over 2017. The number of departures rose to approximately 38…
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Our sincere congratulations go out to Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim Al Jallaf, the Assistant Director-General of Air Navigation Services, UAE General Civil Aviation Authority who won the prestigious aviation business award Aviation Executive of the…
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To ensure the safe, secure and sustainable development of global air transport, the aviation community must ensure there are enough qualified and competent personnel to operate, manage and maintain the current and future air transport…
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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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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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The 3rd Interregional Aviation Security and Facilitation Seminar was held in Cairo, Egypt, 13-15 October 2018. The Seminar was hosted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt under the direction of H.E. Lt. Gen. Younis El Masry, Minister…
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