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The air transport industry is not only a vital engine of global socio-economic growth, but also assumes an important role as a catalyst for economic development. With the…
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Cooperation and innovation is pivotal to delivering “Flight for All”
Heightened regional cooperation and cutting edge technologies will be crucial to the delivery of sustainable air connectivity to all communities, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu declared last week at India’s Global Aviation…
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What happens to refugees and stateless persons who have no passport?
Most of the time, when you want to cross an international border, you need to present a passport. And passports, as most people know, are issued by governments to its citizens. But what happens to refugees unable to obtain a passport from…
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Improving Cabin Safety
Cabin safety contributes to the prevention of accidents and incidents, the protection of the aircraft’s occupants, through proactive safety management, including hazard identification and safety risk management, and the increase of…
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Addressing the talent challenges in aviation through improved education partnerships
It is no secret that the aviation and aerospace industry is in the midst of a talent drought. An estimated 790,000 new pilots will be needed by 2037. There will be 600,000 new commercial airline technicians required around the world by…
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SKYTALKS: SCSA addresses the importance of aviation supply chain safety & security
The Supply Chain Safety & Security Association (SCSA) was founded by a group of professionals from supply chain management, security management and information technology management in April 2002, with the aim of bringing awareness to…
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Accident Investigations: How underwater locator devices work
Aircraft are required to be equipped with emergency locator transmitters (ELT). When an aircraft is involved in an accident, the ELT transmits a signal for search and rescue teams to be able to locate it, expediting the rescue of persons…
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Biometric Systems: Can they be cheap and simple?
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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ICAO’s 75th Anniversary: Celebrating the pivotal importance of safety
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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SKYTALKS: Nuctech, an advanced security and inspection solution and service supplier
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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