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ICAO works with many stakeholders to address the forecast shortage of aviation professionals. By launching the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals (NGAP) initiative in 2009, ICAO took steps to ensure that qualified and competent…
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ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu was in Argentina last week to engage in a series of high-level discussions on the country’s aviation performance, modernization and sustainable development strategies. While in Buenos Aires, she also…
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On April 22nd every year, International Mother Earth Day is celebrated around the world.  The United Nations observes the day for its importance in “recognizing the collective responsibility for promoting harmony with nature and the earth…
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The Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu (below centre), and the President and CEO of Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), Mr. Philippe Rainville (centre left), were joined last Thursday by senior officials from the prominent aviation…
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Addressing African aviation and government leaders at the Airports Council International’s (ACI’s) 2018 Africa Regional Conference in Lagos, Nigeria, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu highlighted yesterday that the…
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The President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu (above left), undertook a mission to Nicaragua, at the invitation of its Government, to deliver remarks at the inauguration of its primary and secondary radar and to conduct a…
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Since the first commercial flight arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 1932, the UAE aviation sector has flourished. The UAE is now home to one of the world’s busiest international airports and the largest international airlines.…
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Drone deliveries, drone inspections and even autonomous flying taxis are near term realities, and to make these services safe and efficient ICAO has begun the consultative work needed to establish low-altitude traffic management guidance…
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Following a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Mr. Charlot Salwai, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu reiterated the UN aviation agency’s full support for Vanuatu and other Pacific Island States as they continue to work…
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In November 2017 ICAO’s 2017 Next Generation of Aviation Professionals (NGAP) Global Summit was held at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal. The event highlighted the aviation industry today, with it supporting 63.5 million jobs around the world,…
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