Remembering aviation’s role in the evacuation of Fort McMurray
AIn May 2016 a wildfire began in the northern Canadian city of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The fire swept through the community, forcing close to 90,000 people to evacuate the area. Many evacuees were transported by air in a massive…
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Global 7000: First Flight and Beyond
On November 4, 2016, the first Global 7000 flight test vehicle (FTV1) departed on its maiden flight from Bombardier’s manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario. During the 2 hour and 27 minute flight, all flight controls were exercised and…
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On International Mountain Day: the risks and advances in mountain flying
Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Fuji, K2, the Mont Blanc, Mount Olympus are some of the highest, most famous peaks in the world. Their names alone fill people with a sense of awe and wonder that has been fed by stories of…
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How do Bombardier’s C Series aircraft minimize the airliners’ impact on the environment?
A key player in the aviation industry, Bombardier is leading an important path with new solutions aimed at reducing its global environmental footprint. Its product innovation life-cycle process – from the design and manufacture of the…
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Welcome to Uniting Aviation!
Most of our readers already know what we do…
We are the UN specialized agency that manages the administration and governance of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. We work with 191 Member States and industry groups to reach…
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Interview with Kahina Oudjehani, Bombardier’s leader in eco-design
Bombardier’s C Series family of aircraft, which brings together a fusion of performance and technology, is a 100 per cent all-new design that offers operators new benefits with substantial savings. In addition to delivering best-in-class…
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Flying a “drone”? Watch this first
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), informally referred to as drones, represent one of the fastest growing technologies in the world. Their operations are challenging States in terms of the safe and efficient integration into airspace…
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SKY TALKS: Premier with Daniel Souhami (ICAO-TCB)
Sky Talks aims to stimulate discussions and grow the aviation community through sharing knowledge, resources and ideas.
Watch Daniel Souhami's presentation:
"Technical Cooperation Field Projects (No Country Left Behind)"
An explanation…
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Environmental Trends: CO2 Emissions Tool
The volatile aviation environment and climate change have become global priorities as States, industry, academia and environmentalists consider the impact of aviation on the environment, and the significant regional and seasonal variations.…
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Strengthening Civil Aviation Through Technical Cooperation
Strengthening civil aviation in developing countries in the aviation field is a major objective for ICAO's Technical Cooperation Bureau (TCB). Improving aeronautical infrastructure and services and environment protection is expected…
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