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

The COVID-19 pandemic was more than a humanitarian health crisis, among the many challenges that were elevated around the world, there was social and economic upheaval as well. Beginning in March 2020, the virus began spreading rapidly…
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The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is the first global market-based scheme that applies to a sector. It complements other aviation in-sector emissions reduction efforts such as technological…
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The former Regional Director of ICAO's Asia and Pacific Office, Mr. Lalit Bikram Shah accompanied by his wife, paid a visit to Bangkok, Thailand recently, where he met some of the current ICAO APAC Office team over lunch. They asked him…
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Air transport is an essential service industry in the development of a modern economy. Globalization, communications and markets have expanded around the world thanks to aviation. By spurring tourism and trade as it continues to grow,…
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The South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal, geographically divided by the Indochina peninsula and connecting the Indian Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, are not only crowded with the steady stream of marine transportation on the vast high seas,…
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ICAO's Communications, Navigation, Surveillance and Frequency Spectrum Management (CNSS) Section is the primary focal point within ICAO’s Air Navigation Bureau for standardization and implementation support of aeronautical communication,…
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ICAO’s ‘No Country Left Behind’ (NCLB) initiative highlighted ICAO’s effort to assist States in implementing ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). The NCLB initiative also promoted ICAO’s efforts to resolve Significant Safety…
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ICAO has issued reinforced recommendations for countries on risk management and the introduction of COVID-19 related national air travel requirements. Issued in a new ICAO bulletin from its Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and…
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Aviation Medicine is a medical specialty that combines aspects of preventive, occupational, environmental and clinical medicine with the physiology and psychology of man in flight. It is concerned with the health and safety of those…
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The 14th Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) of the Asia-Pacific Flight Procedure Programme (FPP) was held virtually from 29 to 30 November 2022. The meeting was attended by 21 participants from eight active participating…
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