Exploring the role of seamless and contactless travel in air transport’s recovery
Enhancing efficiencies at border crossings and meeting travellers’ post-pandemic expectations for a secure and healthy travel experience will be key to the recovery of the global aviation sector, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu told…
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The Air Transport Monthly Monitor for May 2021
The air transport industry is not only a vital engine of global socio-economic growth, but it is also of vital importance as a catalyst for economic development. Not only does the industry create direct and indirect employment and support…
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Improving airport efficiencies in Indonesia
Introduction
The phenomenal growth of air traffic in the decade and a half before the pandemic caught the aviation world by surprise. The Asia Pacific region accounted for more than 30 per cent of the global air transport market, with…
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There is NOTAM to waste – we have this global campaign to roll out!
Every day thousands of NOTAM are filed with aviation authorities to alert pilots of potential hazards along their flight routes, or in locations that could impact their flight routes. Ironically, the huge amount of NOTAM that pilots have…
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Implementing passenger data exchange standards is crucial to countering terrorism and preventing…
During the ICAO/Interpol Passenger Data Exchange Forum that was held virtually from 27-28 May in conjunction with this year’s ICAO TRIP Symposium, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu highlighted the vital importance of ramping up the…
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ICAO Council will pursue fact finding investigation into Ryanair FR4978
The ICAO Council expressed strong concern over the apparent forced diversion of Ryanair Flight FR4978, a commercial passenger aircraft flying in Belarus airspace on Sunday, 23 May 2021. At a special meeting that convened last week, ICAO's…
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My experience as an intern at the International Civil Aviation Organization
I was no stranger to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) when I began my digital marketing internship at the United Nations specialized agency following my graduation. Little did I know how relevant the work of ICAO was –…
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Creating higher education opportunities for those in aviation security
The effective delivery of aviation security is an important factor in the growth and sustainable development of the global aviation industry. The ever-changing threats to aviation continue to challenge governments and industry in…
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New ICAO and International Chamber of Commerce statement on pandemic public/private cooperation…
Highlighting that efficient vaccine distribution and the sustainable recovery of air transport require extensive and global public-private cooperation, ICAO and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have issued a new joint statement…
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The Global Reporting Format for runway surface conditions is ready: are you?
There are now only a few months until the 4 November 2021 applicability date for ICAO’s Global Reporting Format (GRF) for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions. Planning should now be in place, focal points should have been…
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