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

ICAO’s ultimate 2-in-1 package combines the Air Traffic Management and Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation bundles and includes one-year updates to all 16 publications in the ATM bundle and Annexes 1-19. Available…
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Have you ever wondered what the three, or four-letter acronym on your plane ticket means, or how are they assigned? Airport codes are used to distinguish airports around the world, to ensure there is no confusion between countries and…
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, previously referred to as the Department of Civil Aviation, is a government agency that was formed under the Ministry of Transport Malaysia in 1969. CAAM’s main role is to contribute to the…
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At a recent continent-wide meeting of over 150 African aviation leaders, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano stressed that national regulators could play an important leadership role by fully capitalizing on the liberalization and…
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The aviation community has been noticing that the rollout of ground-based 5th Generation (5G) telecommunications infrastructure is associated with the potential interference to radio altimeters onboard aircraft due to the implementation of…
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The years 2020 and 2021 proved to be the most challenging years in civil aviation history due to COVID-19. The pandemic affected all industries, sectors, and all aspects of our lives with devastating economic and financial losses and…
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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 innovations, operational improvements and sustainable aviation fuels to meet…
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Ministers and officials engaged in high-level environment talks brokered by ICAO have urged countries to cooperate further through the UN agency toward a collective global long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero carbon emissions by…
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On 16 May 2022, The Rt. Honorable Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba inaugurated Nepal’s second international airport, the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), located in Siddharthanagar, serving the UNESCO World Heritage…
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At the end of April, Indigo Airlines conducted ATR72-600 flight trials of new approach procedures using the GPS-aided GEO augmented navigations (GAGAN) system at the regional airport of Kishangarh in India. GAGAN is the regional…
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