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The ICAO Year of Security Culture The ICAO Secretary General launched 2021 as the ICAO Year of Security Culture (YOSC) on 18 December 2020 during the Global Aviation Security Symposium to follow up on the request of the 40th ICAO Assembly…
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The ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Office continued to address COVID-19 induced safety risks in 2021. It started with a dedicated seminar on vaccine transportation covering multiple topics to include safety-related aspects pertaining to dangerous…
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The Global Reporting Format  The ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Office placed emphasis on the implementation of the new Global Reporting Format (GRF) for runway surface conditions. GRF is the new ICAO methodology for assessing and reporting runway…
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In 2021, the ICAO EUR/NAT Office organized several events to support States for the development and update of the State Action Plans as well as for the implementation of CORSIA requirements and the related environment tools. We further…
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The COVID-19 pandemic had disastrous effects on the movement of passengers at airports around the world. The plethora of non-standardized, health-related documents and proofs required to travel meant that airline check-in agents and border…
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ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar recently signed a new cooperative agreement with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT) to further advance joint counter-terrorism cooperation to strengthen the security of…
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The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) is the regulatory body responsible for all aviation-related activities in Bangladesh. It operates under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. There are nine airports (three international…
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The Governing Council of ICAO has expressed its strong condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks which left three dead and others injured near Abu Dhabi international airport on Monday, 17 January 2022. The Council expressed its…
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ICAO has published its first Health Master List, a new data resource for States and aviation stakeholders to aid in the more efficient and secure authentication of traveler health certificates, including vaccination and test result…
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Through “Cooperative actions to assist Members to achieve effective aviation security outcomes and sustainable implementation”, CASP-AP connects 23 Member States in the Asia Pacific region. As aviation takes steps to restart in earnest –…
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