Salvatore Sciacchitano inaugurates 219th Session of the ICAO Council as its new President
Opening the 219th ICAO Council session, this week Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano opened his first session as the new President of the UN aviation agency’s Governing Body. He expressed his gratitude for the support and trust that States had…
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The University of the Witwatersrand enters Corporate Partnership with ICAO’s TRAINAIR PLUS…
The University of the Witwatersrand (WITS University) has been recognized by ICAO’s TRAINAIR PLUS Programme as a Corporate Partner. The University and ICAO have agreed, by signing a Memorandum of Understanding, to develop and deliver…
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Interview with New Zealand’s New Director General of CAA
ICAO's Asia Pacific Regional Office interviewed the new Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority in New Zealand, Mr. Graeme Harris, we are sharing excerpts from this session below.
Q: During your term as the Chairman of…
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APAC Regional Activity Updates – July to November 2019
The President of the ICAO Council meets with the Honourable Prime Minister of Thailand
On 26 July 2019, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, accompanied by the ICAO APAC Regional Director Mr. Arun Mishra, called on the Hon. Prime Minister of…
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Environment Corner: Transforming Aviation
With the unprecedented progress and pace of change in finding sustainable solutions, we are living a very special time in history. This is also the case for international aviation, driven by key decisions from ICAO Member States,…
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ICAO calls for innovative solutions to drone airspace management
Drone deliveries, drone inspections and even flying taxis are now near term realities for societies all over the world. As the development of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS traffic management (UTM) continues to advance, governments…
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New space weather advisories serve aviation
This article was written by CIRES, the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. CIRES has more than 800 environmental scientists working to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people’s relationship with…
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ANC Talks: Issues that affect airports
Issues that impact airports became the focus of the second ANC Talk that took place on Monday, February 3rd. Discussions opened with Airports Council International (ACI) announcing the appointment of the new Director-General, Luis Felipe…
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ICAO issues new calls on COVID-19 response coordination
ICAO has conveyed new advice to its Member States urging them to review and implement applicable civil aviation standards and recommended practices relevant to communicable disease response.
We are reminding national governments of the…
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On Valentine’s day: the things we love about aviation
As many around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re shifting the attention from the people who mean the world to you, to the things we love most about this industry.
Beginning with safety, which always comes first.…
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