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As part of ICAO’s efforts to support regulators in developing and implementing a harmonized regulatory framework for unmanned aviation, and in light of the fact that the exchange of information amongst States regarding their unmanned…
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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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Most successful businesses are built through informed decision-making. Until the COVID-19 pandemic began impacting the aviation community, the aviation industry was experiencing tremendous growth. To meet the demands of this growth,…
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Article 54 of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation mandates that the ICAO Council shall “Submit annual reports to the Assembly.” Since then, the Annual Report of the Council to the Assembly has provided a regular summary of…
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ICAO’s Asia Pacific Regional Office interviewed the new Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority in Sri Lanka, Captain Themiya Abeywickrama. We are sharing excerpts from this session below. Q: Tell us about the…
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After 23 years of dedicated and loyal service, our special friend and colleague, Mr. Li Peng, Regional Officer, Communications, Navigation and Surveillance, retired from the Organization on 31 July 2020. We held a farewell party offered for…
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ICAO began the global roll-out of a civil aviation recovery Global Implementation Roadmap (GIR) today, providing an important enabling framework for countries as they begin to apply the COVID-19 pandemic restart and recovery measures in the…
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In accordance with the recommendations of the ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Taskforce, together ICAO Global Aviation Training (GAT) and CAA International (CAAi), the aviation training arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, have launched…
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The aviation industry has been severely impacted by the challenges COVID-19 pandemic has brought to every area of the network. With the drastic reduction in air traffic, there have been increases in wildlife activities in the vicinity of…
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In 2014 the Spectrum Review Working group was established to explore the spectrum capacity for very high-frequency communications (VHF-COM) band in order to support the regional strategy on the introduction of 8.33KHz channel spacing, and…
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