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Affirming the urgent need to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19 by air transport, and to protect the health of air travellers and aviation personnel, the ICAO Council adopted a special Declaration on COVID-19 today during the fourth…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) published a joint statement with ICAO that provides updated advice regarding COVID-19 and civil aviation. Signed by the Director-General of the WHO, Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and by ICAO Secretary…
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From the first fragile biplanes to wide-body jets, from balloons and gliders to the space shuttle, stamps have continued to reflect the amazing interest that people have in vehicles travelling through the sky. As with aviation, stamp…
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Opening the 219th ICAO Council session,  this week Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano opened his first session as the new President of ICAO’s Governing Body. He expressed his gratitude for the support and trust that States had placed in him as…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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