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

Over the last two decades, the States with the world’s most advanced border security systems have embraced the concept of the ‘virtual border’. This is characterized by the advanced use of actionable information – interoperable databases,…
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According to ACI World’s latest World Airport Traffic Report which was published in September, the number of airport passenger departures and arrivals are estimated to have reached 8.8 billion in 2018, an increase of +6.4% over the previous…
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The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) entered a Corporate Partnership with ICAO’s TRAINAIR PLUS Programme. According to the Memorandum of Understanding, TIACA and ICAO will collaborate in course development and implementation…
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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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The Council President and Secretary General of ICAO underscored the UN aviation agency’s deep appreciation for the Agency for the Safety of Aerial Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) yesterday, as they helped to celebrate the…
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In a major step forward for the implementation of ICAO’s safety, security and sustainability standards, IATA has entered in a Corporate Partnership in the TRAINAIR PLUS Programme to cooperate with ICAO on the creation and offering of…
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On 6 June 1946, toward the conclusion of the first PICAO Interim Assembly, Montréal, Canada was selected as the permanent headquarters of the Organization, by 27 votes. The other candidate cities at the time obtained respectively:…
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At the Chicago Conference, the drafters of the Convention on International Civil Aviation had anticipated the emergence of a United Nations type of post-war organization. Accordingly, they wrote into the Convention a provision…
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This year's celebrations are particularly special, since we are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation. As of this writing, numerous ICAO Member States have committed resources toward…
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The first meeting of the European Aviation System Planning Group (EASPG), which merged the former European Air Navigation Planning Group (EANPG) and the European Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG-EUR), took place from 2 to 5 December…
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