Efforts that help improve ATC situation awareness
ATC Situation Awareness plays a key role in safe and efficient operations. Member States and industries are striving to continuously improve in this critical area through experience sharing and the implementation of surveillance and…
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Promoting Implementation of Aviation System Block Upgrade (ASBU) Technology
States in the APAC Region are encouraged to implement communication technologies to improve air navigation system capacity & efficiency, in line with the ICAO GANP framework. Some remarkable achievements have been made in the following…
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The 29th Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group
The 29th Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG/29) was held at the ICAO APAC Office, Bangkok, Thailand from 3 to 5 September 2018. The meeting was attended by 173 participants from…
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Honouring the Memory of Anthonius Gunawan Agung
An earthquake and tsunami struck near Palu, in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on 28 September 2018, which caused major damage and inexpressible suffering. The ICAO APAC Regional Office supported rescue and recovery operations by coordinating…
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The 55th Asia and Pacific Region DGCA Conference
The 55th Conference of the Directors General of Civil Aviation of the Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA-APAC Conference) was held in Denarau Island, Nadi, Fiji from 22 – 26 October 2018, graciously hosted by the Government of Fiji and organized…
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Message from the APAC Regional Director
Let me open this by wishing warm wishes to all of our readers.
The air transport industry is not only a vital engine of global socio-economic growth, but also assumes an important role as a catalyst for economic development. With the…
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Cooperation and innovation is pivotal to delivering “Flight for All”
Heightened regional cooperation and cutting edge technologies will be crucial to the delivery of sustainable air connectivity to all communities, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu declared last week at India’s Global Aviation…
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What happens to refugees and stateless persons who have no passport?
Most of the time, when you want to cross an international border, you need to present a passport. And passports, as most people know, are issued by governments to its citizens. But what happens to refugees unable to obtain a passport from…
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Improving Cabin Safety
Cabin safety contributes to the prevention of accidents and incidents, the protection of the aircraft’s occupants, through proactive safety management, including hazard identification and safety risk management, and the increase of…
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Addressing the talent challenges in aviation through improved education partnerships
It is no secret that the aviation and aerospace industry is in the midst of a talent drought. An estimated 790,000 new pilots will be needed by 2037. There will be 600,000 new commercial airline technicians required around the world by…
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