General Interest

Most of our readers already know what we do… We are the UN specialized agency that manages the administration and governance of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. We work with 191 Member States and industry groups to reach…

Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu was re-elected by acclamation on 21 November 2016 for a second three-year term as President of the ICAO Council. In his acceptance Dr. Aliu noted “Over the past three years, ICAO has been working tirelessly to…

It was 1854. After an earthquake hit Japan’s Nankai region, a village chief noticed signs of an imminent tsunami as the tide began receding. He set fire to his rice sheaves “Inamura” to warn the villagers below so they could flee to higher…

ICAO provides guidance material, supports a proactive strategy for improving safety performance and establishes Standards and recommended Practices to help service providers interpret and implement them – the expectation is that those…

Turkey celebrates its biggest public holiday in commemoration of the day in 1923 when the State became a Republic - the 35 hour-long celebrations begin on October 28th at 1:00 p.m and end at midnight on October 29th. Aviation has played a…

The sad news of the passing of legendary test pilot and aerobatics pioneer Bob Hoover brought grief to the aviation community this week. Hoover, renowned among his many fans as the “pilot’s pilot”, passed away peacefully on 25 April…