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Latest ICAO forecasts: 1.5 billion fewer international air travellers this year
According to the latest ICAO air passenger forecasts, airlines may be faced with 1.5 billion fewer international air travellers this year. In parallel, international seat capacity could drop by almost three-quarters, resulting in a 273…
ICAO Council establishes a COVID-19 Aviation Recovery Task Force
In response to the serious impacts being felt across the international civil aviation sector as a result of COVID-19, and the need for wide-ranging government and industry coordination to help reconnect the world, representatives from the…
ANC Talks: SITA brings cybersecurity to the discussions
Within their efforts to engage with the industry and other stakeholders, SITA, a global specialist in air transport communications and information technology, visited the Air Navigation Commission to discuss data governance, cybersecurity,…
The coronavirus outbreak: the unprecedented shock to aviation
As COVID-19 continued to impact countries around the world, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in cooperation with the German Aviation Research Society (GARS) and the Bremen University of Applied Sciences, hosted the 1st GARS Online…
Cooperation crucial to COVID-19 recovery in Central America and the Caribbean
Addressing North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) Directors General of Civil Aviation by videoconference, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu stressed the pivotal role of international cooperation, including through ICAO, to…
New ICAO Forecast: Potentially 1.2 billion fewer international air travellers by September 2020
Compared to “business-as-usual”, by September 2020 international air passenger totals could drop by as many as 1.2 billion travellers according to the latest projections from ICAO. The estimates also show that international capacity could…