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Albert Roper: The first Secretary General of ICAO and Architect of the 1919 Paris Convention
Albert Jean François Roper was born in Paris in 1891. In 1914, he had just undertaken law studies when he served in World War I, initially enlisted in the infantry and later, in 1916, transferred to the Flying Corps. Awarded five citations…
Enhancing connectivity between Belt and Road countries through investments in air transport
ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu attended the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing last week, providing remarks to the main Infrastructure Connectivity session which highlighted the critical role of air…
Setting the safety strategy for the next decade
Safety is aviation’s top priority. The Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP), ICAO’s strategy for the continuous improvement of aviation safety, aims to continually reduce aviation-related fatalities, and the risk of fatalities, by guiding the…
Aircraft nationality and registration
Regulatory Framework
The concept of nationality for aircraft was adapted from maritime law where the national flag is used to indicate a ship’s country of registration. The issues of aircraft nationality and registration were considered…
SKYLIVE: Bringing ICAO events to those who can’t get to them
Since 1944 ICAO has been working with the Convention’s Member States and industry groups to reach consensus on international civil aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and policies that support the safe, efficient, secure,…
Mexico City workshop to support the implementation of Extended Diversion Time Operations
ICAO provides Standards, policies, procedures and guidelines for transport category aeroplanes with two or more turbine engines where the diversion time to an en-route alternate aerodrome is greater than 60 minutes, and/or than the…