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The Environment: Innovation is in the air
In mid-June, as UBER was announcing the launching of its unmanned electric vertical take-off vehicle for commercial use as soon as 2023, I realized that “The Jetson” era had arrived. For those from a younger generation, the Jetsons were in…
SkyLive Streaming: ICAO’s Fifteenth Symposium on the ICAO Traveller Identification Programme
Welcome to the page where we live-streamed ICAO's Traveller Identification Programme (TRIP) Symposium as it took place at ICAO Headquarters from 25 to 28 June 2019. Though we broadcast all of the presentations on YouTube Live with SkyLive,…
Global aviation security, innovation, and sustainability priorities are key: 2019 World Economic…
ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu brought important civil aviation security, innovation, and sustainability perspectives to the recent 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where she contributed to a wide range of high-level…
ICAO’s North Atlantic Systems Planning Group appoints first female Chairperson
The Council of ICAO established the North Atlantic Systems Planning Group (NAT SPG) in 1965. Since its inception, ICAO has long recognized the valuable contribution of the Group, which has been at the forefront of the advancement of civil…
Achieving Effective Safety Management Implementation
It is often mentioned that air traffic is expected to double in the next 15 years. That growth, combined with rapid technological changes, the increasing complexity of the aviation system and innovative approaches proposed by the aviation…
Artificial intelligence: Reducing the cognitive flaws encountered by human X-ray screeners
Security screening plays a critical role in securing airports, relying heavily on human perception, judgment, attention, and decision-making. The screening task can be draining and monotonous because it is both repetitive and constrained by…