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Aircraft fire extinguishing systems: replacing the halon
Traditionally, halogenated hydrocarbons (halons) have been the only fire-extinguishing agents used in civil transport aircraft as fire extinguishers because they are effective on different kinds of fires and they are very lightweight.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…