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Delivering the latest identity management and travel document systems in Honduras
ICAO's Technical Cooperation Bureau (TCB) serves an important role in building a safe, secure and efficient global air transport system. TCB helps States to achieve SARPs compliance and delivers technical cooperation support through…
Famous name, active imagination
You’ll quickly recognize the name Bombardier as a company that builds aircraft, trains and recreational vehicles. Charles is the grandson of Joseph-Armand Bombardier, inventor of the iconic Ski-Doo snowmobile.
Charles Bombardier…
Introducing the Global Navigation Satellite System in Civil Aviation Use
Using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to get directions to a destination is a common daily experience for most of us. The navigation applications of virtually all smartphones are based on the Global Positioning System (GPS),…
World No Tobacco Day: Celebrating healthy bodies and healthy skies!
On 31 May, ICAO joined the World Health Organization and the United Nations system as a whole in celebrating World No Tobacco Day.
The smoke-free flights you enjoy today are thanks to a joint decision by our Member States. At the…
Is there an autonomous flying car in your future?
About 100 companies, large and small, are racing to develop certifiable airframes that can handle up to six passengers; some think they will be flying by 2021, most by about 2025, and there are predictions of thousands of such “flying cars”…
ICAO provisions for wildlife strikes hazard reduction in aerodromes
Accidents and incidents between aircraft and wildlife, and more specifically with birds, have been documented since the dawn of aviation. While piloting his aeroplane on 7 September 1905, Orville Wright had what is believed to be the first…