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SKYTALKS: Nuctech, an advanced security and inspection solution and service supplier
Since beginning operations in 1997, Nuctech has become a global supplier of advanced security and inspection solutions and services. By using independent innovation to meet customer demands, they provide advanced technologies and products…
Runway Surface Conditions: Ensuring Better Assessments and Reporting
A statistical analysis of high-risk accidents from 2008 to 2016 has shown that runway safety-related accidents, notably runway excursions, remain aviation’s number one safety risk category. The top contributing factors included poor braking…
Solid passenger traffic growth and moderate air cargo demand in 2018
Preliminary figures released by ICAO show a total of 4.3 billion passengers were carried by air transport on scheduled services in 2018. This indicates a 6.1 per cent increase over 2017. The number of departures rose to approximately 38…
The Community of Lusophone Aviation Authorities: Ensuring No Country is Left Behind
In October 2010, the 37th ICAO Assembly Resolution on environmental and climate change invited Member States to submit their national Action Plans for reducing international civil aviation CO2 emissions. Following this invitation, in 2013…
Israel participates in ICAO’s EUR/NAT NCLB Technical Assistance Programme
In 1949, Israel joined ICAO, five years after the inception of the organization and only one year after we became a nation. Aviation has always been a crucial and strategic lifeline to our country, and a major international gateway for…
Georgia and Azerbaijan: South to south cooperation in the EUR/NAT Region
Under the global “No Country Left Behind” (NCLB) initiative, the EUR/NAT Office of ICAO developed a regional capacity building programme (i.e. the EUR/NAT Technical Assistance Programme /TAP). Implementation of this programme is ensured by…