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Building global training capacities by enhancing regional cooperation
The ICAO Global Aviation Training Programme is the point of contact for both Member States and the aviation community at large. They are responsible for planning, managing and coordinating all ICAO aviation training activities, and for …
Universities and aviation: how are they linked?
In the modern era, universities are considered institutions of higher learning where research and teaching are conducted, and degrees are awarded. Though there are some 17,000 universities around the world of varying sizes and quality, it…
World Health Day 2017: The priority placed on supporting mental health in aviation
On 24 March 2015, the pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberately steered the aircraft into a mountain side in the French Alps. This tragedy raised many questions, generated numerous discussions worldwide, and drew a very bright spotlight…
Aircraft final approaches: Streamlining operations
Complex interaction plays a critical role in ensuring safe aircraft landings. Airports, air service providers, airspace users, regulators, aircraft and system manufacturers must understand each other’s roles and needs during this flight…
Embracing aviation security as a mind-set beyond a set of standards
Enhancing global aviation security is an ongoing process with evolving technologies and process innovations. It requires a cross-functional approach, one that embraces security as a culture beyond a set of standards.
The 39th Session of…
Deepening our understanding of safety risks to better support States
Encouraging trends are putting ICAO’s aspirational safety goal of zero fatalities in reach, ICAO’s Deputy Director of Aviation Safety Catalin Radu told delegates at the Singapore Aviation Safety Seminar (SASS 2017), but the challenge of…