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On This Day: The First Regularly Scheduled Transatlantic Passenger Service with Jet Powered Aircraft
4 October 1958 - The first regularly scheduled transatlantic passenger service with jet powered aircraft began when two British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 airliners, civil registrations G-APDB and…
ICAO Assembly elects new Council
Montréal – The 39th Session of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization completed the election of its new Council today. The 36-member Council is the governing body of the Organization and is elected for a three-year…
Monitoring Safety Achievements
In January 1999 ICAO launched its Universal Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) with the objective of promoting global aviation safety through the auditing of ICAO Member States. The programme specifically determines the status of States’…
New Aerospace Environmental Product Declaration
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and the International EPD® System, an environmental declaration program based in Sweden, announced an aerospace industry first at ICAO’s World Aviation Forum in Montreal yesterday, with the publication of an…
ICAO Assembly Achieves Historic Consensus on Sustainable Future for Global Civil Aviation
ICAO’s Member States concluded the UN aviation agency’s landmark 39th Assembly today, delivering an historic agreement on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to offset CO2 emissions from international flights and a comprehensive…
14 States receive awards for exemplary commitment and aviation safety
During the opening ceremonies of its 39th Assembly, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) presented inaugural Council President Certificates to 14 States from around the world
The Certificates recognize the States’…