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World Environment Day 2024: Our land. Our skies. Our future.
Today we joined the global community in celebrating World Environment Day. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Environment Day has become one of the largest global platforms for environmental outreach, and is…
ICAO leaders affirm global aviation priorities with Canada
This week our Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano and Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar held important discussions on key civil aviation priorities with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, Minister of Foreign Affairs…
ICAO bestsellers: Take a peek at some of our most popular publications
Among our many activities at ICAO, we work to implement practical and achievable measures to improve safety and efficiencies in all sectors of the air transportation system. It is because of this approach that we can ensure aviation’s…
Breaking stereotypes: women in Kazakhstan are soaring in aviation professions
In many industries there are male- or female-dominated professions where one gender constitutes more than two-thirds of the workforce. Though aviation has had a more predominantly male workforce in Central Asia, in the region, and…
Working together to boost aviation’s development in Uganda
ICAO's Capacity Development and Implementation (CDI) Programme offers guidance and support for a wide range of civil aviation projects, focusing on safety, security, environmental protection, and sustainable development at both national and…
Did you ever wonder where those three-letter codes that identify aircraft operators come from?
On 7 December 1944, the Convention on International Civil Aviation (also known as Chicago Convention) was signed by 52 States. Pending ratification of the Convention by 26 States, the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization…