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The 2023 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award: A call for nominations
The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award, honoring a leader in global aviation safety. Presented annually, this Award recognizes notable achievements in the…
ICAO’s Council is briefed on the opportunities and challenges of decarbonizing aviation
The ICAO Council is a permanent body that is composed of 36 Member States that are elected by the Assembly for a three-year term. It is a governing body that serves as a global forum for international civil aviation and provides direction…
ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme celebrates an important milestone
ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) will soon celebrate USOAP-1000, a milestone that marks the significant aviation safety improvements that Member States have achieved. Through this programme, ICAO monitors how Member…
A GNSS milestone is achieved with the adoption of new standards
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),…
Adopting new, important international aviation environmental protection standards
In 2016, ICAO adopted the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) to address CO2 emissions from international aviation. CORSIA is the first global market-based measure for any sector and represents a…
The launch of ICAO’s Electronic Personnel Licence verification tool set
ICAO provides Standards and Recommended Practices for licensing flight crew members, such as pilots, flight engineers and flight navigators, air traffic controllers, aeronautical station operators, maintenance technicians and flight…