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Enhancing the civil aviation safety oversight system in the Republic of Congo
One of our key priorities at ICAO is to ensure that aviation operations meet the highest standards for safety, security, and compliance with Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), ICAO’s Capacity Development and Implementation…
We will soon reach an incredible milestone in monitoring safety oversight performance
The ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) continues to be one of the most visible programmes that ICAO has launched in the last two decades. It provides critical assistance and guidance to States, and helps them to…
Supporting air crash victims and their families in Europe and beyond
Safety is a top priority for ICAO and remarkable progress has been achieved over decades of development of international air transport. Despite advances, aircraft accidents remain a harsh reminder of our responsibility to the travelling…
Digital travel authorizations: standardizing the electronic visa
Over the last decade, a number of States began issuing online visas, often referred to as "eVisas". This was carried out without the benefit of standardization, commonality, or definitions of what constitutes a travel authorization not…
When it comes to aviation communication, there can be no interference.
Having a basic knowledge of the spectrum and aeronautical communications systems that are operated in very high frequency (VHF) bands is essential to understand frequency management for civil aviation communications. For those working in…
How do flight calibration services help a country ensure safer skies?
Around the world, pilots rely on a myriad of communications, navigation and surveillance systems to fly safely. To ensure operational readiness, flight calibration services operators routinely measure and calibrate the airways using flight…