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You see airport codes every time you travel – do you know the story behind them?
Have you ever wondered what the three, or four-letter acronym on your plane ticket means, or how are they assigned? Airport codes are used to distinguish airports around the world, to ensure there is no confusion between countries and…
ICAO’s Council President advocates for African leadership on air transport liberalization and…
At a recent continent-wide meeting of over 150 African aviation leaders, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano stressed that national regulators could play an important leadership role by fully capitalizing on the liberalization and…
Environmental updates in the Asia-Pacific Region
CORSIA is the first global market-based scheme that applies to a sector. It complements other aviation in-sector emissions reduction efforts such as technological innovations, operational improvements and sustainable aviation fuels to meet…
Countries’ support global ‘Net-zero 2050’ emissions target to achieve sustainable aviation
Ministers and officials engaged in high-level environment talks brokered by ICAO have urged countries to cooperate further through the UN agency toward a collective global long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero carbon emissions by…
Ministers convene at ICAO to explore global aviation emissions reduction objectives to combat…
Ministers and officials from 119 countries convened at ICAO Headquarters for an important four-day round of high-level discussions and briefings toward a new collective global long-term reduction goal for international aviation CO2…
The ICAO Council condemns Belarus over 2021 Ryanair flight bomb threat and diversion
The ICAO Council concluded its discussions yesterday on the May 2021 incident in Belarus airspace involving Ryanair Flight FR4978, condemning the actions of the Government of Belarus in committing an act of unlawful interference. The latest…