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Highlighting air transport innovation on International Civil Aviation Day
On 7 December every year, we celebrate International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD) in commemoration of the States’ signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) in 1944. We recognize ICAD to increase awareness…
Those new airline routes that you benefit from? Events like this help make them happen
The term “air connectivity” is widely and commonly used, however, there is no single definition of the term. During the Sixth Worldwide Air Transport Conference that was held in 2013, ICAO described air connectivity as the ability of a…
Turbulence ahead! Brace! Brace!
There was no playbook for how to respond to a global pandemic. For more than two years, the world was in a crisis. Issuing authorities saw a huge reduction in applications for travel documents as COVID-19 reduced international travel from…
Ensuring the international border police community can respond to global crises
The air passenger experience involves many requirements that countries must address relating to effective travel document and border management, information sharing and the identification of high-risk travellers, the screening of people and…
ICAO advocates for decarbonization of aviation at COP 27
Participating in a round table of Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Chiefs of International Organizations during COP 27, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano advocated for the realization of the ICAO Assembly’s decision to reach…
The role of air transport regulation in developing an economically viable civil aviation system
The economic development of air transport has been a key ICAO priority since the establishment of the Organization in 1944. A sound and economically viable civil aviation system generates wealth, employment and numerous socio-economic…