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Miracle in the air: air traffic controllers guide passenger to land plane safely
At noon EDT on Tuesday, May 10, the pilot of a Cessna 208 flying to Florida from the Bahamas told his two passengers he wasn’t feeling well. He fell against the controls, putting the aircraft into a nosedive and sharp turn. The passengers…
ICAO call for drone airspace management innovations
We have issued new requests for information (RFIs) from public- and private-sector innovators for our upcoming DRONE ENABLE event, designed to advance next generation global standards and solutions for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), UAS…
The ICAO Council adopts updated aviation security standards
During its recent 225th Session the Council of ICAO adopted Amendment 18 to Annex 17 to the International Standards and Recommended Practices, Aviation Security (Annex 17 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation). Amendment 18…
Air France halves CO2 emissions of two flights
In April Air France launched "Air France ACT", a programme that aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% per passenger-km by 2030 compared to 2019 (i.e. 12% less total emissions). To demonstrate how this objective can be achieved, the airline…
How Thales is shaping the future of unmanned aircraft systems
Paris, May 2040. Manon is up earlier than usual this morning. Her flight to New York leaves in two hours. The air taxi she’d booked last night is arriving soon and she knows it won’t be late. She has just enough time for a shower and coffee…
This is a big way we can help States address critical aviation recovery priorities and rebuild…
The pandemic and the current economic uncertainty have created a lot of turbulence for the aviation industry. Airlines, airports, air navigation service providers, regulators, and international organizations need to work together to adapt…