Safety

A strategic hub, Quito International Airport is the main entry and exit by air for the city and the country. Since the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic began, operations at the airport, and the controls that health and immigration…

In late 2017, ICAO began working on an initiative that focussed on the future of aviation. One of the visionaries in that journey was Charles Bombardier, an internationally recognized futurist who produced hundreds of designs through…

ICAO issued a State letter that draws the attention of national governments to new measures aimed at ensuring safe operations during COVID-19, and to a contingency coordination website that will remain in place through 31 March 2021. The…

In the last few years, there has been an increasing range of new aviation activities occupying very low altitude airspace, typically at and below 1 000 feet above ground level (AGL), in urban or suburban environments. Such activities…

ICAO has issued new COVID-19 calls to governments globally, urging improved coordination with aircraft operators on the current air services updates and flight restrictions in force. We have asked our Member States to examine the best…

ICAO issued a call to national governments today on COVID-19 response effectiveness, urging all of its 193 Member States to establish or adhere to several key international requirements contained in Annex 9 to the Convention on…

During a special ceremony conducted at yesterday’s fourth meeting of the ICAO Council’s 219th Session, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano accepted a framed gift from the UN agency’s Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, commemorating…

Affirming the urgent need to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19 by air transport, and to protect the health of air travellers and aviation personnel, the ICAO Council adopted a special Declaration on COVID-19 today during the fourth…