Safety

This year’s graduating cadre of young cadets could possibly be the last to enjoy full, four-decade careers as traditional commercial airline pilots. By the time they are ready to retire, around 2060, pilot jobs as we currently know them…

ICAO and the Runway Safety Programme Partners have been working together to minimize and mitigate the risks of runway incursions, runway excursions and other events linked to runway safety. The Runway Safety Programme promotes the…

The Council of ICAO established the North Atlantic Systems Planning Group (NAT SPG) in 1965. Since its inception, ICAO has long recognized the valuable contribution of the Group, which has been at the forefront of the advancement of civil…

It is often mentioned that air traffic is expected to double in the next 15 years. That growth, combined with rapid technological changes, the increasing complexity of the aviation system and innovative approaches proposed by the aviation…

The Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu, and the Director General and CEO of IATA, Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, have officially launched new ICAO legal guidance on the management of unruly and disruptive passengers. The new ICAO Manual…

Meteorological threats to the safety of flight have been a primary concern to ICAO since the earliest days of our work, and as such, we have maintained cooperation with the World Meteorological Organization throughout our history. This…

Using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to get directions to a destination is a common daily experience for most of us. The navigation applications of virtually all smartphones are based on the Global Positioning System (GPS),…

About 100 companies, large and small, are racing to develop certifiable airframes that can handle up to six passengers; some think they will be flying by 2021, most by about 2025, and there are predictions of thousands of such “flying cars”…