Safety

In accordance with Assembly resolution A29-14 regarding Humanitarian Flights, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)has been supportive of humanitarian flight operations and has established strong collaboration with other UN…

Aviation history marked one of the most tragic mid-air collisions on 12 November 1996, over the village of Charkhi Dadri, around 100 km (62 mi) west of Delhi, India. The event and its associated investigation report determined India to…

Joining a high-level audience of government and air transport officials for the inaugural ICAO-UAE Blockchain Summit and Exhibition in Dubai today, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu appreciated the foundational rather than…

The heart of the airport is the vast movement area extending before and including the runway, along the taxiways and onto the apron. New aircraft models, increased aircraft operations, operations in lower visibilities and technological…

In 1950 the Convention that established the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), came into force. ICAO works closely with the WMO to carry-out and monitor the meteorological issues that impact civil aviation. The Standards and…

In aviation operations, managing fatigue is important because it diminishes an individual’s ability to perform almost all operational tasks.  This clearly has implications for operational efficiency, but in situations where…

Background ICAO’s Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (PIRGs) were established by ICAO’s Council to ensure the continuous and coherent development of the regional air navigation plans and to monitor and foster their…

One important aviation innovation developed by ICAO that has had an impact on the enhancement of aviation safety, involves the development of the searchable on-line ICAO website for aircraft type designators. For those who need to file a…