Safety

In the 2017-2019 edition of the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP), ICAO identifies a number of high-risk accident categories which are listed as global safety priorities. There are three accident categories that account for more than 60…

A primary concern for air operators, airport authorities, and air traffic control is maintaining safe aeroplane operations during all types of weather conditions.  This is important for the passengers we collectively serve, since there is…

Aviation has always been an international business, but it is also an increasingly transnational business. Its continued and sustainable development and success are dependent on cooperation and communication between competent authorities,…

Runway safety-related accidents and incidents are aviation’s number one safety-related risk category, with 59 reported accidents in 2016, of which more than half were due to runway excursions, according to  ICAO iSTARS data. A runway…

Traditionally, safety and security have been considered two distinct domains. Risk assessments based on identified hazards and threats were conducted in isolation and often not shared between the relevant practitioners. Recent events have…

Runway safety is a long-standing safety issue and has been aviation’s number one safety challenge for the past 20 years. About half of all aviation accidents reported to ICAO have been linked to runway safety. In September 2010, the 37th…

Traditionally, halogenated hydrocarbons (halons) have been the only fire-extinguishing agents used in civil transport aircraft as fire extinguishers because they are effective on different kinds of fires and they are very lightweight.…

Heightened regional cooperation and cutting edge technologies will be crucial to the delivery of sustainable air connectivity to all communities, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu declared last week at India’s Global Aviation…