Asia and Pacific (APAC)

ICAO’s Asia Pacific Regional Office interviewed the new Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority in Sri Lanka, Captain Themiya Abeywickrama. We are sharing excerpts from this session below. Q: Tell us about the…

After 23 years of dedicated and loyal service, our special friend and colleague, Mr. Li Peng, Regional Officer, Communications, Navigation and Surveillance, retired from the Organization on 31 July 2020. We held a farewell party offered for…

The aviation industry has been severely impacted by the challenges COVID-19 pandemic has brought to every area of the network. With the drastic reduction in air traffic, there have been increases in wildlife activities in the vicinity of…

In 2014 the Spectrum Review Working group was established to explore the spectrum capacity for very high-frequency communications (VHF-COM) band in order to support the regional strategy on the introduction of 8.33KHz channel spacing, and…

ICAO's Asia/Pacific Regional Office conducted an interview with Stefano Baronci, the Director General of Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific, an association representing the interests of airports in the Asia Pacific and Middle…

The Sixth meeting of the ATC (Air Transport Services) Inter-facility Data Communication Task Force (APA TF/6) was held from 14 to 16 July 2020 by teleconference.  The meeting was informed that AIDC implementation in South China Sea…