Uniting Aviation, News and Features by ICAO - NEWS AND FEATURES BY ICAO

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…
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In line with the ICAO's Strategic Objective of protecting the environment "to minimize the adverse environmental effects of civil aviation activities," and United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 "Take urgent action to combat climate…
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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…
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Welcoming the fact that civil aviation continues to deliver important direct and indirect benefits to Middle Eastern States in terms of local and regional economic growth, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, while delivering…
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Bringing together African Ministers of Air Transport and Tourism for the inaugural ICAO/UNWTO Ministerial Conference hosted by Cabo Verde, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the United Nations World Tourism…
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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…
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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…
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Last week ICAO's Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu met with the assembled Directors General of Civil Aviation for the 56 ICAO European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Member States, to discuss a range of pressing air transport priorities.…
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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…
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Today ICAO opened, in Asunción, Paraguay, a series of five Regional Workshops on the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), which will be held in all regions from 21 March to 12 April 2019. The Workshop…
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