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

The Future of Aviation - The challenges and opportunities of an unprecedented era in air transport innovation.
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The air transport industry is not only a vital engine of global socio-economic growth, but it is also of vital importance as a catalyst for economic development. Not only does the industry create direct and indirect employment and support…
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~This story was originally published by NAV CANADA. You can read more of their articles about Canada’s air navigation system, by visiting their blog here. Recently NAV CANADA celebrated the successful launch…
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Every flight starts and ends at an Aerodrome. From their humble beginnings as relatively simple landing strips, international aerodromes have evolved into highly complex facilities. A modern international aerodrome’s environment is…
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Albert Jean François Roper was born in Paris in 1891. In 1914, he had just undertaken law studies when he served in World War I, initially enlisted in the infantry and later, in 1916, transferred to the Flying Corps. Awarded five citations…
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ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu attended the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing last week, providing remarks to the main Infrastructure Connectivity session which highlighted the critical role of air…
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Safety is aviation’s top priority. The Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP), ICAO’s strategy for the continuous improvement of aviation safety, aims to continually reduce aviation-related fatalities, and the risk of fatalities, by guiding the…
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Regulatory Framework The concept of nationality for aircraft was adapted from maritime law where the national flag is used to indicate a ship’s country of registration. The issues of aircraft nationality and registration were considered…
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Since 1944 ICAO has been working with the Convention’s Member States and industry groups to reach consensus on international civil aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and policies that support the safe, efficient, secure,…
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ICAO provides Standards, policies, procedures and guidelines for transport category aeroplanes with two or more turbine engines where the diversion time to an en-route alternate aerodrome is greater than 60 minutes, and/or than the…
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