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Amendment 77 to Annex 3, applicable on 10 November 2016, recommended the exchange of METAR and SPECI, TAF, SIGMET, AIRMET, Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA) and Tropical Cyclone Advisory (TCA) using extensible markup language (XML)/geography…
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The 56th Meeting of the European Air Navigation Planning Group (Paris, 24-27 November 2014) agreed to increase its support to improve Search and Rescue (SAR) activities in the ICAO European Region through the creation of the ICAO EUR Search…
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Following the decision of the European Air Navigation Planning Group (EANPG), Programme Coordinating Group (COG) and North Atlantic (NAT) Implementation Management Group (IMG), Volcanic Ash Exercises Steering Groups for the EUR and NAT…
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The International Civil Aviation Organization will be hosting the Second Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Symposium (RPAS2017) from 19-21 September at ICAO Headquarters in Montréal, Canada. The Symposium will provide an…
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In recent years the aviation community recognized more and more that the ever growing digitally networked aviation sector provides for unprecedented opportunities, but holds also a significant risk to civil aviation that may cause…
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In October 2013, the 38th Session of the ICAO Assembly adopted Resolution A38-18, which resolved that ICAO and its Member States, with relevant organizations, would work together to strive to achieve a collective medium term global…
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will be holding its inaugural Global Aviation Security Symposium from 12 - 14 September at the ICAO Headquarters in Montréal, Canada. The three-day Symposium will bring together…
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Public health events with the potential to impact the international civil aviation transport system have been occurring at a rate of approximately one occurrence every two to three years over the last fourteen years (SARS, H1N1/Swine flu…
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ICAO officially launched the No Country Left Behind (NCLB) initiative on 7 December 2014 at the 70th Anniversary of ICAO. NCLB aims to enhance States’ air transport system and aligns with the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 and its ambitious…
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The Technical Team of the EUR/NAT Office has the central role in implementing the ICAO work programme in the European and North Atlantic Regions, managing in an efficient and effective manner a large amount of work. The area of…
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