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

At the AUVSI ‘Xponential 2017’ Conference in Dallas today, ICAO announced its goal of developing a common global framework for traffic systems for drones, known in technical terms as UTM systems. This initiative is part of the work…
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Training and instinct are key to enabling cabin crew to undertake their crucial role in the prevention of human trafficking. These aviation professionals are in a unique situation, as they can observe passengers over a certain period of…
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Sufficient airport capacity is critical for a safe, efficient and competitive aviation system. There isn’t much flexibility for airport capacity expansion, given the long planning and construction cycles needed. In contrast, airline…
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On 7th July 2016 top officials from the International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Authorities from the European and North Atlantic Regions of ICAO as well as from primary aviation International Organizations gathered…
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In recent years, Turkey has carefully followed developments in the aviation sector with many aviation projects and investments and has carried out a sound cooperation with international civil aviation organizations, in particular with ICAO…
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What is it like to come to a meeting or a conference, an international one? In Paris? After one fought the way through budget restrictions, found a slot in one’s workload and schedule. Into the meeting room you come and… The one and…
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The Administration Unit plays a lead role in driving the efficient and effective management of the administrative aspects of the European and North Atlantic Office, Paris, with the ultimate aim to optimize the use of the scarce resources…
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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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