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Register now for the ICAO / ACI  Wildlife Strike Hazard Reduction Symposium . The Symposium aims to increase international awareness of the wildlife strike threats to aircraft operational safety, and will serve as an international…
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The ICAO Global Aviation Training Programme is the point of contact for both Member States and the aviation community at large. They are responsible for planning, managing and coordinating all ICAO aviation training activities, and for …
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In the modern era, universities are considered institutions of higher learning where research and teaching are conducted, and degrees are awarded. Though there are some 17,000 universities around the world of varying sizes and quality, it…
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On 24 March 2015, the pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberately steered the aircraft into a mountain side in the French Alps. This tragedy raised many questions, generated numerous discussions worldwide, and drew a very bright spotlight…
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Complex interaction plays a critical role in ensuring safe aircraft landings. Airports, air service providers, airspace users, regulators, aircraft and system manufacturers must understand each other’s roles and needs during this flight…
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Enhancing global aviation security is an ongoing process with evolving technologies and process innovations. It requires a cross-functional approach, one that embraces security as a culture beyond a set of standards. The 39th Session of…
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Encouraging trends are putting ICAO’s aspirational safety goal of zero fatalities in reach, ICAO’s Deputy Director of Aviation Safety Catalin Radu told delegates at the Singapore Aviation Safety Seminar (SASS 2017), but the challenge of…
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ICAO will be holding a Remotely Piloted Aircraft Symposium from 17 – 18 July in Abuja, Nigeria. The event will provide a unique opportunity to share experiences in addressing RPAS operations across the African continent and Indian ocean. It…
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A traveller lands at an airport and arrives at border control. He might think the visual inspection of his travel document and appearance at the gate are the only verifications that are conducted, what he doesn’t know is that the process…
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