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

In 2016 the total number of passengers carried on scheduled air services reached 3.7 billion, which was a 6 per cent increase over 2015. While the numbers are positive, this growth comes with a challenge – making sure there are enough…
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An aviation hub in South East Asia, Singapore's Changi Airport served 58.7 million passengers in 2016, connecting them to many exciting and exotic travel destinations all around the globe. This video spotlights Changi's traffic during one…
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Several years ago a US investigator was able to obtain four genuine passports using fake names and fraudulent documents. In one case, he used the Social Security number of a man who had been deceased since 1965. In another, he used the…
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The increasingly universal use of biometrics and other new technologies are shaping the future of the global border security framework as we speak. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is working to define that framework on…
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Though Cabin safety aspects, including survival factors, should be addressed as part of the aircraft accident or incident investigation process, they are often overlooked. States and industry might be missing out on the possibility of…
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Air cargo services are a tremendous enabler for economic progress in developing countries, since they connect markets across continents. High value and perishable products like food and flowers are transported all over the world, providing…
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Air transport remains one of the safest modes of travel today. Civil aircraft manufacturers provide airlines and general/business aircraft operators with highly sophisticated, efficient and comfortable machines that deliver amazing…
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According to the latest ICAO long-term traffic forecasts that were published in September 2016, world scheduled passenger traffic, expressed in terms of Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK), will grow 4.6 per cent annually until 2032. By the…
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Airline emissions account for 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and, without stronger measures, would triple by the year 2050. There was a lot of attention in the news recently when ICAO Member States agreed to two policies that…
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When a pilot is communicating with air traffic control, static and other interferences would often create confusion with specific English language letters. In the very early days of civil aviation and military communication, and even today…
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