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

As we come to the end of this 223rd Council session, I am honoured to extend the Council’s sincere appreciation to Dr. Fang Liu, who will soon complete her mandate as Secretary General. When Dr. Liu was first appointed to serve as ICAO’s…
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With the ICAO Year of Security Culture 2021 well underway, we are all becoming familiar with the overarching concept of ensuring security is everyone’s responsibility. What ICAO, Authorities and organizations now need to focus on are the…
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To assist countries seeking to establish public health travel corridors during their COVID-19 recovery phases, ICAO has just released a new implementation package (iPack) on Establishing a Public Health Corridor (PHC). The new travel…
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is an independent agency of the Thai government under the oversight of the country's Ministry of Transport. Recently ICAO’s Asia/Pacific Regional Office spoke with the new Director-General of…
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As part of the global effort to reduce and eliminate CO2 emissions, ICAO introduced the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) to address the matter while setting a long-term aspirational goal to…
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The ICAO APAC Regional Office held their 14th CAPSCA-AP meeting virtually from 17 June to 1 July, with over 200 participants from the aviation and public health sectors participating. For this meeting, the Regional Office collaborated with…
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After 20 years of existence, Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme (COSCAP-SEA) is transitioning to its Phase V (July 2021 to June 2026) with a new collaborative, State-centered, risk-based and…
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The Aerodrome’s Operations and Planning Sub Group (AOP/SG/5) gathered 184 participants from 25 Member States, two Special Administrative Region and six International Organizations at their fifth meeting, held virtually from 29 June to 2…
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Safety is a global priority in aviation and adequate training is essential for identifying, reducing, and mitigating potential risks and hazards. From 23-25 June 2021, Sunok Lee, Asia/Pacific Regional Security Officer, conducted a three-day…
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In 2010 ICAO launched the State Action Plan (SAP) initiative to enable all Member States to establish a long-term strategy on reducing CO2 emissions from aviation activities. By involving all related stakeholders, nationally and…
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