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ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu announced the official launch of ICAO’s new web-based registration system for aeronautical agreements and arrangements (WAGMAR). “Countries have an obligation under the Chicago Convention to…
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In his virtual remarks to industry leaders attending the Air Transport Action Group’s (ATAG’s) 2020 Global Sustainable Aviation Forum, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano drew attention to how COVID-19’s impacts on global mobility…
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 Our world has reached an agonizing milestone:  the loss of one million lives from the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a mind-numbing figure.  Yet we must never lose sight of each and every individual life. They were fathers and mothers, wives and…
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The restriction measures put in place by governments around the world in their efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented increase in the volume of eCommerce shipments. This inevitably amplified the risk…
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On Monday, September 21, the ANC Talk Series welcomed EUROCAE to speak on “Standards that ensure worldwide harmonization and global interoperability”. EUROCAE is an internationally recognized Standards Developing Organization (SDO) that…
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Less noise, lower fuel consumption and reduced emissions – the new efficient flight profile (EFP) concept delivers a range of positive impacts. The EFP concept facilitates continuous descent operations. Such descents result in landings with…
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Plans to convene the world’s most ambitious climate leaders on December 12 - the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement - will be launched at the United Nations today. The announcement – at the Climate Change Roundtable to be hosted by the…
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Addressing recent European (EURNAT) and South American (SAM) Directors-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) meetings, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu reminded the national heads of civil aviation of the urgent need to more effectively align…
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On Monday, September 14th, the ANC Talk Series opened a new session on the topic of water aerodromes. After the President of Air Navigation Commission, Nabil Naoumi opened the session, ACI’s Director General, Luis Felipe de Oliveira;…
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Summarizing the outcomes of an ICAO sustainability event last week, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano stressed the need to seize the post-COVID recovery as a vital opportunity for aviation to build back better through…
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