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

The connectivity provided by commercial aviation is a tremendous force for good, helping to power the global economy while at the same time delivering huge social and cultural benefits.   In 2019, over 4.7 billion passengers will fly safely…
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Human trafficking – also referred to as trafficking in persons – is a global criminal enterprise second only to the trafficking of drugs and tantamount to modern-day slavery. Victims and perpetrators can sometimes make use of commercial…
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In his keynote address to the Global Aviation Investment Summit in Dubai, the President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu reminded the many dignitaries and participants in attendance that “aviation is essential to States as…
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Women in the Middle East have realized amazing achievements and many successes for which they can be justifiably proud. They are catalysts in sustainably developing the aviation industry. These women have proven track records in…
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T he ICAO MID Office hosted the Seventeenth Meeting of the Middle East Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (MIDANPIRG 17) and the Seventh Meeting of the Regional Aviation Safety Group - Middle East (RASG-MID 7)…
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In September 2019 the world’s most prominent aviation security administrations and bodies will come together to take important, determined steps forward in the field of aviation security. The present threat environment is more dynamic,…
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~This story was originally published by Woman's Day. You can read the article in full here. As a toddler, Ryan Bergman would be strapped into his car seat, perched in the cockpit alongside his pilot…
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Through the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), ICAO undertakes audits to determine Member States’ safety oversight capabilities and the status of their implementation of all safety-relevant ICAO Standards and Recommended…
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The safest way to secure an infant or child on board an aircraft is in a State-approved child restraint system (CRS), in a dedicated seat that is age and size appropriate for that infant or child. In 2015, ICAO published the Manual on the…
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The air transport industry is not only a vital engine of global socio-economic growth, but it is also of vital importance as a catalyst for economic development. Not only does the industry create direct and indirect employment and support…
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