Asia Pacific Region

It was 1944 when ICAO was mandated to bring States together to develop and adopt the standards, practices, and policies that govern civil aviation and ensure seamless and harmonized air travel across borders worldwide. Working hand in hand…
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ICAO's Asia-Pacific Flight Procedure Programme (FPP) recently conducted a specialized training course called Flight Procedure Design Module 1. The training, which took place from 6 to 17 March 2023, was restructured to make it more…
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In this article, the Cooperative Aviation Security Programme in the Asia Pacific (CASP-AP) is providing a summary of the key events and initiatives that took place during the first half of 2023.  A total of 93 security and aviation industry…
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In an impressive display of teamwork and expertise, the Air Traffic Management (ATM) Infrastructure Operations Capability Building Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has achieved remarkable results. Over…
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On 14 March 2023, ICAO’s seven Regional Directors provided an annual briefing to the ICAO Council on priorities for implementing the ICAO Business Plan and Global Aviation Safety, Security and Air Navigation Plans at the regional level,…
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The former Regional Director of ICAO's Asia and Pacific Office, Mr. Lalit Bikram Shah accompanied by his wife, paid a visit to Bangkok, Thailand recently, where he met some of the current ICAO APAC Office team over lunch. They asked him…
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Air transport is an essential service industry in the development of a modern economy. Globalization, communications and markets have expanded around the world thanks to aviation. By spurring tourism and trade as it continues to grow,…
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The Thirty-third Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG/33) was held at the Trans Resort Bali, Indonesia from 22 to 24 November 2022 as a hybrid event (in-person and virtual…
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The Regional Cooperation Mechanism Task Force (RCM TF) conducted its ninth meeting on 29 and 30 November 2022 as a hybrid event at the ICAO APAC Office with 31 participants representing all 15 member States/Administrations of the Task…
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During a special ceremony today at ICAO’s 41st Assembly, Pacific States officially launched a new Pacific Regional Aviation Strategy. The new Strategy is a major turning point for the Pacific Sub-region, and will help its participating…
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