COVID-19

With countries working to re-establish global travel and trade through aviation, the need to provide internationally verifiable health proof to travelers has become an urgent global concern. The new ICAO Visible Digital Seal (VDS),…
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The pandemic has had an impact on every area of aviation.  Throughout the response, the importance of Annex 9 Facilitation and ICAO's Facilitation Programmes has been underlined, given that they address the varied, but interrelated,…
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Addressing the Board of Directors meeting of the Aerospace Industries Association last month, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano commented that the UN aviation agency’s Secretariat and governing Council “are acutely aware today…
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Delivering another important contribution to the international community's efforts to realize a responsible and sustainable air transport recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, ICAO has announced the publishing of new technical specifications…
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Highlighting that efficient vaccine distribution and the sustainable recovery of air transport require extensive and global public-private cooperation, ICAO and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have issued a new joint statement…
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When she spoke to the UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee and Commission for the Middle East last month, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu noted that ongoing pandemic impacts on international mobility reveal that the world is “back to…
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The regional collaborative approach achieved by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will contribute to an accelerated and sustainable recovery of the aviation sector, ICAO Council President Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano…
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The current crisis has prompted many governments to introduce unprecedented measures to contain the pandemic. These priority measures, which are imposed by a public health emergency, have left little room for other sectors - and this…
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During a recent virtual meeting with the region’s aviation leaders yesterday, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu joined the agency’s North American, Central American, and Caribbean (NACC) Regional Director, Mr. Melvin Cintron, in…
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ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano told Latin American civil aviation leaders today that the sector should expect to encounter a range of challenges as air travel begins its return to normal. The President’s comments were part…
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