Safety

Following a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Mr. Charlot Salwai, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu reiterated the UN aviation agency’s full support for Vanuatu and other Pacific Island States as they continue to work…
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In an important step toward a more integrated and responsive global air traffic management (ATM) system, the ICAO Council, during its ongoing 213th Session, has adopted a new amendment to Annex 15 to the Convention on International Civil…
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When it’s bird versus airplane, both lose. The energy released when a 3 kg (6.6 lb) bird is hit by an aircraft traveling 150 mph equals the energy released by dropping a 47 lb object from 100 feet. The results can be devastating. Just…
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Pilot and Air Traffic Controller Communication in a Foreign Language Dr. Francois Grosjean interviews Dr. Bürki-Cohen There are some 100,000 commercial flights each day in the world, which means that literally millions of interactions…
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With the Asia and Pacific (APAC) air traffic market poised to become the world’s largest by 2022, ministers in charge of civil aviation representing 36 governments met together in Beijing last week to endorse a new declaration formalizing…
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Human trafficking by air is a crime few want to talk about, but formal training of aircrews and airport personnel could help to aid prevention. The stories are numerous, endless and sad. On a May 2016 flight from London to Chicago, a…
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Accident investigations have shown that deficiencies and inaccuracies in safety information briefings, signs, placards and markings can negatively impact passenger survival rates. Well-informed, knowledgeable passengers have a better chance…
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ICAO will host the once-a-decade Air Navigation Conference in October 2018, that will bring Member States and aviation stakeholders together to build on ever-evolving global strategies for safety and air navigation planning, development and…
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During ICAO’s Second Global Air Navigation Industry Symposium (GANIS/2) event that was held earlier this month, Mr. David Nakamura received the ICAO Walter Binaghi Air Navigation Commission Laurel Award. ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission…
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The United Kingdom Department for Transport (DfT) is holding a competition that they hope will help to improve aviation security around the world. Encouraging innovative science and technology, they are looking for proposals for…
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