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Based on ICAO forecasts, by the year 2036, no less than 620,000 pilots will be needed to fly the world’s 100-seat-and-larger aircraft. What is even more important than this figure is the fact that 80 percent of these future aviators will be…
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Accelerating traffic growth and emerging challenges on the safe integration of drones, commercial space flights, and artificial intelligence were some of the key points addressed in Strasbourg, France where ICAO’s Council President and…
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When he addressed the Turkey-Asia Civil Aviation Conference held in Antalya in April, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu highlighted the UN aviation agency’s “natural leadership role in bringing together the parties and…
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Drone deliveries, drone inspections and even autonomous flying taxis are near term realities, and to make these services safe and efficient ICAO has begun the consultative work needed to establish low-altitude traffic management guidance…
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Speaking yesterday at CANSO’s Sixth World Air Traffic Management (ATM) Congress in Madrid, Spain, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu told the gathered experts and leaders that airspace design and management would be changing…
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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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A new, record 4.1 billion passengers were carried by the aviation industry on scheduled services in 2017, according to the preliminary figures ICAO released today. This indicates a 7.1% increase over 2016. The number of departures rose to…
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On 7 December 2017, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced the implementation of the largest airspace changes their region has ever seen. On the day that is celebrated around the world as International Civil Aviation Day,…
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The Council President and Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu and Dr. Fang Liu respectively, issued a joint statement today in celebration of International Civil Aviation Day,…
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CAA International (CAAi), the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), is taking steps to assist ICAO in ensuring No Country is Left Behind. The campaign highlights ICAO efforts to assist States with the…
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