Tag: International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization continues its efforts through COVID-19 crisis
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is committed to participating in the global efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. We recognize the intensity and the seriousness of the impacts ... Read More
Canada announces new International Civil Aviation Organization appointment
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is the premier forum for co-operation in all fields of civil aviation among its 193 Member States and international civil aviation stakeholders. Canada is ... Read More
International Civil Aviation Organization Council announces new President
The 36-member governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the ICAO Council, has elected Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano of Italy as its President for a three-year term, beginning 1 ... Read More
FAA: Malaysian aviation not safe
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has found that the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) does not meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and ... Read More
ICAO and IATA launch new legal guidance on management of unruly air passengers
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, and the Director General and CEO of International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac, have officially launched new ... Read More
IATA Resolution calls for Implementation of Global Carbon Offsetting Scheme
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on governments to continue important work for full implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and ... Read More
IATA sets trends for Global Aviation on Environment, Slots, Baggage Tracking, One ID and Disabled Passengers
IATA's 75th Annual General Meeting in Seoul, South Korea passed five important resolutions setting the trend in the global aviation industry The International Air Transport Association (IATA) at their annual ... Read More
Qatar Executive announces global expansion at EBACE
Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group, is celebrating 10 years of success at EBACE with the announcement of plans to open new offices in Shanghai, ... Read More
The future of flight: UN aviation agency looking for new designs and concepts
The United Nations (UN) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has launched the Aviation Innovation Competitions and is looking for ideas, concepts, and prototypes from the next generation of aviation innovators. ... Read More
IATA: Cooperation key to keeping aviation secure & doubling passenger demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on industry and governments to work together more closely to keep aviation secure in the face of evolving security threats and the forecast ... Read More
FAA: Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority meets international safety standards
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that Vietnam complies with international safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating under the agency’s ... Read More
First UNWTO/ICAO Ministerial Conference on Tourism and Air Transport in Africa
As recalled in the Joint Statement on Aviation and Tourism: Hand in Hand for Sustainability, signed on March 18, 2013, and in the Medellín Statement on Tourism and Air Transport ... Read More
IATA’s chief speaks at CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Affairs Summit in Doha
Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO addressed the CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Affairs Summit in Doha, Qatar today: It is a great pleasure to be here in Qatar ... Read More
Jordan ‘rejects’ Israel’s Ramon Airport
The head of the Jordan's Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Haitham Misto, said on Monday, that opening of Israel's new international airport along their shared border, would threaten the kingdom's airspace. ... Read More
US issues travel advisory for Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the aviation security at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) does not maintain and carry out effective security, consistent with the ... Read More
Emergency exercise at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Airports will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise at Al Bateen Executive Airport on Wednesday 26th December 2018. This is in accordance with Civil Aviation regulations issued by the ... Read More
Florence Airport: ‘Untruthful security news’ result in ‘unjustified alarmism’
With reference to press reports regarding the security of Florence Airport, Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) reiterates that Florence airport, like all the main Italian airports, is certified according ... Read More
Canada’s Transport Minister marks International Civil Aviation Day
The Honorable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, issued this statement today to mark International Civil Aviation Day: "As Canada's Minister of Transport, it is my pleasure to mark International Civil ... Read More
UN agencies to work more closely on tourism
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) signed a special Joint Statement on Aviation and Tourism today, acknowledging the intention of the two UN Read More
Airbus supports new noise standard
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) has adopted a new noise stringency level for commercial airplanes. Read More
IATA & ICAO urge AU ministers to adopt action plan
MONTREAL, Canada -The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) urge Ministers attending the African Ministerial Meeting on Aviation Safet Read More
African aviation training organization launched in Nairobi
(eTN) - Following 5 days of meetings in Kampala last week, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) moved on to Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, where another series of seminars, workshops, and Read More
South Sudan joins ICAO
(eTN) - As the long march for the new Republic of South Sudan continues into independence, the young country has made another milestone step when it finally was accepted as ... Read More
Africa conference tackles aviation issues
On days two and three of the continental gathering of aviation regulatory bodies and stakeholders under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), more relevant topics were Read More
Indian airlines: Not safe enough?
India’s aviation sector is at risk of losing airline business in the US because of the threat of being downgraded by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for consistently not ... Read More
Tanzania’s national airline: At death’s door
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - Almost two weeks after Tanzania’s national flag carrier, Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), was suspended from plying the skies, the International Air Transport Ass Read More
Air Tanzania CEO: We will be back
The CEO and managing director of Air Tanzania, David Mattaka, has reacted promptly to reports that the Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) had suspended their AOC (Air Operator Certificate) and Read More
ICAO calls on EU to lift Indonesian air ban
Tempo Interactive quotes the president of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Robert Kobeh Gonzales, as calling on the European Union to lift its blacklisting of Indonesian aviation Read More
Kenya civil aviation regulations begin to bite
Three months after the new Kenya Civil Aviation Regulations (KCAR) were bulldozed over the objections from stakeholders, the first cracks appear in their implementation. Read More
Business as usual despite new Kenya civil aviation regulations
Reports from the field indicate that, so far, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) inspectors have not "swooped down" on aircraft operators in Kenya to enforce the new contentious Kenya ... Read More
Why are there so many plane crashes in Iran?
Over the last several years boarding a domestic flight in Iran has become like playing Russian roulette. Read More
Blame game begins for Congo crash
(eTN) - Information received from a foreign staff dealing with logistics and handling at Goma’s airport has now put a fair share of the blame on the Kinshasa regime. Read More