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News & articles from International Airport Review covering the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which codifies international air navigation.

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Sustainability tops the agenda at air industry summit

5 October 2017 | By International Airport Review

This year's Air Transport Action Group’s (ATAG) Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva brought leading aviation figures together to discuss their collective goals.

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Making sound standards for ground operations

11 September 2017 | By George Saounatsos

With millions of aircraft movements taking place every year, ground handling is a highly demanding, complex and multidisciplinary operational environment where people from different backgrounds are called upon to seamlessly coordinate the delivery of their final product. George Saounatsos, ICAO Consultant to General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), highlights the…

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ICAO’s Secretary General commends European cooperation and outlines challenges ahead

8 September 2017 | By International Airport Review

Dr Fang Liu delivered a comprehensive keynote address last week at the 66th Special Meeting of Directors General of Civil Aviation for the European Civil Aviation Conference in Reykjavik...

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ICAO promotes aviation development priorities in Kazakhstan

10 August 2017 | By International Airport Review, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Highlighting that only 5% of annual global development financing currently supports aviation infrastructure or related projects, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu delivered a determined message to Kazakhstan’s political leaders last week on the need to prioritise air transport development in the years ahead and optimise the tremendous opportunities for…

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ICAO Secretary General encourages Cuba’s leadership on data analysis

2 August 2017 | By International Airport Review, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Throughout an intensive series of addresses and bilateral meetings undertaken in Cuba last week, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu encouraged Cuba’s leadership to continue pursuing and leading on pragmatic and proactive approaches to sustainable aviation development for economic and social progress, particularly with regards to data analysis and aviation…

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Nigeria and ICAO affirm commitment to sustainable development of air transport

24 July 2017 | By International Airport Review, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

The meeting took place concurrently with the ICAO African and Indian Ocean Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (AFI RPAS) Symposium, for which Dr. Aliu delivered the opening address.

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Fang Liu stresses value of robust ID management for border security

14 July 2017 | By International Airport Review, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

ICAO’s Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, delivered a strong message today to the participants of the ICAO TRIP Seminar in Hong Kong, China, on how robust ID management frameworks provide a critical foundation for secure and efficient travel document and border control solutions.

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ICAO addresses UN on terrorist threats to international civil aviation

10 July 2017 | By International Airport Review

ICAO Secretary General addresses the UN on terrorist threats to international civil aviation...

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Italy’s leadership role in strategic investment in aviation infrastructure

3 July 2017 | By International Airport Review

Conducting her first mission to Italy, at the invitation of its Government, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu, encouraged the country’s aviation leaders to pursue their exemplary approach to developing aviation infrastructure and air connectivity, particularly in terms of the effectiveness of its strategic alignment of policies and practices, and…

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Air cargo growth requires renewed commitment to Lomé Declaration

28 June 2017 | By International Airport Review, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Implementation of the Lomé Declaration is a crucial lever for realising the technological innovation, regulatory reform and investment in infrastructure demanded by Africa’s tremendously promising growth in air cargo, declared the President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu.

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ICAO and ACI to collaborate on new airport training

9 June 2017 | By International Airport Review

ICAO's Dr. Fang Liu, and ACI's Director General Angela Gittens formalised a new agreement supporting their agencies’ future cooperation on airport training.

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ICAO reviewing laptop and device restrictions to balance safety and security concerns

6 June 2017 | By International Airport Review

Speaking at the IATA AGM in Cancun, Mexico, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed to airline CEOs that the security and safety risks must be effectively balanced when considering any restrictions on passengers’ personal electronic devices (PEDs).

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ICAO Council President emphasises cooperation in airspace management

30 May 2017 | By International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, highlighted the need for determined cooperation supporting international airspace safety while on mission in the Ukraine.

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Council President highlights aviation’s importance to landlocked States

25 May 2017 | By International Airport Review, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, delivered important aviation safety and sustainability messages during a series of high-level meetings last week in the Kyrgyz Republic.

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ICAO to develop global framework for safe management of drone traffic

11 May 2017 | By International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

ICAO announced its goal of developing a common global framework for traffic systems for drones, known in technical terms as UTM systems.

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