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Rwanda became one of the latest countries to announce their voluntary participation in the pilot phase of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’S Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). According to ICAO. Mr. Silas Udahemuka, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authorities of Rwanda, informed ICAO of this development through letter to ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang …
Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian, said it is welcoming back business and leisure travelers with programs aimed at safeguarding their health and safety. According to Ethiopian, the program will reinforce Ethiopian’s pledge to protect the health and safety of its customers and staff. It includes the steps the airline is taking to maintain customer and staff well-being throughout the service …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has completed its third regional roll-out session to national heads of civil aviation, as it continues to progress global COVID-19 aviation alignment through its Governing Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) recommendations and guidelines. This was revealed during a webinar hosted by ICAO’s South American (SAM) Regional Office, which took place shortly after the …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airports Council International- Africa (ACI Africa) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Offices for African States are united in their calls on governments in Africa to rapidly implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring air connectivity to ensure the safe and harmonized restart of aviation in the region. These guidelines are contained in …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council has adopted a new report and recommendations aimed at restarting the international air transport system and aligning its global recovery. The COVID-19 report and guidelines were produced by the Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART). They were developed through broad-based consultations with countries and regional organizations, and with important advice from the …
ICAO has developed a new publication aimed at helping countries to address the aviation safety risks arising due to the global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Produced specifically for national aviation regulators and civil aviation authorities (CAAs), the new Handbook for CAAs on the Management of Aviation Safety Risks related to COVID-19 (ICAO Doc 10144) was developed with the support …
ICAO’s Council President and Secretary General welcomed the G20 leaders’ statement on COVID-19 on March 26, 2020, including its underscoring of how this unprecedented pandemic serves as “a powerful reminder of our interconnectedness and vulnerabilities.” “From the standpoints of travel and trade, global interconnectedness relies significantly on the unmatched speed and reliability of international civil aviation,” noted ICAO Council President …
As part of its ongoing efforts in the global response to COVID-19, ICAO has said it has taken action to assist the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by the World Food Programme (WFP), as it continues to try to deliver reliable and effective passenger and light cargo transport during the COVID-19 pandemic in support of wide-ranging humanitarian goals. …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has said that drone deliveries, drone inspections and even flying taxis are now near term realities for societies all over the world. ICAO equally added that “as the development of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS traffic management (UTM) continues to advance, governments and operators need to focus on how the next evolution of …
Addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos mid-January, ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, contributed to a range of WEF sessions on topics relating to drones and urban air mobility, medical applications for unmanned aircraft including emergency supply deliveries and epidemic control, and current and future aviation emissions reduction efforts. A main theme highlighted throughout her contributions was …
