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Regulatory liberalization and increased multilateralism key to sustainable aviation growth
The President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, strongly encouraged regulators to liberalize and harmonize air services at the Eleventh ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event in Nairobi today, where he delivered the opening…
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Air Transport Monthly Monitor: November 2018
The air transport industry is not only a vital engine of global socio-economic growth, but it is also of vital importance as a catalyst for economic development. Not only does the industry create direct and indirect employment and support…
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Caribbean Community States affirm infrastructure and connectivity commitments critical to…
Setting the tone for the Second ICAO Air Transport Meeting for the Caribbean that was held in Georgetown, Guyana, last week, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed to the attending government and industry officials that…
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Air Transport Monthly Monitor: October 2018
The air transport industry is not only a vital engine of global socio-economic growth, but it is also of vital importance as a catalyst for economic development. Not only does the industry create direct and indirect employment and support…
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ACI’s World Airport Traffic Forecast: Emerging and developing economies will drive global growth
According to the latest edition of the World Airport Traffic Forecasts (WATF) released by Airports Council International (ACI) World, by the year 2040, emerging and developing economies will account for more than 60% of all passenger…
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Aviation legal experts confront new operational and technological challenges
The ICAO Legal Committee, chaired by Mr. Terry Olson from France, concluded its 37th Session at ICAO's Headquarters early in September, addressing a range of challenging emerging issues for international air transport. Dr.…
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ICAO air cargo event underscores pressing need for modernization, liberalization, and new…
Air freight volumes will grow at a healthy rate of 4.2 per cent annually through to 2032, but only if current air cargo modernization continues to be robustly and cooperatively pursued by governments and industry.
This was one of the key…
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ICAO Secretary General encourages Hong Kong’s leadership to explore sustainable development…
The Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu (left), has undertaken a bilateral meeting with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, China, Mrs. Carrie Lam (right), during her mission to this Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. Their…
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Investment and commitment key to sustainability of North/Central American and Caribbean air…
Speaking to an audience of Directors General of Civil Aviation in the UN Agency’s North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) Region, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu emphasized that concrete financial and political commitments…
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ICAO Secretary General highlights continued progress on compliance as key to Africa’s aviation…
ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu concluded the UN aviation agency’s 2018 ‘AFI Week’ series of events last week, reaffirming that the continent has now established the necessary partnership and policy foundations to help African States…
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