Economic Development

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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​​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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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 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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