ICAO highlights commitments and accomplishments driving progress in Latin American aviation

ICAO outlined a range of priorities and expectations for Latin American States this week when its Council President and Secretary General delivered their remarks to the 23rd Ordinary Assembly of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC). ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu underscored to his audience that the event’s main panel discussion theme […]

Futuro da aviação comercial, o que esperar?

ICAO World Aviation Forum Em setembro de 2018, foi realizado na cidade de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, o “ICAO World Aviation Forum”, um dos mais relevantes eventos mundiais do calendário da aviação global. O fórum versou sobre a promoção de investimentos para desenvolver a aviação. Mas, o que esperar desse futuro? O que está sendo pensado […]

Piloto de avião, a profissão para a qual não há crise

Durante os incêndios catastróficos que devastaram o estado americano da Califórnia em agosto deste ano, a principal agência responsável pelo combate às chamas (Cal Fire) enfrentou um obstáculo extra. Pelo menos 20% da sua frota de tankers – aviões usados ​​como extintores de incêndio – não decolou. E não foi por conta de problemas técnicos. […]

Countries converge to plan «tremendous modernization» in global air transport at 13th ICAO Air Navigation Conference

International experts representing a wide range of disciplines converged at the UN aviation agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montréal today, for the first of its ten-day long 13th Air Navigation Conference. The landmark global event is seen as pivotal to how governments and industry will collaborate internationally to adjust to emerging aviation […]

ACI: Airports making progress on reducing carbon emissions

Forty-eight new airports have joined the Airport Carbon Accreditation program, taking the total number of airports worldwide engaged in climate action to 246, Airports Council International (ACI) told the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva Oct. 2. The Airport Carbon Accreditation scheme is independently administered and supported by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […]

Cathay Pacific seleciona pilotos brasileiros

A aviação brasileira inicia um continuo processo de retomada do crescimento, mas as incertezas políticas tornam esse caminho bastante lento e gradual. Enquanto as empresas aéreas ajustam sua oferta a demanda, diversos pilotos temem perder o emprego no curto prazo. Contudo, de acordo com a ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), o transporte aéreo global continua […]

CLAC and FAA teach about «Runway Safety» in Buenos Aires

The Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will conduct the Runway Safety Seminar on August 22-24, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hosted by ANAC Argentina, the seminar will feature experts from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), aviation authorities, operators and airports in the region. Representatives from […]

¿Cuánto cuesta estudiar para ser piloto de una aerolínea comercial?

Algunas aerolíneas quieren promover el ingreso de las mujeres al mundo de la aviación. El mundo de la aviación se enfrenta a la posibilidad de sufrir una importante escasez de pilotos comerciales en los próximos 20 años. Una de las razones es el aumento de vuelos y pasajeros que se espera en este periodo. «En […]

ICAO Reaches Agreement on Further CORSIA Details

The International Civil Aviation Organization Council took a step forward on the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), adopting a new agreement that lays the groundwork for states and airlines to put the market-based emissions-offsetting scheme into place. The adopted First Edition of Annex 16, Volume IV comes within two years of […]