Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update 3/27/2020 FAA Takes Steps to Address the Effects of COVID-19 on the Aviation Industry The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proactively taking steps to help address the widespread economic and health effects that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the aviation industry. The FAA continues to evaluate a large number of …
Read More» The U.S. Government is leading the world’s humanitarian and health assistance response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are mobilizing all necessary resources to respond rapidly, both at home and abroad. As part of this comprehensive and generous U.S. response, the State Department and USAID are providing an initial investment of nearly $274 million in emergency …
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In honor of the 40th triannual ICAO Assembly, the U.S. Mission to ICAO was pleased to assemble the following distinguished officials. L-R: Former U.S. Ambassador to ICAO (2006-2009) Donald T. Bliss; FAA Administrator, Stephen Dickson; former U.S. Ambassador to ICAO (2010-2013) Duane E. Woerth; former U.S. Ambassador to ICAO (1994-1999) Carol Jones Carmody and Ambassador …
Read More» Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao will deliver remarks on behalf of the United States to the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada. Secretary Chao will be joined by David P. Pekoske, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Stephen M. Dickson, Administrator of …
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The U.S. government team attending the 56th Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation for the Asia & Pacific Region taking place in Kathmandu, Nepal from August 19-23, 2019.
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08/01/2019 09:46 AM EDT U.S. and Senegalese officials today inaugurated two body scanners and four explosives trace detectors at the passenger checkpoint for outbound flights inside Blaise Diagne International Airport, about 25 miles east of the Senegalese capital of Dakar. The U.S. Department of State’s Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) program provided the equipment with funding and guidance …
Read More» Remarks by Thomas Carter, U.S. Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization – Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s indeed a pleasure to be back in DC for a few days and to have the opportunity to share some thoughts about ICAO with you all. As a southern boy, I must admit that my two winters in …
Read More» Montréal, 31 December 2018 – Preliminary figures released today by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) show a total of 4.3 billion passengers were carried by air transport on scheduled services in 2018. This indicates a 6.1 per cent increase over 2017. The number of departures rose to approximately 38 million globally, and world passenger traffic, …
Read More» Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske led an interagency U.S. delegation to ICAO’s 2nd High-Level Conference on Aviation Security on November 29-30, 2019. He urged ICAO and its member states to intensify efforts to detect and prevent evolving threats to aviation security, including terrorism and insider threats. Administrator Pekoske presented a proposal co-sponsored by seven other …
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Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan Sales called for the development of an ICAO standard for Passenger Name Records (PNR) at ICAO’s 2nd High-Level Conference on Aviation Security in Montreal on November 29-30, 2019. He reminded ICAO and its member states that UN Security Council resolution 2396 obligates member states to develop the capability to collect, process, analyze, share, and protect passenger name record …
Read More» The Council President and the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) expressed the UN agency’s deepest condolences today for the families and friends of the victims of ACT Airlines Flight TK6491, a scheduled cargo flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul, Turkey, which was lost due to unknown causes on 16 January 2017.
Read More» ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu participated in the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos last week, contributing ICAO and aviation sector perspectives to panel discussions on the Future of Travel and the Roadmap to Clean Mobility.
Read More» The leaders of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have expressed their strong condemnation of the shootings at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, USA, and their deep condolences for the families of the victims of the tragic assault.
Read More» Preliminary figures released today by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) indicated that the total number of passengers carried on scheduled services reached 3.7 billion in 2016, a 6.0 per cent increase over last year. The number of departures rose to approximately 35 million globally, and world passenger traffic, expressed in terms of total scheduled …
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