International Civil Aviation Organization

• ‘It’s a gamble with safety’: pilots slam industry push for solo flying

  Pilot unions say France-based plane producer Airbus is leading the drive toward "reduced-crew operations," while North American airlines are more reluctant to jump on board.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
  
• Canada will oppose Russia’s re-election to U.N. aviation agency: minister

  A vote to elect countries to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)'s 36-member governing council is to be held on Saturday.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2022
  
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• UN agency launches probe of diverted flight carrying Belarus journalist

  The investigation will seek to determine whether there was a breach of international aviation law.

  World

  May 27, 2021
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• Iran agrees to send Ukrainian plane crash black boxes to Kiev, official says

  Farhad Parvaresh, who heads Iran's delegation at the UN's Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization, said Tehran's civil aviation authority had also invited other interested countries to participate in reading the data.

  World

  Mar 11, 2020
• Is flight shaming the next climate change conversation?

  Some environmentalists are saying it’s time we thought more about how often we fly.

  Environment

  Jul 9, 2019
• World’s regulators to review pilot licensing in Montreal after 737 MAX crashes

  The Boeing 737 MAX crashes aren't necessarily the reason why they're meeting, but they coincide with debate over whether increasingly automated commercial jets are compromising pilot skills.

  World

  Jul 2, 2019
• FAA says Boeing 737 MAX 8 approval could come early as late June: sources

  FAA and Boeing representatives briefed members of the International Civil Aviation Organization's governing council in Montreal on Thursday on efforts to return the plane to service.

  Politics

  May 23, 2019
• Real-time plane tracking rules announced on MH370 anniversary

  The UN’s aviation authority has announced new rules that will require planes to transmit their location in real-time in the event of an emergency.

  Tech

  Mar 9, 2016
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• Lithium-ion batteries banned as cargo shipments on passenger flights

  A U.N. panel approved on Monday a temporary ban on cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger planes because they can create intense fires capable of destroying an aircraft.

  Consumer

  Feb 22, 2016
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• UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets Coderre, Couillard in Montreal

  Ban Ki-moon started his day in Ottawa, meeting with Governor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall, before travelling to Montreal.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2016