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International Civil Aviation Organization |
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, organized in 1947, with headquarters at Montreal. The objective of the ICAO, which has 187 member nations, is to encourage the orderly growth of international civil aviation, establishing uniform standards for aircraft markings, airworthiness, and licensing of pilots. The ICAO is governed by a board elected by its members (civil airport authorities), which meets annually. A directorate general implements board policies and may act as arbiter between states in disputes in the interpretation of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation of 1944 (see air, law of the air, law of the, in the broadest sense, all law connected with the use of the air, including radio and satellite transmissions; more commonly, it refers to laws concerning civil aviation. ..... Click the link for more information. ). The ICAO also renders technical assistance to member nations, especially in the field of training. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I'm convinced that many accidents could have been prevented if ICAO safety standards had been implemented," ICAO Council President Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez said, adding that the organization will focus on safety programs that have had "identifiable results. Internationally, fuel used for aviation is tax exempt, and according to ICAO Secretariat John Crayston, "While the ICAO has established emissions standards for certain emissions there are no standards for CO2. In May 2003, ICAO decided to make facial recognition technology the standard passport biometric, leaving VWP countries only seventeen months to bring a biometric passport from design to production. |
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