International Civil Aviation Organisation News

International Civil Aviation Organisation in its 12th meeting of its 179th session approved a mechanism for addressing Significant Safety Concerns (SSCs) to its member states. ICAO issued a serious warning to the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) over the safety concerns. ICAO stated that Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority had failed to meet the international standards regarding the personnel licensing and training in relation to the licensing process for pilot.

Global airlines' body IATA has sought an "abated" rate of GST on flight tickets, saying the tax burden on the aviation sector was already high and the GST regime should conform to global standards and principles.

Qatar's international airport said Monday it is to charge passengers an exit tax as the energy-reliant emirate adjusts to falling oil prices.

Air passengers will now get higher compensation that could amount up to Rs 1 crore in the event of death, injury, loss of baggage or inordinate delay in flights, with an amended legislation coming into force

AAI also plans to hold a meeting with various state governments once the draft of civil aviation policy is finalised.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation has announced that handwritten passports will be declared invalid on November 24, 2015.

Applicants holding Non-Machine Readable Passports are advised to get their passports reissued before November 24.

Aviation regulator DGCA faces the uphill task of issuing licenses to 2000-odd Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) and over 60 aerodromes ahead of the audit by UN aviation body, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), later this year, sources said.