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Russia Loses Vote To Reclaim ICAO Governing Council Seat

The US and EU strongly oppose Russia’s re-inclusion on ICAO’s council.

A desperate plea for relief as sanctions threaten flight safety.

The primary concern reportedly expressed by Western authorities was the way the black boxes were handled.

The primary concern reportedly expressed by Western authorities was the way the black boxes were handled.

In an unusual move, the UN aviation agency offered the assistance of one of its investigators for the crash investigation earlier this week.

Aircraft are categorized by weight with one key function: to calculate how far behind the succeeding aircraft should follow.

While the ICAO is the main source of aircraft type codes, the IATA also publishes its own list of aircraft codes.

Tens of thousands of personal information records were reportedly stolen and offered for sale online.

A contingent of member nations is asking the ICAO to encourage the international sharing of turbulence data to help plot flight paths.

EDTO defines the maximum flying time that an aircraft can be from an airport in case of an emergency.