ICAO AGREES NEW RUNWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN
November 1st, 2017
THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has agreed a new five-year Global Runway Safety Action Plan, including targets and timelines for introducing measures preventing runway-linked accidents. The plan was approved at the 2017 ICAO Global Runway Safety Symposium, held in Lima, Peru, from November 17-19. It involves commitments on training, data management and assessment, the creation of runway safety teams, and more. This detailed blueprint is designed to implement runway safety targets already established under ICAO’s Global Aviation Safety Plan. ...
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