The ICAO Digital Travel Authorization: Standardizing the electronic visa
Over the last decade, a number of States began issuing online visas, often referred to as “eVisas”. This was carried
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ICAO Council condemns Belarus over 2021 Ryanair flight bomb threat and diversion
The ICAO Council concluded its discussions yesterday on the May 2021 incident in Belarus airspace involving Ryanair Flight FR4978, condemning
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SmartTravel from Veridos implements new ICAO recommendations for digital travel authorizations
In its new technical report, the ICAO makes recommendations for the design of digital travel authorizations. This approach reduces the
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Veridos welcomes new ICAO travel documents specifications
ICAO has issued the 8th edition of Doc 9303 for the standardization of machine-readable travel documents. Veridos, a leading expert
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INTERPOL-ICAO joint forum underlines need to balance security with passenger convenience
The importance of streamlining border management with systematic data checks was the focus of the first INTERPOL-ICAO (International Civil Aviation
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ICAO approves new edition of its Testing and Cross-border Risk Management Measures Manual
ICAO has announced the release of the revised second edition of the UN aviation agency’s Testing and Cross-border Risk Management Measures
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ICAO Secretary General addresses the UN Counter Terrorism Committee
At a virtual open briefing convened by the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), ICAO Secretary
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New manual issued on COVID-19 testing and cross-border risk management
ICAO issued a bulletin today announcing its new Testing and Cross-border Risk Management Measures Manual (Doc 10152), developed by the members
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ICAO Council endorses new updates to COVID-19 global aviation recovery guidelines
The ICAO Council endorsed new updates yesterday to its Aviation Recovery Task Force’s (CART’s) ‘Take-off’ Guidelines for international air transport.
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ICAO, UNOCT, conclude important agreement to curb terrorist mobility through the global exchange of API-PNR data
ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu joined UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Under-Secretary-General Mr. Vladimir Voronkov in formalizing an important
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ICAO, UNOCT, conclude important agreement to curb terrorist mobility through the global exchange of API-PNR data
ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu joined UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Under-Secretary-General Mr. Vladimir Voronkov in formalizing an important
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ICAO Secretary General addresses UN Global Counter-terrorism Compact on aviation and pandemic responses
In her keynote address today to the UN’s fifth Principal-level Meeting of the Global Counter-terrorism Coordination Compact Entities, ICAO Secretary
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Cabin crew to be better equipped to prevent human trafficking
United Nations efforts to prevent trafficking in persons took an important step forward today, with the launch of the new
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New PNR Data Standards amendment to improve global counter-terrorism efforts
A detailed set of international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) to assist States in establishing their capabilities to collect, use,
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