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37637.P1 8/7/06 8:38 AM Page 1 SPECIAL INSERT: TRIBUTES TO AN AVIATION LEADER ICJOURNALAO VOLUME 61 NUMBER 4, 2006 TAILORED APPROACHES Tangible Economic Benefits HYBRID NAV SYSTEM Performance Enhancement 37637.P2 8/7/06 8:39 AM Page 2 $716 NQRZV $IULFD 75$,1,1* 96$7 $'9$1&(' $,5 75$)),& 6<67(06 WLW DW ORRN \RX ZD\ :KLFKHYHU 5HVSRQVLEOH IRU DSSUR[LPDWHO\ RI WKH ZRUOG¶V DLUVSDFH $716 SURXGO\ PDQDJHV PRUH WKDQ KDOI D PLOOLRQ DUULYDO DQG GHSDUWXUH PRYHPHQWV HYHU\ \HDU DQG LV PDNLQJ &DSH WR &DLUR VDWHOOLWH FRPPXQLFDWLRQV D UHDOLW\ $716 WUDLQV LQWHUQDWLRQDO DYLDWLRQ SURIHVVLRQDOV PDLQWDLQV ,62 DFFUHGLWDWLRQ DQG VXEVFULEHV WR ,&$2 6WDQGDUGV DQG 5HFRPPHQGHG 3UDFWLFHV 0,5$+ %5$'7 &20081,&$7,216 37637.P3 8/8/06 1:37 PM Page 3 THE ICAO COUNCIL President ICAO Journal Dr. ASSAD KOTAITE The magazine of the International Civil Aviation Organization (until 31 July 2006) ROBERTO KOBEH GONZÁLEZ (from 1 August 2006) VOL. 61, NO. 4 JULY/AUGUST 2006 1st Vice-President L. A. DUPUIS 2nd Vice-President FEATURES S. RHEE 6 Industry initiative promises fuel savings and environmental benefits 3rd Vice-President The “tailored arrivals” ATM concept has been designed to take advantage A. SUAZO MORAZÁN of the capabilities widely available on today’s air transports … Secretary Dr. TAÏEB CHÉRIF 9 Nav system ensures RNP 0.1 approaches are possible under any conditions Secretary General The latest hybrid navigation system demonstrates notable performance improvements over standalone GPS or traditional integrated GPS/IRS navigation … Argentina – D. O. Valente 14 Web-based service available from ICAO will facilitate air navigation planning Australia – S. Clegg New GIS portal will allow authorized users anywhere in the world to view Austria – S. Gehrer and amend information and follow links to other web-based resources useful Brazil – P. Bittencourt de Almeida for air navigation planning … Cameroon – T. Tekou 16 New training programme targets world’s airport managers Canada – L. A. Dupuis A series of courses being developed by ICAO and ACI is designed to provide Chile – G. Miranda Aguirre managers with the knowledge and skills needed to improve the efficiency China – Y. Zhang and cost effectiveness of their airport operations … Colombia – J. E. Ortiz Cuenca Egypt – N. E. Kamel 19 Hurdles to wide acceptance of AMOS will eventually be surmounted Ethiopia – M. Belayneh Before automatic meteorological observing systems can enter common Finland – L. Lövkvist operational use, sensor and system manufacturers will need to work with meteorological service providers to improve their performance … France – J.-C. Chouvet Germany – Dr. H. Mürl 22 Ground icing remains a safety issue that warrants further research Ghana – K. Kwakwa The effect of a very thin layer of wing ice or frost on an aircraft’s aerodynamic Honduras – A. Suazo Morazán performance has been known for years, but accidents still occur despite Hungary – Dr. A. Sipos introduction of the “clean aircraft” concept … India – Dr. N. Zaidi Italy – SPECIAL INSERT Japan – H. Kono S1 ICAO bids farewell to its long serving Council President Lebanon – H. Chaouk A tireless worker on behalf of international civil aviation, many praise Mexico – R. Kobeh González (until 31 July 2006) Assad Kotaite’s accomplishments as a consensus builder and leader Mozambique – D. de Deus Nigeria – Dr. O. B. Aliu UPDATE Pakistan – M. Rauhullah 26 Bombardment of Beirut’s airport brings operations to a standstill Peru – J. Muñoz-Deacon • Ballistic missile launches spark aviation safety concerns Republic Of Korea – S. Rhee • World’s air carriers see profit grow in 2005 despite fuel cost increase Russian Federation – I. M. Lysenko • ICAO convenes safety management system training courses Saint Lucia – H. A. Wilson Saudi Arabia – S. A. R. Hashem COVER PHOTO (courtesy of Airbus S.A.S.) Singapore – K. P. Bong An Airbus A380 overflies the Airbus factory in Filton, England, in mid-May during South Africa – M. D. T. Peege a visit to the United Kingdom that included airport compatibility tests at London Heathrow Airport. By mid-June, the world’s largest airliner had accumulated more Spain – L. Adrover than 1,400 flight hours, including 950 take-offs, with type certification and Tunisia – M. Chérif delivery of the first aircraft anticipated by year’s end. Airbus recently announced United Kingdom – N. Denton production delays that will impact the aircraft delivery schedule until 2009, and United States – D. T. Bliss the company is taking steps to address the related industrial issues. 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