https://www.scmp.com/rss/522005/feed The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Montreal, Canada. It serves as the global forum for civil aviation, dedicated to ensuring the safe, orderly, and sustainable development of international air transport. ICAO establishes and reviews international technical standards and recommended practices (SARPs) for aircraft operation, air navigation, and safety. Its key activities include promoting aviation safety, security,... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The latest power-bank restriction on air travellers comes less than a month after a major nighttime crash and rescue drill at Hong Kong airport in which an airliner’s take-off was aborted after smoke was reported coming from a passenger’s power bank. But that was a simulation, involving more than 1,000 personnel plus hundreds of volunteers, aimed at optimising airport emergency response. There was therefore no connection with the ban imposed without warning by the Airport Authority on Saturday... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3348409/restriction-power-banks-flights-should-not-have-come-surprise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3348409/restriction-power-banks-flights-should-not-have-come-surprise?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:45:09 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok All passengers departing from Hong Kong International Airport are now prohibited from carrying more than two power banks, effective immediately, the Airport Authority announced on Saturday night. Citing new rules from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department, the authority said the global body had announced the requirements to address emerging safety risks posed by lithium battery power banks. Under the new rules, each departing passenger... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348269/hong-kong-airport-caps-power-banks-2-passenger-line-global-rule?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348269/hong-kong-airport-caps-power-banks-2-passenger-line-global-rule?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:21:33 +0000 Reuters Reuters Aviation leaders tackled barriers to growth and the impact of geopolitical tensions on the eve of the Singapore Airshow on Monday, while reaffirming pledges to reduce emissions. Supply chain problems were hurting global airlines and would remain for some time to come, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned industry leaders and regulators. “This disruption continues to have a major ⁠impact,” IATA Director General Willie Walsh said at the Changi Aviation Summit,... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3342050/aviation-chiefs-warn-turbulence-ahead-supply-chains-remain-grounded?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3342050/aviation-chiefs-warn-turbulence-ahead-supply-chains-remain-grounded?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:05:55 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Hong Kong plans to deploy large passenger-carrying drones within the next two to three years as part of its drive to become a regional hub for the low-altitude economy, a senior official has said, predicting the aircraft will be significantly cheaper than current helicopter services. Dominic Chow Wing-hang, deputy director general of civil aviation, outlined the road map on Saturday at a conference in Beijing, which focused on how Hong Kong and Macau could leverage their advantages to benefit... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3336372/hong-kong-aims-launch-passenger-carrying-drones-2-3-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3336372/hong-kong-aims-launch-passenger-carrying-drones-2-3-years?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:41:02 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying,Harvey Kong Lo Hoi-ying,Harvey Kong The removal from the sea of a wrecked cargo plane that veered off a runway at Hong Kong airport and killed two security workers in a vehicle will take at least two days, with investigations into the crash expected to last up to a year, aviation experts have said. Louis Szeto Ka-sing, a specialist in vessel design and maintenance, said on Friday that the first step in salvaging the cargo plane was to determine whether the two halves of the aircraft remained partially connected underwater. He said... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3330171/plane-wreckage-removal-take-2-days-probe-year-hong-kong-experts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3330171/plane-wreckage-removal-take-2-days-probe-year-hong-kong-experts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:21:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Large drones that flew over Copenhagen Airport for hours and caused it to shut down were the “most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure” to date, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. Airports in Copenhagen and Oslo reopened early on Tuesday, hours after unidentified drones in their airspace caused dozens of flights to be diverted or cancelled, disrupting thousands of passengers. “This is part of the development we have recently observed with other drone attacks, airspace... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3326565/mystery-drones-over-copenhagen-airport-spark-sabotage-fears-massive-delays?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3326565/mystery-drones-over-copenhagen-airport-spark-sabotage-fears-massive-delays?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:06:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Russia has filed an appeal with the International Court of Justice over a decision deeming Moscow responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people, the court said on Friday. Australia and the Netherlands, the countries with the most fatalities in the disaster, had launched the case, calling for Russia to assume responsibility for the downing and pay damages. On July 17, 2014, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3326227/russia-challenges-ruling-over-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh17-downing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3326227/russia-challenges-ruling-over-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh17-downing?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Sep 2025 01:08:53 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Nato’s easternmost member states are grappling with a sharp rise in radio and satellite interference, with Baltic governments accusing Russia of positioning equipment for electronic warfare close to their borders. Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Baltic Sea region has registered widespread signal jamming, including of the Global Positioning System or GPS, which has affected air and maritime communications. But authorities in the Baltic... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3322958/russia-needles-nato-escalating-signal-spoofing-baltic-nations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3322958/russia-needles-nato-escalating-signal-spoofing-baltic-nations?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:12:07 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji An initial probe into last month’s deadly Air India crash has raised alarm among pilot groups, who warn that preliminary findings hinting at human error are premature and risk unfairly blaming the flight crew before the investigation is complete. A report by India’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), released on Friday, found that fuel supply to the aircraft’s engines was abruptly cut off just after take-off on June 12, moments before the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a college... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3318149/was-pilot-error-blame-air-india-crash-groups-urge-transparency-amid-bias-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3318149/was-pilot-error-blame-air-india-crash-groups-urge-transparency-amid-bias-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:20:33 +0000 Lawrence Chung Lawrence Chung Beijing’s sudden activation of another civilian air route near the Taiwan Strait’s unofficial median line has renewed alarm in Taipei, with defence experts and lawmakers warning the move could raise the risk of miscalculation in an already tense air corridor. The mainland’s Civil Aviation Administration activated the last of three branches off the M503 north-south flight path through the strait on Sunday. The M503 and its offshoots were established in 2015 to connect various cities along the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3317268/alarms-ring-taipei-beijing-activates-another-taiwan-strait-flight-route?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3317268/alarms-ring-taipei-beijing-activates-another-taiwan-strait-flight-route?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 01:00:18 +0000