Episode 01

What is ICAO?

The Chicago Convention. The agency it created. Why it still governs every international flight.

May 5, 2026 · 9:00

What you will learn

  • Why aviation needs a global regulator — the paradox of international flight
  • The Chicago Convention of 1944 — origin and what it established
  • ICAO's structure: Assembly, Council, Secretariat
  • SARPs — Standards versus Recommended Practices
  • The 19 Annexes overview
  • Article 33: how recognition between states actually works

Transcript

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