ICAO Holds High-Level Meeting On Global Aviation Safety

The International Civil Aviation Organisation will hold a high-level safety meeting this week to look at the global tracking of commercial aircraft and flights over conflict zones.More than 800 participants are expected to attend the four-day international gathering at ICAOs Montreal headquarters.The United States, Australia, the Netherlands and Malaysia are sending large delegations to the conference.ICAO, the UN agency that governs civil aviation, said on its website that the conference will review the current situation, look at how to manage aviation safety in the future and study ways to increase regional co-operation.The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 last March serves as the backdrop. The plane went down while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
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