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1999 - Volume 54
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Русский	No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4

No. 1, January/February No. 2, March

This month's edition focuses on enhancing aviation safety. As highlighted by the article beginning on page 15, one important step in bolstering safety is to assess compliance with the ICAO standards and recommended practices.

Without a direct link to the process of creating licensing standards, training programmes cannot always achieve consistent and acceptable results. As the article beginning on page 4 indicates, enhanced training standards may represent the solution.

No. 3, April No. 4, May

Efforts are under way the world over to address potential problems that may arise from the so-called millenium bug, with 1 July 1999 a pivotal date as ICAO Contracting States are supposed to report by then on the status of their Y2K readiness. In the article beginning on page 4, three civil aviation administrations describe their Y2K compliance programmes and offer insight based on their experience.

Aeronautical data have taken on new importance in an era of data-dependent navigation systems, and international action is required to standardize the presentation and display of such information in electronic format. An overview of future AIS-related requirements begins on page 4. Featured on this month's cover is a flight management system map display depicting the aircraft's navigation situation, weather, navaids, active flight plan and the planned route.

No. 5, June No. 6, July/August

Human factors is a critical aspect of aviation safety that ICAO began to address, primarily by sensitizing the industry to this new dimension of safety, almost a decade ago. Inside are several articles on human factors issues in different aviation disciplines, with particular focus on management of human error.

Annual Report on Civil Aviation - ICAO's look back at the major developments in civil aviation in 1998 includes numerous statsitics that reflect important trends in the industry.

No. 7, September No. 8, October

Articles in this month's edition focus on environmental issues, including a report from Lufthansa that emphasizes the importance of demonstrating a commitment to environmental protection.

Airports are under pressure to change as authorities respond to conflicting demands for more capacity and greater operational and economic efficiency without compromising safety. For an overview of the major issues facing airports, see article beginning on page 4.

No. 9, November/December

A new-generation navigation satellite system under development in Europe is expected to become operational in 2008. A report on the definition phase of the project, intended to serve all modes of transport worldwide, begins on page 4.

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	No. 1, January/February		No. 2, March
	This month's edition focuses on enhancing aviation safety. As highlighted by the article beginning on page 15, one important step in bolstering safety is to assess compliance with the ICAO standards and recommended practices.		Without a direct link to the process of creating licensing standards, training programmes cannot always achieve consistent and acceptable results. As the article beginning on page 4 indicates, enhanced training standards may represent the solution.

	No. 3, April		No. 4, May
	Efforts are under way the world over to address potential problems that may arise from the so-called millenium bug, with 1 July 1999 a pivotal date as ICAO Contracting States are supposed to report by then on the status of their Y2K readiness. In the article beginning on page 4, three civil aviation administrations describe their Y2K compliance programmes and offer insight based on their experience.		Aeronautical data have taken on new importance in an era of data-dependent navigation systems, and international action is required to standardize the presentation and display of such information in electronic format. An overview of future AIS-related requirements begins on page 4. Featured on this month's cover is a flight management system map display depicting the aircraft's navigation situation, weather, navaids, active flight plan and the planned route.

	No. 5, June		No. 6, July/August
	Human factors is a critical aspect of aviation safety that ICAO began to address, primarily by sensitizing the industry to this new dimension of safety, almost a decade ago. Inside are several articles on human factors issues in different aviation disciplines, with particular focus on management of human error.		Annual Report on Civil Aviation - ICAO's look back at the major developments in civil aviation in 1998 includes numerous statsitics that reflect important trends in the industry.

	No. 7, September		No. 8, October
	Articles in this month's edition focus on environmental issues, including a report from Lufthansa that emphasizes the importance of demonstrating a commitment to environmental protection.		Airports are under pressure to change as authorities respond to conflicting demands for more capacity and greater operational and economic efficiency without compromising safety. For an overview of the major issues facing airports, see article beginning on page 4.

	No. 9, November/December
	A new-generation navigation satellite system under development in Europe is expected to become operational in 2008. A report on the definition phase of the project, intended to serve all modes of transport worldwide, begins on page 4.