The level 4 Language Proficiency Deadline: Issues and Challenges. A review of some of the key presentations given at the recent symposium on ICAO's new Level 4 Language Proficiency requirements, discussing the challenges and solutions facing the industry in general and language educators and their students specifically.

The Vision and Challenge of Global ATM. Overview and analysis from ICAO and industry experts on the status and next steps in pursuit of a more efficient air traffic management system.

Airport Evolution. Safety remains the guiding priority as technology forges new tools to help 21st century facilities meet emerging environmental and capacity challenges.

Aviation and the Environment. Though its CO₂ and NO_x impact is less than those of other industries and transport sectors, aviation continues to take bold steps toward aggressive targets as its global stakeholders confront the technological and leadership challenges of climate change.

Data Driven Safety. Through extensive coordination of the internal and external safety data sources available to it, ICAO begins to emphasize a more targeted, proactive and operational approach to global aviation's most fundamental objective.

A great success for CEANS. Delegates to the Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services craft an extraordinary compromise unifying airport, airline and ANSP stakeholders within a new and more inclusive global framework.