International Civil Aviation Organization
specialized agency of the United Nations, coordinates the international civil aviation regulations and policy
Episodes
-
#5293: Air Koryo and the ICAO Alignment ProblemWhat flying North Korea's flag carrier actually feels like — and why a cut-off state still shows up to ICAO meetings.Main topic -
#5832: When Your GPS Is Lying: Aviation's Spoofing ProblemGPS spoofing is feeding pilots fake positions — and the panel stays green. How crews detect it, and why the airport stand sign can't save you. -
#5669: Flydubai 1073: When the Threat Is in the CockpitA first officer stabbed his captain mid-flight. What happened next — and why aviation's security model has no answer for it. -
#5108: How to Identify Anything in the Sky: A Jerusalem Drone Case StudyA reader saw a green strobe hovering over Jerusalem. Here's how to think like an educated guesser. -
#5726: Vetting Pilots: The Flydubai 1073 QuestionsA crash-axe attack over Israel raises five hard questions about who actually vets flight crews — and whether route-specific screening can work. -
#5602: Why Crowds Kill Without PanicCrowd crushes aren't caused by panic — they're physics. At high enough density, ordinary people suffocate standing upright. -
#5547: 53 Bird Strikes a Day: What Actually HappensBird strikes happen about 53 times a day in the U.S. — and the real story is far stranger than the flaming-engine footage.