NEWS RELEASES
2 March – The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has adopted new oxides of nitrogen (NO_x) standards which are 12 per cent more stringent than the previous levels agreed to in 1999. The decision, for applicability in 2008, was taken unanimously by the 36-member Council.

TCB Fellowships Courses
ICAO's Technical Co-operation Bureau is pleased to announce several fellowships awards for courses taking place in 2005 at the Polytechnical University of Madrid.

ICAO Journal
No. 9, December 2004 – The 35th Session of the ICAO Assembly held in Montreal recently attracted more than

1,300 participants from around the world – a record number. Coverage of the outcome of the Assembly, which adopted 32 resolutions on every aspect of international civil aviation, begins on page 5.

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