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Ministry of Transport

International civil aviation

Contributing to the global aviation community.

Last updated 20 January 2026
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Singapore joined the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as a Contracting State on 20 May 1966. The ICAO comprises member-governments which agree to abide by set standards and recommended practices to advance civil aviation. Singapore has been an ICAO Council Member since 2003.

Singapore currently serves on 17 ICAO panels and close to 100 expert bodies, holding 21 leadership positions, to help shape international standards on a range of issues such as aviation safety and security, and aviation medicine.

In the Asia-Pacific region, we chair the ICAO Asia and Pacific Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Committee, which was established in 2022 to enhance collaboration amongst regional ANSPs to develop and implement regional Air Navigation Services initiatives to support growing air traffic demand, and make air travel more seamless and sustainable. We are also a key member of the ICAO Asia Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group and work with regional States and Administrations to ensure safe, efficient, and orderly traffic flows as global demand increases.

The Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA), which is the internationally-recognised training arm of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, offers a wide range of operational and management programmes, which are aligned to ICAO’s standards and best practices to meet the training needs of the global aviation community.  

Since its inception, SAA has trained close to 170,000 participants from over 200 countries and territories. SAA also works with the Singapore Government and international funding agencies to secure training fellowships for developing countries.  

An example is the ICAO-Singapore Developing Countries Training Programme, which was established in 2001 to strengthen international technical cooperation and develop human resources. The programme awards training fellowships and scholarships to applicants nominated by their respective governments to attend specialised training programmes conducted by SAA.

In July 2025, Singapore announced a new global initiative with the ICAO and International Maritime Organization (IMO) to co-develop and deliver specialised training programmes for the international aviation and maritime communities.

Singapore is establishing a new transport training programme for Small Island Developing States. The first course will be launched in 2026, for officials from the Caribbean Islands States. Courses for the Pacific Island States and others will follow.