MONTREAL, Canada -- Toshiyuki Onuma, a veteran Japanese aviation official, was elected chief of a United Nations air travel agency on Wednesday, marking the first time a person from the Asia-Pacific region will take the helm.
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UN aviation agency taps Japanese official as 1st leader from Asia
Toshiyuki Onuma pledges to ensure safe and sustainable international flights
Toshiyuki Onuma, the incoming president of the International Civil Aviation Organization, served many years in Japan's transport ministry. (Nikkei montage)
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