Dr. Assad Kotaite, the former council president to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), died on February 27 at age 89. Kotaite joined ICAO in 1953 as a member of the legal committee and served as Lebanon’s council representative from 1956 to 1962 and from 1965 to mid-1970. After serving as secretary general of ICAO for six years, Kotaite was named president of the Council of ICAO in August 1976. He served in that role until his retirement on July 31, 2006, after 53 years of service to the organization.