ICAO: No Plans To Mandate TBO Globally In Near Term

Padhraic Kelleher (center left) at the Singapore ATC center, with CAAS DG Han Kok Juan (center right).

ICAO Air Navigation Commission President Padhraic Kelleher (center left) at the Singapore Air Traffic Control center, with the country's Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Han Kok Juan (center right), alongside other officials.

Credit: Chen Chuanren/Aviation Week
SINGAPORE—Varying air traffic control capabilities in different states mean ICAO is unlikely to mandate a global regulation for trajectory-based operation (TBO), even though the concept could help cut fuel burn by up to 10%. ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC) President Padhraic Kelleher said if...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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