International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

France is partnering with both Kazakhstan and Malaysia under two separate civil aviation cooperation agreements.

The ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar will hold talks during the Paris Air Show with industry and civil aviation authorities on topics including safety, security and sustainability.

ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar talks about the organization's work, focus areas and his message for the Paris Air Show.

In the U.S., politically there’s never been a better time since the 1960s to develop a civil supersonic aircraft.

It is official: Repair stations with European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification must have ICAO-compliant safety management systems by 2026.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.

ICAO plans to intervene to help restore Syria’s place in the international air transport landscape.

The mindset is changing on what it means to make air travel accessible.

The recommended rules mark a first for ICAO, which—except for the long-retired Concorde—has not previously set noise standards for supersonic aircraft.

Less than four years after boldly pledging to reach net zero emissions by 2050, IATA appears to be dropping the target. Is the airline industry abandoning sustainability or just acknowledging reality?

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is calling on ICAO to take a different approach to mental health during pilot medical assessments.

Net zero—out of reach by the middle of the century ... or is it?

ICAO’s environmental protection committee (CAEP) has come up with a mechanism to track aviation’s progress toward net zero.

A new International Council on Clean Transportation study says commercial aircraft fuel-burn improvements have stagnated since 2020.

The International Civil Aviation Organization's Finvest Hub will connect aviation decarbonization projects with potential public and private investors.

Overall, the head of IAG’s sustainability initiatives is calmly confident about where the industry is headed.

The outlook for meeting 2050 net zero carbon goals is uncertain at best.

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority is updating its regulatory framework to mirror EASA and ICAO standards as part of the kingdom's vast Vision 2030 project

Canada backs sustainability research; electric Smartflyer rolls out; NASA’s X-59 fires up engine; and tackling hydrogen engine vibrations.

The final report on the fatal crash of an EgyptAir-operated A320 in 2016 ends with divergent views on what caused the loss of control and misses the target .

The European Commission’s commissioner-designate for sustainable transport and tourism has pledged to introduce a sustainable transport investment plan in 2025.

Arab airlines have called on countries to encourage the use of sustainable aviation fuels through incentives, rather than the threat of financial sanctions.

Promoters of competency-based training and assessment are striving to expand the use of the methodology.

ICAO members have agreed on a range of what the organization describes as “urgent actions” to accelerate the aviation sector’s transition to sustainability.