ICAO Air Navigation Commission President Padhraic Kelleher said mandates would only come after "a significant process of consultation ... with states."
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) have been certified under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) for the first time.
While it was no small feat for ICAO to adopt a sustainability goal at its latest general assembly, the hard work of achieving that target is just beginning.
Some in the aviation industry heralded ICAO’s endorsement of the Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG), but critics assert the aviation sector is dragging its heels in fighting climate change.
New FAA guidance on both training and operational aspects of managing an aircraft's flight path is expected to be out by yearend, the agency told ICAO delegates in an update.
The global aviation industry has high hopes that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will endorse its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
The dual registration of aircraft raises safety concerns relating to the international validity of each airplane’s certificate of airworthiness, ICAO said.