International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

By Sean Broderick
Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The updates would be the second major changes in two years to International Aviation Safety Assessment policy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
More African countries are being encouraged to join forces under their local regional safety oversight organization (RSOO).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The 787 faces new quality assurance woes, but the need to add a freighter to the family has eased.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Christian A. Klein
A look at the rules, people and technology behind the scenes that enabled Taylor Swift’s safe air travel from Tokyo to the 2024 Super Bowl.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Africa hasn’t met its Abuja Safety Targets, but real progress is being made.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sarah MacLeod
ARSA argues leadership changes at the FAA and Boeing have overcomplicated safety policies and procedures for the workforce.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Though the FAA may or may not require safety management systems for repair stations, the issue is moot for the largest shops.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Startup plans to support growth in onshore wind energy generation by transporting larger turbine blades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
Put simply, saving 20% of fuel per flight is redundant if, simultaneously, total flights increase by 20%.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Using satellites for radio communications over oceans promises air traffic management efficiencies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Ten years after MH370 and 15 years from AF447, industry is closing safety gaps spotlighted by those two accidents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Google’s Travel Impact Model is an open-source tool that passengers can use to predict their flight emissions when booking airline tickets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The company hopes to unleash untapped benefits of the aircraft for commercial and military use.
Singapore Airshow

By Garrett Reim
The program aims to test quiet supersonic boom over different areas of the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Viasat demonstrated its system using Cranfield University’s National Flying Laboratory Center’s Saab 340B twin-turboprop in January.
Commercial Space

By Linda Blachly
ICAO’s third Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels reached an agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in international aviation by 5% by 2030.
Sustainability

By Bill Carey
An International conference agreement aims to drive global development of sustainable aviation fuel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
European carriers tack through myriad challenges.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
All 13 Oneworld member airlines have agreed to contribute their operational data to IATA’s CO2 Connect emissions calculator, marking a big win for IATA’s model.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Airlines struggle to get the SAF they need.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois
ICAO and IATA are taking steps to encourage more sustainable aviation fuel production to meet growing demand from airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
ICAO and Google, which each have their own emissions assessment tools, are exploring ways to cooperate on their respective methodologies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
An “EASA for the Middle East and North Africa” has been launched to monitor and improve safety oversight of civil aviation in the region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Understandably, the airline industry likes to highlight its efforts to become more sustainable.
Emerging Technologies