International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

The aviation sector is addressing the humanitarian consequences of climate change in the most responsible way that goes beyond its own footprint.

The industry should prepare for a disruption in aviation safety as it pivots toward sustainability innovation, an ICAO exec warns.

Speaking in Singapore, a CAAC representative said safety data remains fragmented and isolated because of data ownership and protection issues.

Predicting more intense activity above FL 500, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Eurocontrol draft guidelines for higher-airspace control.

Both NASA and Europe’s Clean Sky 2 program are racing to meet year-end deadlines for flight demonstrators.

The UK regulator aims to deliver faster, quieter and cleaner journeys, while creating more capacity in the airspace system.

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.

ICAO's ACT-SAF program is designed to encourage global cooperation to spur the widespread development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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 country was unable to win a majority from 170 voting nations at the 41st ICAO Assembly, which meets in Montreal every three years and runs through Oct. 7

The FAA has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, paving the way for airlines to add service to the US and launch new routes.

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.

Belgium’s new aviation tax will be introduced from tomorrow to the annoyance of the country’s airlines.

The effort is part of the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project.

Juan Carlos Zuazua says the carrier is ready to expand Mexico-US service as soon as it is allowed to.

The EU’s transport ministers have issued a declaration that they hope sets the stage for a long-term aspirational goal on aviation sustainability to be adopted at the ICAO Assembly in September.

The UN aviation body details ‘downside risks’ from COVID-19 headwinds in its latest global airline forecast.

Environmental regulations for aviation, such as mandates to use sustainable aviation fuel mandates and hydrogen technology certification, should be backed by an international framework set out by ICAO, a French parliamentary report says.

ICAO calls for a “more measured” response by governments to the omicron variant of COVID-19.

Once the IATA resolution for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 was approved at the IATA AGM in Boston, it was almost immediately met with the realization of the huge challenges ahead.

The credit is intended to stimulate production and consumption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by reducing the price premium over conventional jet fuel.

The aim of the actions announced is to “re-establish U.S. credibility through ambitious domestic commitments ... [and] demonstrate leadership on aviation ambition at the International Civil Aviation Organization,” the White House said.

U.S. agriculture and biofuel organizations have urged the U.S. Congress to base a proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel on the most updated and accurate lifecycle carbon assessment methods and not the modeling used by the ICAO.