International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

By Thierry Dubois
It is high time for ICAO to integrate climate concerns into its statutes, otherwise little progress can be expected at its next general meetings, the French air and space academy (AAE) says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Airline traffic recovery is slow in Latin America as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place in a number of countries.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The move effectively suspends the bilateral air accord between the US and Belarus over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
The Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with about 170 passengers was on a scheduled flight from Athens Airport in Greece to Vilnius Airport in Lithuania when it was intercepted by a MiG-29 fighter jet that escorted it to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was forced to land.
Airlines & Lessors

Rodney Slater and Gregg Leone
The vaccines have given us back the power of “someday soon.” Now is the time for the aviation industry to think ahead.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
With ICAO reporting a 60% drop in passenger traffic globally during 2020, Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
A bipartisan effort to fast-track new FAA certification and oversight mandates is using the emergency funding-focused omnibus bill to get the legislation into law, agreeing on new requirements targeting what the agency can delegate to manufacturers, emphasizing human factors reviews, and urging FAA to spearhead improvement of global pilot training.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Wesley Charnock
'We’re in an entirely new era in powered flight, even as we confront this dire threat to our traditional operations,' ICAO's president says.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
ICAO’s council has adopted decisions on eligibility units and sustainability certification, clearing the path for the implementation of CORSIA, the carbon-offsetting scheme for airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Rachel Pickford
Routes Reconnected will see the globe’s leading airlines, airports and tourism organisations come together to rebuild the world’s air services.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
U.S. LCC JetBlue has performed the first transaction on IATA’s Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE), a new carbon-offset trading platform which went live on Nov. 25.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
An airline industry consensus has emerged that rapid testing as a precondition for travel is needed. The rub now is convincing governments to endorse the requirement.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
IATA is urging the Canadian government to replace mandatory quarantines and other travel restrictions with more stringent testing protocols that could help revive travel demand without putting citizens at risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Wesley Charnock
As lockdowns ease, new market patterns, regulations and business practices are emerging. Those organizations that adapt most effectively will emerge strongest.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The 36-member ICAO Council has adjusted the baseline for its Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) program
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
FRANKFURT—IATA is in “strong opposition” to new quarantine measure for incoming passengers, its director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said May 13.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An ICAO-led task force has issued initial guidance developed to serve as a blueprint for revising travel procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to have a comprehensive set of protocols drafted by month’s end.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An FAA review of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) found that the agency does not sufficiently comply with ICAO standards, placing the countries it regulates into Category 2 of the U.S. agency’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Airlines are asking for changes to the looming requirement to offset growth in carbon-dioxide emissions from international aviation to mitigate the
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
An agreement has been signed designed to enhance cooperation and aviation infrastructure development in Africa.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
Airports and governments across Africa must work together to ensure the continent can access new markets, ACI World director general Angela Gittens has said.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
For a consecutive year, more than a third of airline industry profits in 2016 are expected to come from the carriers of North America, says ICAO. Last year the
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
ICAO and the President of Nigeria held talks on topics including projected aviation growth and associated human resource capacity and infrastructure challenges,
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Although this will not immediately impact international air services from Thailand as Thai Airways International recently closed its flight between Bangkok and
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has said it will continue to work with the Republic of Chad to enhance its air transport system.
Airports & Networks