International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

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. Add my $0.02 worth.
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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Industry is hoping November 2023 will go down in history as a turning point for sustainable aviation fuel after a historic framework put forth by the ICAO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Tune in as Aviation Week speaks with Haldane Dodd, executive director of the cross-industry Air Transport Action Group, about ICAO’s CAAF/3 conference.
Window Seat Podcast

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The industry says the framework should help boost SAF production and help the aviation industry reduce its environmental impact.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
At the last ICAO assembly, which took place in autumn 2022, ICAO’s members agreed to a long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick
A two-year look at accidents and operator policies finds gaps in how well pilots are taught to blend flight deck automation and manual flying skills.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The debate—and data—is unsettled about the environmental impact of using ethanol versus waste streams for SAF.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The report touches on four areas: automation dependency, airline policies, regulatory material, and how manufacturers convey certain concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
U.S. ethanol producers have been lobbying the Biden administration to allow use of the GREET model.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
While TBO procedures have been established since 2019, ICAO secretary general Juan Carlos Salazar says the concept will benefit from standards being set.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The third edition of ICAO’s Risk Assessment Manual for Civil Aircraft Operations over or near Conflict Zones was released Oct. 23.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
ANSPs from China, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. signed the APAC TBO Pathfinder Project agreement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tom Pleasant
What is the outlook for passenger-to-freighter conversions in the Asia-Pacific, given signs of the market cooling?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
EASA’s final rules for eVTOL operations differ in significant areas from the FAA proposals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick
With the launch of the Airbus A350F and Boeing 777-8F, the next widebody battleground is looming—the medium freighter market and 767-300F replacement.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Henry Canaday
Studies show governments could have saved more lives if they hadn’t shut down the global air transport system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
With some government tax incentives and allowances on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development and production set to expire in a few years.
Emerging Technologies

By Karen Walker
Who can make the giant leap for aviation-kind?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
A special focus was given in Montreal to financing, including the importance of blended finance and the role of public and private institutions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Congress is readying new legislation that will guide how much the FAA spends over the next few years, while giving the agency an updated to-do list.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s tailsitter eVTOL; X-59 on the flight line; autonomous in Alaska; and unlocking biomass for SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
ICAO Air Navigation Commission President Padhraic Kelleher said mandates would only come after "a significant process of consultation ... with states."
Safety, Ops & Regulation