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 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