International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

By Guy Norris
Net zero—out of reach by the middle of the century ... or is it?
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
ICAO’s environmental protection committee (CAEP) has come up with a mechanism to track aviation’s progress toward net zero.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
A new International Council on Clean Transportation study says commercial aircraft fuel-burn improvements have stagnated since 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The International Civil Aviation Organization's Finvest Hub will connect aviation decarbonization projects with potential public and private investors.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Overall, the head of IAG’s sustainability initiatives is calmly confident about where the industry is headed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores, Helen Massy-Beresford
The outlook for meeting 2050 net zero carbon goals is uncertain at best.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority is updating its regulatory framework to mirror EASA and ICAO standards as part of the kingdom's vast Vision 2030 project
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Canada backs sustainability research; electric Smartflyer rolls out; NASA’s X-59 fires up engine; and tackling hydrogen engine vibrations.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The final report on the fatal crash of an EgyptAir-operated A320 in 2016 ends with divergent views on what caused the loss of control and misses the target .
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission’s commissioner-designate for sustainable transport and tourism has pledged to introduce a sustainable transport investment plan in 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Arab airlines have called on countries to encourage the use of sustainable aviation fuels through incentives, rather than the threat of financial sanctions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Promoters of competency-based training and assessment are striving to expand the use of the methodology.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ICAO members have agreed on a range of what the organization describes as “urgent actions” to accelerate the aviation sector’s transition to sustainability.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
With radio frequency interference now routine for commercial airlines, more is at stake than redundancy, a cornerstone of aviation safety built over decades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ukraine believes it can and should restart airline operations if airport repair funds can be found; others are skeptical.
Airlines & Lessors

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

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