International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

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

Jim Harris
Country-specific policies around climate goals could complicate financial decisions by airlines and OEMs.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

By Karen Walker
Who can make the giant leap for aviation-kind?
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 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

By Alan Dron
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) have been certified under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has published a long-awaited document outlining proposed pilot training and operating standards for eVTOL aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Kazakhstan is preparing for safety audits by the U.S. FAA, EASA, and ICAO following a four-year safety oversight push.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
ICAO pivots to prioritize sustainability over safety.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
eVTOL noise rules; Adaptive drone wings; Assuring autonomy; and A220 on 100% SAF.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines fear that the cost of compliance will put them at a disadvantage.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Han Kok Juan was appointed chairperson of the first-of-its-kind committee.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois, Sean Broderick
Industry developing new ways to help pilots, but some ideas are meeting resistance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sandra M. Walter
The aviation sector is addressing the humanitarian consequences of climate change in the most responsible way that goes beyond its own footprint.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The industry should prepare for a disruption in aviation safety as it pivots toward sustainability innovation, an ICAO exec warns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Speaking in Singapore, a CAAC representative said safety data remains fragmented and isolated because of data ownership and protection issues.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Graham Warwick
Both NASA and Europe’s Clean Sky 2 program are racing to meet year-end deadlines for flight demonstrators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The UK regulator aims to deliver faster, quieter and cleaner journeys, while creating more capacity in the airspace system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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