International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

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

By Lori Ranson
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
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
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The FAA has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, paving the way for airlines to add service to the US and launch new routes.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
The global aviation industry has high hopes that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will endorse its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Safety, Ops & Regulation