International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

By Sean Broderick
An IATA proposal will see discussion over whether to raise pilot standards elevated to the global stage during the upcoming ICAO General Assembly.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s aviation regulator has released proposed noise certification rules for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Latvia says Russia is interfering with global navigation satellite systems from three sites, impacting flight navigation and airport operations in the region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Eight air navigation service providers (ANSPs) have concluded the first joint Asia-Pacific regional laboratory demonstration of trajectory-based operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Juan Carlos Salazar was appointed ICAO Secretary General in August 2021, to a three-year term, and is now on a second three-year term.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
India's AAIB just missed ICAO’s Annex 13 30-day deadline for a preliminary report on the Air India Boeing 787 crash that killed 260.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
France is partnering with both Kazakhstan and Malaysia under two separate civil aviation cooperation agreements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar will hold talks during the Paris Air Show with industry and civil aviation authorities on topics including safety, security and sustainability.
On Location

By Karen Walker
ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar talks about the organization's work, focus areas and his message for the Paris Air Show.
Window Seat Podcast

By Guy Norris
In the U.S., politically there’s never been a better time since the 1960s to develop a civil supersonic aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
It is official: Repair stations with European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification must have ICAO-compliant safety management systems by 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick, Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
ICAO plans to intervene to help restore Syria’s place in the international air transport landscape.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The mindset is changing on what it means to make air travel accessible.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The recommended rules mark a first for ICAO, which—except for the long-retired Concorde—has not previously set noise standards for supersonic aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Less than four years after boldly pledging to reach net zero emissions by 2050, IATA appears to be dropping the target. Is the airline industry abandoning sustainability or just acknowledging reality?
Check 6

By Victoria Moores
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is calling on ICAO to take a different approach to mental health during pilot medical assessments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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