During the third ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels, the international aviation sector has taken a giant leap to accelerate decarbonisation. By the adoption of a new global framework for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other clean energies, ICAO and its member states have agree...

IATA is teaming up with the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on a virtual training initiative to boost runway safety and improve the operational efficiency of aviation. The three industry organisations have launched a new ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 10th edition of the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Standards Manual is now available. The standards and recommended practices contained in the latest edition have been updated to align fully with corresponding gui...

The Irish Aviation Authority has won the prestigious Global Air Traffic Management Award (ATM) for Service Provision 2019. The IAA facility in Ballygirreen, Co. Clare provides the Aireon ALERT service 24 hours a day, every day to airlines, air navigation service providers and search and rescue orga...

ACI World and CANSO have singled out community engagement as a key element of the ICAO Balanced Approach to Aircraft Noise. The global representative bodies of airports and air traffic control, respectively, said that a more practical, global approach was needed for noise management –  pa...

IATA, the trade association representing the world’s airlines, has released a study recommending that Switzerland move forward with expansion works at Zurich and Geneva airports. The study contains analysis conducted by the association which suggests Switzerland’s air transport sector could ...

As the increase in traffic calls for greater airfield efficiency and capacity - Airports Council International (ACI) World yesterday emphasised the importance of implementing the new International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global Reporting Format (GRF) - a new methodology for assessing and ...

ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu delivered a stark caution at a workshop in Nigeria this week and called for more airport infrastructure to be built across the African continent. He said the realisation of better air connectivity in Africa, and the crucial sustainable development...

FlightAware and Aireon are working in partnership to introduce the first global flight tracking solution, exceeding requirements by ICAO’s Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS). Aireon Space-Based ADS-B Flight Tracking receivers are hosted on the new Iridium NEXT satellite constel...

On the eve of the ICAO 13th Air Navigation Conference, CANSO (the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) is calling on States to address challenges facing air traffic management (ATM) and enable the aviation industry to take full advantage of opportunities offered by the latest technologies. ...

ICAO works in partnership with the international aviation community to improve safety, with an emphasis on improving safety performance through standardization, monitoring and implementation. The 2018 edition of the ICAO Safety Report, released this week, provides a high level summary of ICAO's ...

The Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu, was joined by the Consul General of China in Montreal, Mr. Xueming Chen, for the official launch of the UN aviation agency’s new Civil Aviation Authority Senior and Middle Managers Training Course at a special ceremony at ICAO headquarters on Monday. ...