Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments at the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to agree a global market-based measure to help the aviation industry manage its carbon footprint. At the top of the agenda for the ICAO Assembly is the proposal for the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute EASA rules addressing non-commercial air operations with aeroplanes and helicopters will come into effect in all 32 EASA states. Starting from today, a brand new set of rules becomes fully applicable, replacing the existing national regulations in the field of air operations This means that instead of fragmented rules in each of the 32 EASA […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Indonesia complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating. The FAA first assessed Indonesia’s civil aviation authority in September 1997 and found it in compliance with ICAO standards and then lowered the rating from Category […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Addressing aviation leaders at the 53rd Conference of Asia and Pacific Directors General of Civil Aviation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, ICAO’s Council President and Secretary General stressed the need for greater partnership and cooperation and a globally-aligned approach to safely and sustainably manage aviation’s tremendous current growth, which is particularly strong in the Asia and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) aims to resume flights to the United States, though they would be routed through either Seattle or San Francisco instead of Los Angeles, which was the previous destination. THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said the the timing of the move to resume flights to the US depends on the International Civil […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ethiopian Aviation Academy manages the operations of Ethiopian Airlines. Ethiopian Aviation Academy is one of the leading modern African aviation institution. The Ethiopian Aviation Academy has been credited by the ICAO Regional Training Center of Excellence on May 11, 2016, as reported in a press release released in relation to Ethiopia Airlines. The mentioned award […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Civil Aviation Organization is considering new rules that would require airlines to buy two forest-protection emission credits for each metric ton of carbon dioxide, double the typical amount, amid concern over the permits’ environmental credibility, according to two people with direct knowledge of negotiations. As the United Nations-overseen regulator builds the first global […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes AFRICA wants to tighten security at airports in line with international standards, amid rising global terrorist threats. Aviation experts are meeting in Windhoek to discuss how to secure and improve the aviation system. This meeting is being held under the theme “Unbroken African Commitment and Collaboration for a Global Sustainable Aviation Security System, Passenger and Trade […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Authorities at Brussels Zaventem say it remains unclear as to when the airport will re-open following the March 22 terrorist attack. Ten people died and 81 were injured when two suicide bombers detonated explosives—according to media reports, hidden inside suitcases they had wheeled into the building on luggage trolleys—during the morning rush hour. Around 20 more […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes ICAO has adopted new aircraft tracking provisions, including a requirement that aircraft carry a device that can autonomously transmit its location every minute during emergency circumstances. On the eve of the second anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, ICAO announced that its 36-member state governing council had adopted amendments to the Chicago […]