The international aviation sector wants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5 percent by 2030 through the use of 5 percent cleaner fuels. This is the outcome of the third Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) held in Dubai…
On Wednesday, Emirates operated a 38-minute flight out of Dubai International Airport and back with an Airbus A380 flying on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). While a world’s first that generated some good publicity for the airline, the special flight…
Member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have almost unanimously agreed on a long-term aspiration goal (LTAG) to get aviation to net zero emissions in 2050. The agreement at the 41st Assembly has been hailed as a success…
The airline and aerospace industry are looking with great anticipation at Montreal in the next two weeks, where the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) holds its 41st Assembly from September 27 until October 7. On top of the agenda of…
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) declined to involve itself in the Qatar aviation crisis after the Gulf state filed a complaint against four countries that cut diplomatic, economic and transport ties with it. We have been watching the impact…
The United States was once the global leader in aviation, enabled by a forward thinking FAA. Today, that agency is bogged in politics and red tape, resulting in decision-making processes that would result in a description of incompetence and the…