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Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) principles and global aviation standards. Speaking at ICAO’s 42nd Assembly, Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo says, “Nigeria remains firmly committed to the principles and objectives of ICAO.” He outlined bold steps to “position Nigeria as Africa’s aviation hub and called for stronger …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council says it has approved a new Sustainability Criteria for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) eligible under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), together with the compliance assessment guidance. ICAO states that by making use of aviation fuels which meet the new Sustainability Criteria for SAF life-cycle CO2 reduction benefits …
Over 800 participants from all world regions gathered recently at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) CORSIA Forum to share their views on the progress being made on CORSIA implementation, as well as on its future programme objectives and expectations relating to the next ICAO Assembly taking place next year. Juan Carlos Salazar, ICAO Secretary General, in his opening remarks, …
Dr. Fang Liu, the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has said that COVID-19 is affecting many aspects of how people live and work, and that she did expect these impacts to persist and comprise what is regularly being referred to as a ‘new normal’ post-pandemic. In addition to the obvious likely impacts of increasingly virtual …
The Council of ICAO, during its 216th Session, has made another set of important decisions toward the timely implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Agreement was reached for the operationalization of TAB (Technical Advisory Body), a group of experts nominated by States with a mandate to make recommendations to the Council, regarding “eligible emissions …
Global measures to address aviation’s environmental impact were agreed at a meeting of the two hundred and fifty experts of ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), which concluded recently. Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, President of the Council of ICAO, recognized that “In the 35 years since the CAEP was established, the scope of work and the technical areas which …
The sustainability of international civil aviation is a key priority for ICAO and its States today, and governments worldwide greatly appreciate how aviation’s ability to connect us all has never been more important to our planet’s shared prosperity. So began ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu as he presented the views of ICAO and its Member States to the …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) joined air transport businesses and associations to reaffirm its commitment to a sustainable future as the aviation industry marked ten years since agreeing an ambitious joint strategy for reducing carbon emissions. “Ten years ago, the entire aviation sector committed to a joint strategy for carbon-neutral growth and to work towards a carbon-free future. That …
Business aviation bodies including the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) have applauded the new ‘ACT CORSIA’ capacity-building initiative adopted recently by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council. Scheduled for implementation in January 2019, the Carbon Offsetting Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), a series of technical rules for the measurement and reporting …
Just days after its Governing Council adopted the international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) supporting the ‘CORSIA’ international flight emissions offsetting framework, ICAO announced a new ‘ACT CORSIA’ capacity-building initiative during a CORSIA seminar being conducted at its Montreal Headquarters earlier this week. In his opening remarks to the Seminar, the President of the Council of ICAO, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard …
