Historic agreement on aviation CO2 emissions reached

A historic agreement was reached by governments, industry and civil society representatives yesterday after they agreed on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to control CO2 emissions from international aviation. It came as the plenary session of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 39th Assembly agreed to recommend adoption of a final Resolution text for the GMBM in […]

ICAO: Agreement on international aviation CO2 emissions expected

A landmark agreement on international aviation carbon emissions is expected when world governments gather for the 39th International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly. Over 2,000 Ministers and high-ranking government officials were at the Montréal headquarters of ICAO yesterday, for the launch of the UN aviation agency’s 39th Triennial Assembly. One of the most ambitious events of its […]

ICAO chief urges focus on air cargo security to reduce delays and losses

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and World Customs Organization (WCO) must to “everything” to prevent the severe delays, disruptions and financial losses, which arise due to lapses in air cargo security, according to ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu. He was speaking yesterday in Kuala Lumpur to ministerial and industry leaders at the ICAO-WCO […]