IATA-ICAO deepen cooperation on boosting sustainable aviation fuels

Staff Writer The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced enhanced cooperation at ICAO Aviation Climate Week this week to advance transparency and integrity in tracking progress, and to accelerate the development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Close collaboration between industry and states, supported by robust systems and high-quality data, will aim to enable transparent and credible tracking of cleaner aviation energies and their contribution toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, in alignment with the respective IATA and ICAO ambitions and commitments. Both organisations agreed to explore how SAF registries and the data they collect can support the implementation of the ICAO Long-Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) monitoring and reporting methodology, as well as the consideration of fuel accounting systems for international aviation.