During this year’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, the aviation industry, led by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), emphasized its continued commitment to reducing fuel emissions across the entire air transport sector. In part, the document presented at the event and co-signed by the Airports Council International, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization, the International Air Transport Association, the International Coordinating Council for Aerospace Industries Associations and the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) stated: “Air transport connects the world. It is a vital engine of global economic growth, supporting 58 million jobs and $2.4 trillion in gross domestic product. In order that all parts of the world are able to benefit from the rapid connectivity advantages of air transport, the sector has committed itself to a pathway of sustainable growth encompassing all areas of the commercial industry and governments working in partnership.”

While presenting the document, ICAO Council president Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu added, “Governments, through ICAO, are working with determination and in league with industry to mitigate aviation-related emissions and help humanity meet the wider and very challenging global targets now before us. Working cooperatively, our sector is taking proactive and concrete actions that will continue improving air transport fuel efficiency and stabilize the sector’s net carbon dioxide emissions from 2020, consistent with our historically strong record in this regard while permitting air transport to continue to bring citizens, societies and businesses together, promoting peace and prosperity wherever aircraft fly.”