Regulations and Government
U.S. Faces Emissions Challenge
Former General Aviation Manufacturers Association president Ed Stimpson, now U.S.

Former General Aviation Manufacturers Association president Ed Stimpson, now U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), warned that a “fundamental philosophical difference” between the U.S. and Europe over how to reduce aviation emissions will present a major challenge to U.S. representatives in the coming months.

“If aircraft noise has presented a challenge over the past few years,” he said, “engine emissions are clearly becoming the next source of conflict. As with noise, the debate in ICAO on emissions tends to divide the U.S. and Europe.”