Uniting Aviation, News and Features by ICAO - NEWS AND FEATURES BY ICAO

Faced with new safety hazards as well as with a variety of potential acts of unlawful interference, the aviation community needs to constantly assess the global exposure to risk when trying to mitigate a specific safety or security risk.…
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Air traffic management (ATM) security is a major component of overall aviation security management. To date, a high level of consistency has been achieved among States and organisations in understanding the complexity of ATM security.…
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Digitalisation is already a major enabler for transport systems globally and its importance is bound to increase exponentially in the future. Aviation, like other critical sectors, relies hugely on information and communication technologies…
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The Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) represents a historic and decisive step for the international civil aviation community to improve the coordination planning and response to counter the evolving threats to the civil aviation system,…
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In view of the evolving terrorist threat and its new dimension it was considered necessary to take the ICAO Comprehensive Security Strategy (ICASS) which served as ICAO’s primary aviation security programme framework for two triennia…
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Joining ICAO in March 2017 presented me with exciting new challenges, combined with a high level of expectations, as well as a great new adventure with a wonderful team. The Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) The first and main…
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In 2011 ICAO conducted several regional Aviation Security (AVSEC) conferences around the globe, including one for the European and North Atlantic Regions conducted in Moscow in November 2011. The Moscow conference closed with a Joint…
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In 2011 and 2012, ICAO organised several regional Aviation Security (AVSEC) conferences around the globe, including one for the European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Regions that was held in Moscow in November 2011. The Moscow Conference…
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In recent years, several tragic events have shown that civil aviation remains a target for terror attacks and this has brought attention on the importance and necessity of the security of people worldwide but also put at the forefront of…
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As part of ICAO’s continuing efforts to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDs), the Director of ICAO’s North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) Office, Mr. Melvin Cintron (below, fourth from right), was joined by officers…
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