Security & Facilitation

Travel documents are continuously evolving. Though the effectiveness of their advancements are directly tied to the application of existing or enhanced security features and specifications, it is critical that all pertinent stakeholders are…

Enhancing global aviation security is an ongoing process with evolving technologies and process innovations. It requires a cross-functional approach, one that embraces security as a culture beyond a set of standards. The 39th Session of…

A traveller lands at an airport and arrives at border control. He might think the visual inspection of his travel document and appearance at the gate are the only verifications that are conducted, what he doesn’t know is that the process…

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in collaboration with Airports Council International (ACI), will be holding the inaugural Global Aviation Security Symposium (AVSEC2017) from 12 - 14 September, 2017 at ICAO Headquarters…

ICAO is preparing for the inaugural ICAO Cyber Summit and Exhibition, a joint aviation safety and security event, with the theme: Making sense of cyber – security, safety and resilience, that will be convened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates…

Several years ago a US investigator was able to obtain four genuine passports using fake names and fraudulent documents. In one case, he used the Social Security number of a man who had been deceased since 1965. In another, he used the…