Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade association representing over 600 airports, made strong recommendations at the 60th ICAO Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for Asia and Pacific regions in Sendai, Japan recently. The Members of the Conference endorsed the ACI APAC & MID’s recommendations and encouraged States to take appropriate steps for implementation.
The Conference aims to promote and enhance cyber security awareness; support international co-operation; and provide a platform to discuss challenges, opportunities and solutions in aviation security.
The committee focused particularly on various emerging aviation security threats, including the rising number of drone attacks against civil aviation. The committee discussed the pros and cons of different anti-drone technologies and exchanged insights on their emergency response procedures for drone attacks.
Aimed to raise awareness and facilitate regional cooperation on enhancing air travel accessibility for passengers with disabilities and reduced mobility, the workshop was attended physically and virtually by over 30 representatives from ASEAN Member States and industry associations, including ACI Asia-Pacific and IATA.
Over the years, ACI Asia-Pacific has played an active role in the area of aviation security and facilitation in the Middle East. Mr. Gary Leung, Manager, Security and Facilitation of ACI Asia-Pacific, is currently the vice-chair of the ICAO Middle East Regional Aviation Security and Facilitation Implementation Team (RAFIT).
Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific has released a Security Guidance Document to help airports strengthen security in order ensure adequate protection to passengers.
The 54th meeting of ACI World Security Standing Committee (WSSC/54) was held in Montréal from 25 - 26 May. The two-day meeting rallied over 20 security professionals from airports, World Business Partners and staff from ACI regional offices. Global security experts from ICAO, IATA and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) were invited as guest speakers in the respective sessions of the meeting.
Over the years, ACI Asia-Pacific has played an active role in the area of security and facilitation in the Middle East. Mr. Gary Leung, Manager of Security and Facilitation of ACI Asia-Pacific, was elected vice-chair of the ICAO Middle East Regional Aviation Security and Facilitation Implementation Team (RAFIT) since its inaugural meeting back in 2018.
ACI Asia-Pacific had the privilege of being invited to the 10th Asia Pacific Aviation Security Heads of Regulators (HOR) meeting which was held virtually on 3 March 2022.
ACI Asia-Pacific had the privilege of being invited to an “Aviation Security – Raising Security Awareness” webinar on 10 February 2022.
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