(Sept. 18) – It just ended in Montreal, at the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) – the UN body that brings together the authorities for civil aviation of 191 member Countries, the High Level Conference on Aviation Security -, the conference on aviation security, also attended by Enac with a delegation headed by Director General Alessio Quaranta. During the conference, which was attended by over 700 delegates from 123 Member States and 23 international and industry organizations, it has been dealt issues regarding aviation safety. The main objective was to provide Member States with the opportunity to discuss for present and future challenges about security and achieving, at the same time, a global consensus on the priorities for aviation safety and how to further increase the security in air transport. During the conference, there were considered the progress made by each Member State on the implementation of the Declaration on Aviation Security, as deliberated during the 37th General Assembly of the ICAO. Among various items on the agenda, the Global Risk Context Statement, a communication project able to provide a regular and updated description of the threats and risks of global aviation safety to ensure the efficient flow of information to facilitate the continued development of the national security programs of each Member State. (red)
