Directors General convene in Paris: key decisions on European aviation and ECAC operations
Paris, 25 April 2024 — Directors General convened in Paris for their spring meeting (DGCA/162). They heard updates on the activities of several European organisations and European members on the ICAO Council, and made a number of decisions relating to European participation in global aviation events, as well as on ECAC’s work, including the penultimate stages of approval of the 2025-2027 budget and the work programme.
They endorsed the coordinated European papers proposed for presentation to the ICAO Air Navigation Conference. Additionally, they confirmed the approach to be taken by the environment expert groups in preparing the common section of State Action Plans for CO2 emissions reductions to be submitted to ICAO.
Directors General also approved new Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure for the ECAC Coordinating Committee, alongside procedures for handling contributions in arrears and the electronic recording of meetings of ECAC groups.
Finally, Directors General were delighted to welcome David Pekoske, Administrator of the United States Transportation Security Administration, for a discussion on aviation security priorities and strengthened cooperation between ECAC and the United States on aviation security.