Tbilisi, 6 - 7 May 2026 — Following the Workshop on Managing New and Emerging Threats in Aviation Security, the 47th meeting of the ECAC Security Forum (SF/47) brought together security experts to discuss policy and rule-making in aviation security.
Discussions focused on recent amendments to ECAC Doc 30, Part II (Security), data-driven decision-making in aviation security, and policy-making in the technical domain.
Participants also discussed a range of policy-related issues and exchanged information on topics of common interest to Member States, including national approaches to ensuring that foreign air carriers develop supplementary station procedures in accordance with Doc 30.
These discussions resulted in several follow-up actions. The policy discussions were complemented by updates from the chairs and moderators of ECAC security groups and from the ECAC Secretariat on newly developed and updated ECAC guidance material and best practices.
The agenda was prepared using a new approach proposed by the chair, reorganising the discussions and security group updates under a series of thematic sessions. Feedback on this approach, together with suggestions for further improvement, will be considered at the next meeting of the Security Forum.
More than 40 security experts from 25 Member States, one observer State, and organisations attended the meeting, which acknowledged the excellent participation and strong representation from Member States.