Videoconference, 16-18 May 2022, and Paris, 20 May 2022 - The fifth ECAC Environmental Forum comprised an online session open to ECAC’s key international partners (16 to 18 May) and a closed session held at ECAC’s premises (20 May). It attracted environment experts from a wide spectrum of stakeholders and geographical scope.
Singapore, 17-18 May 2022 - Opened by Minister S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations of Singapore, the inaugural Changi Aviation Summit "Readying for take-off: a brighter & cleaner tomorrow" brought together hundreds of aviation leaders from both governments and industry from around the world. While ECAC President, Alessio Quaranta, and ECAC Executive Secretary, Patricia Reverdy, participated in the Summit and met with many Directors General of the region, ECAC Focal Point for Environmental matters, Rannia Leontaridi (DGCA United Kingdom), moderated the panel focusing on "clearer and greener skies ahead".
Luxembourg, 12-13 May 2022 - The ECAC Secretariat, with the contribution of a security expert from Portugal (ANAC), conducted an on-site pilot practical activity on inspecting cyber security measures, organised as a follow-up to the ECAC Best Practices for National Auditors – Cyber Security (basic) theoretical training course held online in July 2021. The main objective of this activity was to develop auditors' understanding of the key cyber security measures in aviation and of good practices for inspecting their implementation.
10-12 May 2022 - Eight participants from Lithuania, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom attended an online Basic Aviation Security Training course conducted over three days.
Featuring theoretical presentations and virtual activities, the course offered participants an insight into the history of civil aviation security, the threats and likely methods of attack, as well as the role of risk management in addressing such threats. Particular attention was paid to the role played by the Appropriate Authority in the aviation security system.
12 May 2022 - The fifth virtual meeting of the ECAC/EU Sustainable Aviation Fuels Task Group (SAF-TG) took stock of the information received from the stakeholders attending the first SAF-TG workshop held two days earlier (see article above). The workshop had identified challenges for SAF reporting and claiming under different jurisdictions and scopes, and discussed how to address those challenges in order to incorporate adequate advice into the SAF guidance being developed by the task group.
Paris, 12 May 2022 - Coordinating Committee members met with senior United States' representatives from the State Department, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration for the first time since 2019, having since then met by videoconference during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussions reaffirmed the close cooperation between ECAC and the US authorities across the range of aviation domains, with a particular emphasis on ambitions and expectations for the 41st ICAO Assembly, recovery from the COVID-related disruption, and the impact on aviation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.