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Published: 04 March 2022

2-4 March 2022 — The ECAC Explosive Detection Dogs (EDD) Study Group met virtually to report on progress on the group’s 2022 tasks. The group agreed on a series of comments on draft ICAO guidance on EDD, which were shared with the ICAO Secretariat.

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Published: 02 March 2022

2 March 2022 — The potential climate effects of aviation’s non-CO₂ emissions was the topic addressed at the eighth monthly ECAC familiarisation webinar on basic knowledge on aviation and the environment. EASA presented the outcome of its study summarising the science of the non-CO₂ climate impacts of aviation, and potential policy mitigation measures. Contrails, or vapour trails sometimes generated by the plane’s exhaust, are identified as one of the potential non-CO₂ climate warming factors.

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Published: 02 March 2022

2 March 2022 — Challenges in the implementation of the Entry/Exit System, COVID-19-related matters including passenger locator forms, and the status of advance passenger information/passenger name record implementation were amongst the topics that featured high on the agenda for discussion by the Facilitation Sub-Group on Immigration that met in March to review the group’s 2022 work programme and the latest developments on immigration matters.

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Published: 01 March 2022

1 March 2022 — Members of the Facilitation Sub-group on the Transport of Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM) gathered virtually to exchange information on recent PRM developments, including on complaints received by national authorities, COVID-19 matters, and compliance monitoring activities, as well as to discuss the group’s 2022 work programme.

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Published: 01 March 2022

1 March 2022 – The European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) is extremely concerned by the current situation in Ukraine, and the impact on the Ukrainian people and the aviation sector. ECAC reaffirms its support for, and solidarity with, all those affected by this armed conflict.

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Published: 01 March 2022

Paris, 1 March 2022 — The ECAC Medium-Term Objectives Task Force reviewed the performance of ECAC’s working groups, with proposals for promoting development of talent, ensuring greater consistency of approaches and structures, and promoting greater diversity in the chairing of and participation in groups.