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Published: 15 April 2025

Doha, 15 April 2025 — The fifth meeting of the four sister regional civil aviation organisations – the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO), the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), and the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) – was held in Doha on 15 April 2025 to discuss the organisations’ shared priorities.

H.E. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej, President of the Council of ACAO and of the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia, chaired the meeting. The presidents of AFCAC, ECAC and LACAC, respectively Florent Serge Dzota (Republic of Congo), Alessio Quaranta (Italy) and Ingrid Azucena Zelaya Florian (Guatemala), together with the directors of all four organisations, attended this meeting.

Key topics addressed included the ratification of protocols amending Articles 50(a) and 56 of the Chicago Convention, preparations for the 42nd ICAO Assembly and the respective priorities of each region, as well as joint initiatives for 2025.

Together, the regional organisations reaffirmed their commitment to closer cooperation and to promoting safe, efficient and sustainable global air transport.

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Published: 10 April 2025

London, 9-10 April 2025 — The ECAC Study Group on Cyber Security in Civil Aviation held its 52^nd meeting in London, focusing on the implementation of its 2025 work programme.
Discussions covered updates to guidance on critical aviation functions and cyber standards of security equipment.

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Published: 09 April 2025

Videoconference, 8-9 April 2025 — The 64^th meeting of the Guidance Material Task Force reviewed progress on the revision of several aviation security guidance documents. Five updated ECAC Doc 30 Part II Annexes and Aviation Security Handbook documents are set to be finalised by the end of May 2025.

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Published: 03 April 2025

Tirana, 1–3 April 2025 — A Best Practices for Inspecting Security Equipment training course was organised by the ECAC Secretariat in Tirana, with the support of an experienced technical expert from France.

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Published: 03 April 2025

London, 3 April 2025 — The members of the Coordinating Committee gathered in London to review preparations for the upcoming Diplomatic Conference  scheduled to take place on 20-22 May 2025 in Paris, and discuss the latest positions from ECAC Member States. 

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Published: 01 April 2025

Paris, 31 March-1 April 2025 — At its third meeting, hosted by the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation, the ECAC Threat Response Group made progress in developing tools to better respond to evolving threats in civil aviation.