The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged industry
and governments to work together in an even stronger partnership to
provide durable solutions to aviation’s security challenges.
These efforts, which must be based on common principles, include such
areas as overflying conflict zones, landside security at airports,
insider threats, cyber security, harmonisation of PNR (passenger name
record) and API (advance passenger information) requirements and airport
checkpoints.
SOURCES:-http://guardian.ng
IATA’s Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac, said aviation
is the ‘business of freedom’—a catalyst for social and economic
development that improves people’s lives. But, “paradoxically, the good
that aviation brings also makes it a target for terror. No single entity
has all the answers.
“That’s why partnerships are essential to address our major security challenges with the speed needed to stay a step ahead of those who would do our industry harm. These efforts must keep four common principles in focus: risk-based measures, the implementation of global standards, capacity building to support the mutual recognition of standards, and information sharing among governments and with industry,” he said.
De Juniac’s comments were made in an opening speech to the 25th
Aviation Security (AVSEC) World conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
AVSEC World is being hosted by Malaysia Airlines and jointly
presented by IATA in partnership with the International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI).
Four principles to guide the cooperative security efforts of
government and industry were elaborated. They are risk-based measures to
ensure that limited resources are applied where the threats are
greatest; formation sharing among governments and with industry to
enable effective risk-assessments; the implementation of global
standards in security systems worldwide to support effective
collaboration between all parties in all locations; and capacity
building supporting the mutual recognition of standards to improve
effectiveness and efficiency.
