Organisers and participants have hailed the Second International Arab Aviation Security Conference a stepping-stone towards an internationally harmonised approach.
International aviation security specialists gathered in Jeddah from March 26 to 28 to participate in a series of presentations, panel discussions and question and answer sessions to discuss global strategy under the theme: “Working together against civil aviation threats”.
“This theme has put a great challenge in front of us in getting all thoughts gathered form various perspectives,” explained Adbulhameed H. Abalary, aviation security director, General Authority of Civil Aviation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“We had several very stimulating discussions yesterday – one of them was a panel that focused on how to harmonise all of the aviation security issues at the local, regional or international level.”
Regional and international bodies such as the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) were joined by security advisors from aircraft manufacturers including Boeing and Raytheon, and other international bodies including the US’ Transport Security Administration (TRS) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Delegates identified some of the key areas where the threats against civil aviation have developed since the inaugural conference, which was held in Abu Dhabi last year.
Liquid chemical threats, hijacking and passenger screening were some of the key issues that participant identified as areas on which to focus strategy development.
“I hope that this conference will prove to be of great benefit to all of us,” Abalary concluded.
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