Egypan Ministerial event drives new consensus on Africa and Middle East aviaon security
Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh, 22 – 25 August 2017
A high-level Ministerial Conference on Aviaon Security held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, this week has endorsed a
new Africa and Middle East Aviaon Security Roadmap to align future programmes and targets with ICAO’s new
Global Aviaon Security Plan (GASeP).
In his address to the 27 aending Ministers and 35 Directors General of Civil Aviaon, represenng some 45 African and Middle
Eastern Member States, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed that ICAO’s new Global Aviaon Security Plan
sets out key priories where ICAO, States, and others should now focus their urgent aenon, resources and eorts, as well as
corresponding acons at the global, naonal and local levels.
The main objecve of the AFI and MID AVSEC Roadmap is to encourage and help guide Africa and Middle East collaboraon now
needed. President Aliu therefore praised the commitments realized in Sharm El Sheikh as a crical rst
step which should be emulated worldwide as ICAO seeks similar commitments in aid of its coordinang
eorts for global aviaon security eecveness and sustainability.
ICAO Regional Workshop on Protecon of
Safety Informaon Cairo, Egypt, 3-5 July 2017
The workshop was very benecial to the experts
involved in accident and incident invesgaon
processes, experts responsible for developing
aviaon legislaon, regulaons and policies related to
invesgaons including the protecon of relevant records.
The Workshop was held at the ICAO MID Regional Oce,
it focused on Aircra Accident and Incident Invesgaon
addressing the independence of accident and incident
invesgaons, the protecon of invesgaon records and is
intended to, among other things: enhance the protecon of
records in Annex 13; assist States in incorporang protecons
of invesgaon records into naonal laws; and assist States in
the designaon of the “competent authority” and the
administraon of the balancing test.
22 parcipants aended from ve dierent countries and
organizaons.
EUR/NAT SECFAL Group Meeng, Paris,
France 4-6 July 2017
ICAO MID Oce parcipated in the EUR/NAT
SECFAL meeng with a presentaon on the MID
Region developments and future acon plan.
SECFAL Development Group was welcomed as it would lay the
basis for the establishment of the Regional Aviaon Security
and Facilitaon Group.
Security Awareness Workshop for Egypt, Cairo, 2 July 2017
Egypt welcomed the assistance provided by ICAO MID Oce to provide guidance material for the implementaon of
Security awareness training to build and enhance Aviaon Security Culture.
AVSEC Naonal Inspector Course, Tehran, Iran, 8-16
July 2017
The training introduced the Quality Control methodologies
and best pracces to form a will dened oversight system at
the State.
The data analysis of the yearly conducted Quality Control acvies that
would be the base to build the State‘s Risk Assessment mechanism and
that would idenfy needs for addional or tailored training in the State.
39 parcipants aended the training including 4 Syrians covered by Iran
Civil Aviaon Organizaon.
First Meeng of the MID Region Route Development Working Group (RDWG/1)
UAE, Abu Dhabi, 11-13 July 2017
The First Meeng of the MID Region Route Development Working Group (RDWG/1), established by MIDANPIRG/16
meeng (Kuwait, 13-16 February 2017), was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE at the Ehad Airlines Headquarters from 11 to 13
July 2017.
The meeng revised the MID Region ATS Route Catalogue and agreed to a new format of the document based on priorized
approached of the route proposals.
Project Management Training: Lima from 24-25 July, and Mexico from 2-3 August 2017.
ICAO MID ICT/ Markeng Regional Coordinator conducted Project Management foundaon training using Prince2
Methodology.
The training objecve is to understand the philosophy of structured project management methods and recognize the factors that
enable successful projects to be delivered on me, within budget and according to expectaons.
The two days training was successfully delivered in Lima and Mexico as scheduled.
NCLB AVSEC/FAL Mission to Lebanon, Beirut, 1-3 August 2017
The mission idened the AVSEC and FAL needs of Lebanon. Upon the priorizaon of the State, ICAO MID Oce would
assist accordingly. Lebanon is subject to USAP-CMA in rst half of 2018.
ANS/AIM Mission to Amman, Jordan 14 to 16
August.
An ANS/AIM mission to Jordan was successfully conducted
from 14 to 16 August 2017.
The mission addressed subjects of mutual interest related to
Air Navigaon Services (ANS) with Jordan Civil Aviaon Regulatory
Commission (CARC). The mission discussed and followed up also with
the Air Navigaon Service Provider on maers related mainly to AIM,
MET and CNS.
Special Coordinaon Meeng for Iraq, Egypt, Cairo, 11-12 September 2017
The Special Coordinaon Meeng for Iraq was held at the ICAO MID Oce from 11 to 12 September 2017. The meeng
was aended by representaves from Iraq, United States of America, IATA and ICAO.
The meeng addressed the developments under implementaon in Iraq that would ensure the safety of air trac within Baghdad
ight informaon region and agreed on measures that would support relaxaon of the prohibion posed on US air carriers.
NCLB AIM Workshop Egypt,Cairo, 11-13 September
2017
NCLB AIM Workshop was successfully conducted at the ICAO
MID Oce in Cairo, Egypt from 11 to 13 September 2017. The
workshop addressed issues related to planning and imple-
mentaon of AIM in the MID Region and transion from AIS to AIM.
The workshop shared experience of dierent AIM Stakeholders, States
and Organizaon through presentaons, panel discussions and workshop
exercise. The workshop was assessed as a successful AIM event by the
parcipants from States and Organizaons.
The workshop documentaon is available on
the ICAO MID Oce website.
Global Aviaon Security Symposium, Canada, Montreal, 12-14 September 2017
ICAO MID Parcipated in a Landside security workshop on 11 Sep and aended the Symposium from 12-14.
On 15 ROs SAF had a meeng with all Chiefs of AVSEC and FAL secon at HQ. Future ICAO MID assistance to States were
discussed in addion to the roll of the ASTCs.
Women in Aviaon- Captain Nevin Darwish
Captain Nevin Darwish is the rst Arab female to y the Airbus 380, the
world's largest passenger plane.
To mark Internaonal Women's Day, the Dubai airline, Emirates, is giving its
female employees center stage. Emirates currently employs more
than 29,000 women from over 150 naonalies, making up 44 percent of
the airline's workforce. Emirates' female cockpit crew come from
24 naonalies and are aged between 20 and 59 years. Captain Darwish-
who is Egypan- is only one of many others.
Emirates airline put out a video of Darwish ying an A380 from Dubai to
Vienna and back, in honor of the day.
ATM Inspector Course, Egypt, Cairo, 17 – 21
September 2017
The Air Trac Management Inspector Course was held at
the ICAO MID Oce from 17 to 21 September 2017.
The course was delivered by the East Africa Aviaon Academy (EASA)
as an ICAO TRAINAIR Plus course. The course was gratefully funded by
Saudi Arabia through the MID Region No Country Le Behind Iniave
(NCLB). Congratulaons for the seventeen (17) trainees from Bahrain,
Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen who
successfully completed the course.
Mission to Bahrain, Manama, 24-25 September 2017
The MID Oce conducted a support mission to Bahrain on 24 and 25 September to follow-up on the preparaon to the
upcoming ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) - ICAO Connuous Validaon Mission (ICVM), and
provided assistance and guidance as appropriate.
Fourth MIDANPIRG/RASG-MID Coordinaon Meeng (MRC/4) Bahrain, Manama
25 September 2017
The Fourth MIDANPIRG/RASG-MID Coordinaon Meeng (MRC/4) was held at the Gulf Aviaon Academy (GAA), Bahrain, on
25 September 2017. The meeng was aending by eighteen (18) parcipants represenng the dierent subsidiary bodies of
MIDANPIRG and RASG-MID.
Iran Certification System Workshop, Cargo
Security and Mail Course (20-27 Sept. 2017)
ICAO MID assisted IRAN CAO to dra its own
Cercaon System for Screeners, Instructors,
Inspectors and AVSEC Security Managers.
The Cargo Security and mail Course was provided to CAA,
Airports, Airlines, Ground Handlers and Security Agencies who
have direct involvement in Cargo Shipments and Mail.
The Secure Cargo Supply Chain concept was introduced. In
addion to best pracces in proper screening methods to be
used in securing Cargo and Mail. Recruitment process and
Training were discussed thoroughly.
Sixth Meeng of the Regional Aviaon Safety Group - Middle East (RASG-MID6) Bahrain
Manama, 26 – 28 September 2017
The Sixth meeng of the Regional Safety Group—Middle East (RASG-MID/6) was hosted by Bahrain Civil Aviaon
Aairs, Ministry of Transportaon and Telecommunicaons. The meeng was aended by 60 Parcipants from 11
States and 7 Internaonal Organizaons.
H. E. Mohammed Thamir Al-Kaabi, Under-Secretary for Civil Aviaon Aairs welcomed all the parcipants to Bahrain and wished
them a fruiul meeng and pleasant stay in Bahrain. Mr. Mohamed Khalifa Rahma, Regional Director,
ICAO Middle East (MID) Oce welcomed all the parcipants and expressed ICAO’s sincere gratude and
appreciaon to the Ministry of Transportaon & Telecommunicaon of Bahrain and the Civil Aviaon
Aairs for the generous hospitality extended to all parcipants.
Signature of Air Trac Services Leer of Agreement between Iraq and Kuwait, Bahrain, Manama,
26-28 September 2017
On the occasion of the RASG-MID/6 meeng (Bahrain, 26-28 September 2017), a special coordinaon meeng was held
between Iraq and Kuwait, during which the Air Trac Services Leer of Agreement (ATS LoA) between Baghdad and Kuwait
Area Control Centres was signed, which also includes the signature of the ATM Conngency Agreement and the Search and
Rescue Bi-lateral Arrangements.
The Gulf Crisis
Based on the excellent cooperaon and coordinaon
between all pares, a conngency plan had been success-
fully implemented to ensure safe trac ows within and
across the MID Region, which includes conngency measures as
well as the establishment of temporary ATS routes over the high
seas within Bahrain, Cairo, Emirates and Tripoli Flight Informaon
Region (FIRs) and within Muscat and Tehran FIRs.
In addion to the daily coordinaon with all pares concerned,
the following face-to-face meengs were convened:
30 June 2017: Informal Technical Meeng for the ICAO Council,
Montreal, Canada;
6 July 2017: First ATM Conngency Coordinaon Meeng (ACCM),
ICAO Middle East Oce, Cairo, Egypt, for Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia,
UAE, IATA and ICAO;
9 July 2017: ACCM/2, Doha, Qatar, for Iran, Oman, Qatar and ICAO
11 July 2017: Coordinaon meeng, Abu Dhabi, UAE, ICAO and UAE;
31 July 2017: Extraordinary Session for the ICAO Council, Montreal,
Canada.
5-6 September 2017: at ICAO Middle East Oce, aended by Bahrain,
Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, IATA and ICAO.
Aviaon Benets - Industry High Level Group Report
ICAO collaborated with four industry organizaons: ACI, CANSO, IATA and
ICCAIA, to develop the Aviaon Benets- IHLG report providing a
comprehensive view of the importance of aviaon on supporng the global
economy and generang social benets through the prism of sustainable
air transport soluons. Key aspects covered in the report include the global
and regional economic and social value of aviaon and contribuon of
aviaon to the United Naons (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ethics training, Egypt, Cairo MID
Oce, 6-7 September 2017
ICAO places considerable importance on the adop-
on of an appropriate ethical working environment.
The ICAO Framework on Ethics was adopted by the
Council "to provide standards leading to a fully oper-
aonal ethics funcon within ICAO that is designed
to ensure an understanding by all sta members of
minimum acceptable standards of behaviour."
ICAO announces 2018 opportunies for young
aviaon professionals
The Internaonal Civil Aviaon Organizaon (ICAO)
announced the launch today of its recruitment
campaign for the 2018 Young Aviaon Professionals
Programme (YAPP). Talented next generaon aviaon
professionals from around the world are invited to apply.
The unique Programme, managed under ICAO’s leadership, is a
joint iniave with the Internaonal Air Transport Associaon (IATA) and Airports Council Internaonal (ACI). It provides an
invaluable professional development opportunity, with selected candidates contribung to one or more of ICAO’s Strategic
Objecves under the mentorship of a subject-maer expert.
Exploring the important inter-relaonships between ICAO and the airline and airport industries, the
selected young professionals also work in close collaboraon with IATA and ACI experts.
