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6 NEWS, NOTES & EVENTS
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Security & Dangerous Goods

Committee Meetings in 2017

The 2017 IFALPA Security Committee meeting was held in
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 12-14 November. The
Chairman was Captain Agustin Guzman from SEPLA, and
Captain Ishtiaque Hossain, Executive Vice-President Asia-Pacific,
attended on behalf of the IFALPA Executive Board. The event
was attended by 25 delegates representing 14 Member
Associations as well as observers from the security threat
assessment company Osprey Flight Solutions.

There were discussions on a variety of subjects including laser
attacks, cybersecurity, insider threat, unruly passengers and
related ratification of the Montreal Protocol MP-14, the flying of
drones in the vicinity of airports, MANPADS attacks, landside
security, flights into and over conflict zones and the recent US
and UK bans on PEDs in the cabin for specific flights. In
addition, the Committee conducted a full review of ICAO’s
Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) which has just been
approved by the ICAO Council.
The 2017 IFALPA Security Committee meeting in Abu Dhabi was attended by 25
delegates representing 14 Member Associations. The Committee also finalized an amendment to the IFALPA
Position Paper on Cyber Threats with new provisions on
Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI), and started working on
IFALPA Position Papers related to unescorted passengers on the
apron, identification checks for domestic flights, flight deck
security and secondary barriers, all expected to be published next
year.

The Dangerous Goods Committee meeting was held in
Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 October. The Chairman was Captain
Scott Schwartz from US ALPA, and Captain Ben Mansumitchai,
Deputy President, and Captain Ishtiaque Hoassain, Executive
Vice-President Asia-Pacific attended on behalf of the Executive
Board. The event was kindly hosted by THAIPA, and was
attended by 20 delegates representing 10 Member Associations as
well as Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority.

Discussions focused primarily on the transport of Lithium
batteries by air and the temporary US and UK bans on the
carriage of Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) in the cabin on
specific flights. Ongoing issues of undeclared Dangerous Goods
The 2017 IFALPA Dangerous Goods Committee meeting in Bangkok was attended and NOTOCs were also discussed. The Committee conducted a
by 20 delegates representing 10 Member Associations. full review of IFALPA Annex 18 and updated its Position Paper
on the use of emergency kits provided by airlines to handle PEDs
subject to thermal runaways in the flight deck.

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