Security
ICAO Issues Updated Global Aviation Security Plan
Implementation of security guidance will be audited by the UN agency

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has published the second edition of its Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP). Released on Wednesday, the plan has been prepared in response to ICAO Assembly Resolutions A41-18 and-19, with the United Nations agency committed to monitoring the progress of member states in implementing the latest measures through the Universal Security Audit Program.

The document spells out the following six priorities for governments and the industry: risk awareness, security culture, human factors, technological innovation, oversight and quality assurance, and cooperation among stakeholders. It provides strategy and guidance to guard against changing security threats.