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New UK laser legislation
On 10th July the Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Act 2018 came into force. Under this new law it is a crime to shine or direct a laser beam that dazzles or distracts, or is likely to dazzle or distract, air traffic controllers, pilots, captains of boats and drivers of road vehicles.…
Message from our President re May 2018 Conference
Some of you may not have seen the message from James Douglass, President on the ‘about us’ page. The message has been copied below as a news post. Our 2018 Conference which was held on the 14th – 15th May and hosted by EUROPOL was a huge success. The conference…
Europe’s airports report strong growth, but rising costs & emerging risks
For immediate release 19 June 2018 Brussels, 19 June 2018: Brussels becomes the Global meeting point for the airport industry this week, as the joint ACI EUROPE & WORLD Annual Congress & General Assemblies takes place today & tomorrow, hosted by Brussels Airport. This morning, ACI EUROPE addressed the immediate…
New air connectivity ranking for Europe’s airports released
For immediate release 19 June 2018 Brussels, 19 June 2018: At the 27th ACI Joint EUROPE & World Annual Congress taking place in Brussels at the moment, ACI EUROPE released its latest annual Airport Industry Connectivity Report – with insights into the airports providing the best air connectivity to their…
Europe’s airports report passengers up 6.5%, freight up 5.7% during February
Europe’s airports report passengers up 6.5%, freight up 5.7% during February For immediate release 13 April 2018 Brussels, 13 April 2018: European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for February 2018, during which average passenger traffic in geographical Europe grew by +6.5% compared with the same…
EU SAGAS 15 March 2018
EU SAGAS 15 March 2018 Announced meetings 1 Universal Security Audit Programme – Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP – CMA) seminar – 24–26 April 2018, Kyiv, Ukraine ICAO will conduct an USAP-CMA seminar for all states in the EUR/NAT regions from 24 to 26 April 2018, hosted by Ukraine in Kyiv.…
SAURON Project (update)
EAASP is involved in shaping the future of port security and works with public and private sector bodies and researchers to develop new approaches, where these are aligned with our organisation’s objectives. We are an active member of the SAURON project Advisory Board which is being created to counter combined…
2018 European Association of Airport & Seaport Police Conference
2018 European Association of Airport & Seaport Police Conference 14th–15th May 2018 at EUROPOL, The Hague, Holland It is with great pleasure, as your President I can announce EUROPOL have agreed to host our 2018 conference in The Hague, Holland. Providing access to the excellent EUROPOL conference facilities, together with…
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/55 of 9 January 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 (OSS Singapore)
Please be informed that the new Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/55 of 9 January 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards adding the Republic of Singapore to the third countries recognised as applying security standards equivalent to the common basic standards on civil aviation security (Text with EEA relevance)…
Airlines testing technology to replace boarding passes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airlines-testing-facial-recognition-technology-to-replace-boarding-passes/ By Kris Van Cleave CBS News December 28, 2017, 6:49 PM Airlines testing technology to replace boarding passes ARLINGTON, V.A. – With more than 2 million people per day moving through the nation’s airports, airlines are testing new technology to improve security and speed up the boarding process. That…