GCAA emphasises on airport safety culture
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Developments in improving safety culture at airports is a key focus today – a crucial element for busy flight hubs wanting to improve security while facilitating large volumes of traffic. These factors and many more will be highlighted at the Emerging Markets Airport Security Summit (EMASS) 2014.
Ismaeil Mohamed Al Blooshi, assistant director general of aviation safety affairs sector, UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will deliver a keynote address. The conference is expected to bring over 200 airport stakeholders and safety professionals over the two-day event.
Scheduled to be held on 26-27 November 2014, the event will take place at Le Meridian Hotel in Dubai. The key focus is to discuss key developments in airport safety processes for emerging hubs.
“The GCAA is committed to providing designated aviation services with emphasis on safety and security and to strengthen aviation industry within the UAE and its upper airspace. The UAE is a nexus for global aviation traffic, and we have worked very hard to instil a culture of safety at grassroots level across the country’s airports,” said Ismaeil Mohamed Al Blooshi.
Airport security investment is rising throughout emerging markets, with airports in the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Russia and CIS states, and the Indian subcontinent investing a total in excess of US$ 30 billion towards upgrading technology and procedures. The aim is to improve passenger throughput and convenience while enhancing safety mechanisms. In particular, Advance Passenger Information Systems (APIS) are in high demand due to popular destinations including United States requesting passenger manifests ahead of flights for security reasons.
Other speakers at EMASS 2014 include Brigadier Ali Atiq bin Lahej, director of Dubai Police’s Airport Security Department; Tahir A Qadir, director general of Sulaimaniyah Airport in Iraq’s Kurdish region; Sufyan Abbas, controller avsec operations at Transguard, Emirates Group; Leigh Orwin, security risk manager at Heathrow Airport Ltd; Ranjith Narayan, executive director of security at Delhi International Airport Ltd; and ZdenekTruhlar, security control senior manager at Prague Airport.
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