ICAO gives Sherif Fathy Best Civil Aviation Safety Award

CAIRO - 24 August 2017: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) gave the Minister of Civil Aviation Sherif Fathy the 2018 Best Civil Aviation Safety Achievement Award on Thursday, August 24, on the sidelines of the regional ministerial conference on aviation security in Africa and Middle East because of security measures taken in civil aviation.

Egypt is considered as one of the best 20 countries in flight security, said Fathy in his speech referring to Egypt’s current ownership of 22 airplanes and five more that are underway, which will also be established with security measures.

Egypt has spent more than $20 million in developing security services in airplanes and added five checkpoints for inspection in airplanes, added Fathy.

The regional ministerial conference on aviation security entitled ‘Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP): The Roadmap to Foster Aviation Security in Africa and the Middle East,’ kicked off in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Tuesday, August 22, to address common aviation security challenges and to meet the goals established by GASeP.

The three-day conference compromises of two parts: a senior officials’ meeting in which a draft regional roadmap will be developed while taking in account aviation security challenges and the targets of GASeP and the ministerial conference that will reaffirm the need to enhance implementation of international aviation security standard, according to ICAO website.

The president of ICAO has hailed the security procedures taken at Egyptian airports during a meeting he held with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Sunday.