The Global Aviation Security Action Group (GASAG) is an industry group established to coordinate the global aviation industry's inputs to achieve an effective worldwide security system and ensure public confidence in civil aviation.
Its members are:
- IATA
- African Airlines Association (AFRAA)
- Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC)
- Airbus
- Airports Council International (ACI)
- Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO)
- Associación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo Latinoamericano (AITAL)
- Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)
- Association of European Airlines (AEA)
- European Reagions Airline Association (ERA)
- International Air Carrier Association (IACA)
- International Federation of Airline Pilots' Association (IFALPA)
- International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)
Industry Positions on Security Issues
GENERAL
- Responsibility for Aviation Security and its Funding
GASAG believes that governments have direct responsibility for aviation security and its funding. This responsibility includes the protection of its citizens (in the air and on the ground).
As the security threat against airlines is a manifestation of the threat against the State, the provision and cost of aviation security should be borne by the State from general revenues and not from taxes and user fees.
- Harmonization of Aviation Security Standards
GASAG believes that States must work together in a cooperative manner with input from the industry to ensure the harmonized implementation of globally recognized standards based on ICAO Annex 17 - Security.
Complete GASAG Position Paper, Issue #10, May 2005 (pdf)