ICAO to hold first global aviation security week in Astana Oct 20-22

September 5, 2026 at 04:45 PM1 min

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ICAO will hold its first global aviation security week in Astana from October 20 to 22. The event will bring together heads of aviation administrations, industry representatives, and international organizations to address cyber threats, drones, and risks to civil flights amid armed conflicts.

Key Facts

The ICAO security week will take place in Astana from October 20 to 22, 2026.
ICAO Council President Toshiyuki Onuma and Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar are expected to attend.
Kazakhstan currently has a 95.7% compliance rate with international aviation security standards, ranking in the top 20 globally and leading Central Asia.
The Astana meeting is a preparatory step for the Third High-level Conference on Aviation Security (HLCAS/3) to be held in 2027.

Event Scope and Agenda

The meeting will focus on threats already facing aviation, including protection of critical infrastructure, rising cyber incidents, proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles, and risks to civil flights amid armed conflicts and geopolitical tensions. A separate block will address faster information exchange on such threats and risk assessment before incidents occur. Participants will also discuss new aviation technologies, personnel training, security system operations, and industry resilience to digital threats. Discussions will be held in the context of the Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) and ICAO's Continuous Monitoring Approach under the Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP-CMA).

Kazakhstan's Aviation Security Standing

According to the Ministry of Transport, Kazakhstan has a 95.7% compliance rate with international aviation security standards. This places the country in the top 20 globally and first in Central Asia. The Astana meeting is expected to produce proposals on how aviation authorities of different countries will respond to new threats and operate as risks to civil transport become less predictable.