Talking to the European Commission’s Filip Cornelis

About this episode

Filip Cornelis discusses key outcomes from the 42nd ICAO General Assembly and the European Commission's priorities in aviation.

In this episode of Raising the Aviation Bar, Filip Cornelis, Director for Aviation at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), shares his insights as a key member of the Team Europe delegation to the 42nd ICAO General Assembly, a seminal event for world aviation every three years. Filip walks us through the Assembly’s major outcomes for Europe such as the successful election of all European candidates to the ICAO Council, a new resolution on GNSS interference championed by Europe addressing growing safety and security risks, broader attention to cyber security and aviation’s role in irregular migration. While safety and technical topics remained core, this Assembly was a notably political one — shaped by global tensions and Europe’s proactive stance on many of the key issues on the table. For the first time, ICAO also saw a resolution adopted on conflict zones, calling on countries to enhance their civil-military coordination to prevent military operations from accidentally interfering with civilian traffic. Asked about the greatest need for cooperation and support collectively as Team Europe, Filip stressed how GNSS interference is one…

People in this episode

Guest: Filip Cornelis

Topics covered

• aviation policy
• European Commission
• ICAO General Assembly
• GNSS interference
• cyber security
• civil-military coordination
• Team Europe

Keywords

• aviation
• European Commission
• ICAO
• GNSS
• cyber security
• Team Europe
• aviation safety
• civil-military coordination

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Organizations: European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, ICAO, EUROCONTROL, EASA

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