Civil aviation security and the economy

Civil aviation includes air transport, non-commercial flying, commercial non-transport, infrastructure and manufacturing. Demand for air transport is closely linked with economic development; at the same time air transport is a driver for safe and secure operation. According to ICAO data, in the global economy, every $100 of output produced and every 100 jobs generated by air transport trigger additional demand of some $325 and 610 jobs in other industries. In order to determine if the existing ICAO provisions can meet the security challenges in the constantly changing environment, it is necessary to first find out which arrangements or practices arising from a liberalizing, globalizing commercial and operating environment could have implications for security. Aviation security must remain of paramount importance in the operation and development of international air transport and should at no time be compromised by economic considerations. This paper analyses interrelationship between economy and aviation security through several aspects in practice: regulatory framework, infrastructure and associated aviation security costs and security costs per life saved.