Aviation security : What’s in the pipeline at the Commission

One good thing about a new European Parliament is that the Commission comes to brief the newly-formed committees on the projects underway in the various sectors. Regarding aviation safety, this exercise took place in the Committee on Transport (TRAN) on 3 November. Filip Cornelis, head of the Aviation Security Unit at DG MOVE, recalled that the Commission is preparing a regulation on black boxes and systems for tracking planes in case of accidents, which will be adopted in comitology procedure.…