Thai airlines escape European blacklist
Thai aviation authorities working closely with EU & Thai air force. Inspectors being trained with UK help.
Thai aviation authorities working closely with EU & Thai air force. Inspectors being trained with UK help.
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Thai airlines escape Europe blacklist
22/06/2016
Amornrat Mahitthirook
The latest audit of Thai airlines by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has had a happy ending.
All Thai-registered airlines have avoided being put on the list of airlines with sub- standard safety practices.
CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH EU AVIATION AUTHORITIES
The EASA, which announced its inspection results last Thursday, found 214 airlines from 19 countries failed to meet safety standards but "no Thai airlines were listed".
The success is attributed to a closer working relationship between the EASA and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
The CAAT was founded to deal directly with inadequate aviation standards, which resulted in Thailand being "red-flagged" by the UN-based International Civil Aviation Organisation last June.
INSPECTION EVERY SIX MONTHS
The EASA usually conducts an inspection every six months.
During this round of inspections, representatives from the air force and its civil aviation problem-solving command joined CAAT authorities.
The group updated the EASA on Thailand's efforts to improve aviation safety standards.
As a result, the EASA is more confident in Thailand's measures to address flaws.
Thailand will continue to work with the EASA by bringing in agency experts to assess key issues of aviation safety.
INSPECTOR TRAINING WITH UK HELP
On another front, the CAAT is stepping up efforts to train inspectors who will work on the re-certification of pilots and airlines which fail to meet aviation safety standards.
The agency has 23 inspectors with another 10 from a UK- based company CAA International Limited providing assistance.
In the future Thailand must have at least 30 inspectors of its own.
AIRLINE & PILOT RE-CERTIFICATION EFFORTS
The CAAT is currently working to re- certify 27 airlines, all of which operate international flights.
Authorities expect an initial group of 16 airlines to go through the process.
Authorities initially expected to have to re- certify 28 airlines.
However, the figure dropped to 27 after one airline had its aviation operation licences revoked.
At least seven airlines have already submitted applications needed for the re-certification.
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