Chinese Civil Aviation Admin to inspect Thailand’s safety standards

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BANGKOK, 14 April 2015 (NNT)

The Ministry of Transport has revealed that the Chinese Civil Aviation

Administration will be visiting Thailand to inspect the Kingdom’s aviation safety

standards.

Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said the Civil Aviation

Administration of China will be traveling to Thailand in the beginning of May to

inspect the Kingdom’s safety policies. He said that he was confident that the country

would fare well in the inspection.

The Deputy Transport Minister spoke of the progress made by the Kingdom to update

the country’s aviation policies, after a recent safety audit by the International Civil

Aviation Organization (ICAO) reported Significant Safety Concerns (SSC) with the

Thai Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).

The report has triggered restrictions on Thai-registered airlines by many ICAO

member countries. All Thai airlines have been instructed to vigorously address

outstanding SSCs.

Mr. Arkhom revealed that the DCA will periodically submit a progress report to

the ICAO up until the country’s deadline of June 2. He admitted that it is unlikely

Thailand would be able to fix all its issues in time. However, submitting progress

reports would demonstrate the country’s commitment to improving its safety

standards.