ICAO’s Red Flag for Thailand removed in 2017: official
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)’s Red Flag for Thailand was removed in 2017 after the Thai government had solved aviation safety problems, said a local official.
Bangkok(NNT/VNA) - TheInternational Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)’s Red Flag for Thailand wasremoved in 2017 after the Thai government had solved aviation safety problems,said a local official.
Thailand’s aviationmeasures have been upgraded to meet the international standards set by the ICAO.
In a seminar on the ICAORed Flag, organised by Thammasat University on occasion of the 20th anniversaryof the Marine Transport and Mercantile Shipping Act, Civil Aviation Authorityof Thailand Director Chula Sukmanop said Thailand had solved the aviationsafety problems and had the Red Flag removed in 2017 and the country’s aviationindustry has grown to the extent that 35 airlines have already been given AirOperator Certificates and, combined, provide 3,000 flights daily.
About 400,000 airlinepassengers use Thailand’s airports daily. The effectiveness of Thailand’saviation safety measures has increased to 65.07 percent, higher than the ICAOstandards and is expected to rise to 70 percent next year after the Air TrafficAct came into effect last May.
The continual growth ofthe aviation industry has prompted Thailand to get prepared for troubleshootingmeasures on a sustainable basis.
In addition to theupgraded aviation safety measures, more aviation inspectors are yet to betrained. Thailand currently has 10 aviation inspectors, compared to only two in2015, and will train 20 more aviation inspectors annually.
In cooperation with ICAO,aviation personnel will undergo training courses so that Thailand may become ahub for regional aviation inspectors in the future.-NNT/VNA
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Illustrative photo (Source: thainews.prd.go.th) 
