UK CAA offshoot to help Thailand win back safety oversight rating

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has appointed CAA International (CAAi), the advisory arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), to help strengthen CAAT’s aviation safety oversight in compliance with ICAO. In June 2015, ICAO “red flagged” Thailand, raising the country’s aviation safety oversight rating to a full Significant Safety Concern (SSC) rating. The CAAi project, which is expected to begin in May this year, will involve a team of around 10 experts from the UK CAA working with CAAT to recertify Thai-registered air operator’s certificates and address ICAO’s SSC. CAAi will also provide on-the-job flight operations training to CAAT Inspectors, to help increase their core inspectorate competencies in accordance with international standards. <br/>