ICAO BOSS CALLS FOR TOUGH EFFORTS PROMOTING AFRICA AVIATION SAFETY PLAN
June 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EFFORTS to improve the poor safety record of African civil aviation have sparked a parallel process to improve the management of airports and air traffic management in the continent. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is to stage a conference on the issue from September 15 to 20 in Montreal, Canada, to update its policies to dovetail with a Comprehensive Regional Implementation Plan for Aviation Safety in Africa, which is now being rolled out. Speaking at ICAO Air Transport Symposium for African States, in Abuja, Nigeria, ICAO ...
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