BANGKOK, July 26 (TNA) – The International Civil Aviation
Organization’s (ICAO) gives its support for Thailand to become a regional
training center for aviation inspectors.
President of the ICAO Council Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu met
with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House on Friday,
during his visit to attend the 3rd Global Aviation Cooperation Symposium (GACS)
held in Phuket on Monday to Wednesday.
Gen Prayut thanked ICAO for providing valuable
recommendations for Thailand to improve its aviation industry development.
Dr Aliu praised Thailand for its efforts to improve aviation
infrastructure, step up compliance to aviation regulations and tackle problems
related to aviation industry.
The prime minister noted the lack of aviation inspectors and
requested for ICAO collaboration to establish a regional training center in
Thailand in order to address the problem.
The 3rd GACS offered a platform for aviation professionals
to exchange their views and discuss challenges and opportunities.
This year, the ICAO in collaboration with the Civil Aviation
Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and the Regional Office in Bangkok organized the
symposium under the theme “ICAO: Bridging the SARPs Compliance Gap with Quality
and Efficiency”.