Indonesia to boost aviation standards
INDONESIA should have better aviation standards starting next year, as the Transportation Ministry claims it has implemented corrective recommendations from the UN International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the US Federal Aviation Administration
The Indonesian Transport Ministry’s director for air transportation, Muzaffar Ismail, said the corrective actions, which followed an audit and recommendations by the ICAO, were 96.2 per cent complete.
He added that the ministry had fixed some of the problems the ICAO had pointed out in its earlier audit, such as those regarding aircraft-inspection training and the country’s poor safety oversight.
“With the updates, based on our analysis, we are well above 60 [per cent],” Muzaffar said, referring to the minimum score set by the ICAO.
After receiving the reports, the ICAO officials will carry out an evaluation and conduct an inspection. Muzaffar said the process of validating the adjustments, to be made through off-site evaluation and on-site visits, would be conducted this year.
The aspects to be audited will include operation and organisation.
