ICAO plans to help Thailand become an aviation inspectors’ centre
Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), met Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday.
Aliu was in Thailand to attend July 22-24 ICAO Global Aviation Cooperation Symposium (GACS) in Phuket.
Prayut welcomed Aliu, saying he appreciated ICAO’s advice and coordination to help Thailand improve its aviation security in line with international standards. The PM also expressed pleasure that the GACS symposium had wrapped up successfully, saying this was an opportunity for the development of aviation facilities and future cooperation in the region.
Aliu, on the other hand, thanked Thailand for hosting the symposium, adding that he admired the government’s efforts to improve and solve aviation problems constantly. He also expressed hope that Thailand would maintain the standards.
Thailand is one of the very first ICAO members to claim an improvement in aviation security and facilitation in line with international standards. However, Thailand still lacks inspectors, and will cooperate with ICAO to educate and train staff as it aims to become a regional aviation inspectors’ centre.
