Asia airline trade group again urges more consistency in regulatory oversight
Friday, 21 Nov, 2016
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Trade group the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines has once again urged governments to close disparities in the quality of regulatory oversight for the airline industry.
AAPA backs the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s ‘No Country Left Behind’ campaign to raise levels of regulatory oversight.
Unilateral safety rating systems employed by US and the European Union for example only serve to create multiple and overlapping international audits, the trade group said at the AAPA 60th Assembly of Presidents held in Manila.
The Association has called on governments to recognise ICAO standards and guidance as the primary safety rating standard and fully implement ICAO’s official Standards and Recommended Practices.
AAPA also re-iterates that individual air carriers should be afforded sufficient opportunity to prove their compliance with international standards before sanctions or restrictions are imposed by national regulatory authorities.
"AAPA remains resolute in its determination to confront these barriers and help deliver a more efficient industry that benefits passengers. With no signs of traffic growth slowing despite global economic uncertainties and geopolitical instabilities, it is critical that such long-standing obstacles are finally removed," the association said in a statement.
In his opening speech, AAPA director general Andrew Herdman also noted the challenges ahead with the unprecedented growth in China and a more connected ASEAN Economic Community.
"Aviation infrastructure must keep pace with traffic growth. Clearly, if governments are serious about aviation as a key component of their economic strategies, they must show leadership in planning and coordinating such infrastructure to support air transport links," Herdman said.
Failure to do so would result in an economy being left behind in the great Asian growth story."
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