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Azerbaijan to develop program on flight security

19 January 2017 16:11 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan to develop program on flight security

By Nigar Abbasova

A new program on the provision of flight security measures will be developed in Azerbaijan soon.

Head of State Civil Aviation Administration Arif Mammadov said that the measure is envisaged in the bill “on Aviation”, which have already been presented for the consideration of the parliament.

Addressing a meeting of a parliamentary committee on economic policy, industry and entrepreneurship he said that the development of the program is a requirement raised by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). He mentioned that all proposed changes are in line with the requirements of the organization.

“Currently, we face no problem in terms of security of flights. However, ICAO stipulates for the development of a special program, which will comprise certain provisions on security of flights,” he clarified.

Recalling the recent crash incident with the AN-12 cargo aircraft that was leased from the Silk Way Company for carrying cargo inside Afghanistan, he said that the system will allow the crew to promptly inform relevant bodies about the problem and evade such situations in future.

“ICAO believes that regulation by the Administration is not sufficient and the issue should be decided at a governmental level. However, for now, we are not considering development of new rules. We will only adjust rules in-force to bring them in line with the program,” he said.

He went on saying that ICAO will hold an audit in August 2017 to define the level of correspondence between local and international aviation standards.

ICAO implements its work in three interrelated areas, which include policy initiatives, audits focused on the capability of its member states to oversee their aviation security activities, and assistance to countries unable to address serious security deficiencies detected by ICAO audits. Security audits are performed under the Universal Security Audit Program.

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Nigar Abbasova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @nigyar_abbasova

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