The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has lifted a “significant safety concern” that it imposed against Thailand in 2015 because of concerns about the inadequate safety oversight of Thai-registered air carriers.
ICAO’s action two years ago was followed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration International Aviation Safety Assessment Program’s downgrading of Thailand to Category II status, which has limited operations by Thai carriers to and from U.S. airports.
CAAi, the technical cooperation arm of the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority, has worked with the Civil Aviation Authority Thailand (CAAT) since April 2016 to help lift the significant safety concern, which CAAi characterized as a safety “red flag.”
On the ICAO safety audits results webpage, countries that have been found to have a significant safety concern are noted with a red flag next to their name.
Maria Rueda, CAAi managing director, said Tuesday that her organization was “delighted…
