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ICAO Noted “Improvements” Could Soon Lift “Red Flag” Status from Thailand
29th Sep 2017
The senior officials at the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) are positive that their efforts to repair Thailand’s civil aviation safety oversights that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) pointed out to will be sufficient and that the ICAO will finally lift the “red flag” status it imposed on Thailand’s aviation industry in 2015.
The ICAO’s audit team was in Bangkok since 20th September and has since then and until this Wednesday monitored what CAAT has done. They’ve declined to speak about their audit, so CAAT and Thai-based airlines now eagerly await further evaluation at ICAO’s headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The official results will be posted on ICAO’s website next month.
ICAO found no less than 572 flaws during its audit of CAAT’s safety standards. 33 of those were classified as significant enough to post a “red flag” status on Thailand in June that same year. Thailand is one of only six countries with ICAO “red flag” status. The other five are Djibouti, Eritrea, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan and Malawi. ICAO has audited a total of 185 countries in the world so far.
The SSC status is an indication that Thailand is not doing enough to provide sufficient safety oversight and ensure that the ICAO standards are applied and implemented thoroughly. It is not an indication of any single safety issue in airlines, air navigation service providers, airports or aircraft.
A senior official at CAAT, who asked that his name remains undisclosed, said:
We sensed some positive response from the ICAO team.
Very important in in ICAO’s decision will be the fact that CAAT has managed to recertify the air operator certificates (AOCs) of 10 major Thai-based airlines, all in strict compliance with ICAO rules and standards. These carriers include the likes of Thai Airways, Thai AirAsia, Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, NokScoot, Thai Smile, Thai AirAsia X and others.
On the other hand, 11 airlines failed to get their AOC re-issued before 31st August, which CAAT put as the deadline. This includes Thai VietJet Air, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Lion Air Group. Until they receive their AOCs, they are not allowed to operate internationally.
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