ICAO, FSF Agree to Boost Aviation Safety Information-Sharing
The International Civil Aviation Organization and Flight Safety Foundation formalized plans to cooperate on promoting and advancing the global sharing of aviation safety information and metrics, the two bodies said Nov. 20. Under the memorandum of cooperation, they will work…
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more closely to boost global compliance with ICAO standards and recommended practices. Enhanced cooperation with FSF is an important step toward achieving the highest levels of aviation safety worldwide, said ICAO Council President Roberto Kobeh González. Safety data-sharing has already been successfully established in the U.S. through cooperative agreements between the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. carriers, said FSF President William Voss. “We intend to leverage the lessons learned though this ground-breaking work to help other States establish models that are suited to their unique needs and constraints,” he said. ICAO and FSF will soon begin holding regular regional forums to share aggregated results on emerging safety issues and ramp up collaboration on targeted mitigation strategies, they said.