Published: 13/06/2016

ICAO SecGen: regional approach to safety for Middle East

ICAO’s Secretary General, Dr Fang Liu (left), undertook a mission to Saudi Arabia during which she met HE Sulaiman Al-Hamdan, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Transport (right), and addressed Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) delegates at the organization’s 23rd General Assembly

Pointing to traffic growth and high levels of safety compliance in some States, ICAO’s Secretary General told delegates at the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC)’s 23rd General Assembly that the Middle East Region is poised to demonstrate leadership in sustainable aviation, provided a regional approach to safety is developed and enhanced. This was reported by ICAO from its Montreal HQ on 26 May.