The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Civil Aviation Authority of Cameroon and the Comoros.
According to the CAAS, through the signing of these MoUs, Singapore is “stepping up support for Africa and the Caribbean in aviation training and development.”
The signings took place on the side of the 42nd International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal, Canada, where Singapore was re-elected to the ICAO Council with the record highest number of votes since Singapore first joined the ICAO Council in 2003 and in ICAO’s history.
CAAS says it “has trained over 160,000 aviation professionals from over 200 States, including from Africa and the Caribbean.” The new MOUs will allow the CAAS to “step up engagement to support more countries in these regions in growing aviation.”
CAAS adds that the MOUs with Cameroon and the Comoros were signed by “Mr Han Kok Juan, Director-General of the CAAS, with Mdm Paule Avomo Assoumou Koki, Director-General of the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority and Mr Abdou Mondoha Abdillah, Director-General of the National Civil Aviation Authority of the Comoros respectively.”
Under the MOUs, CAAS says it will work with the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority and the National Civil Aviation Authority of the Comoros respectively to:
- Exchange information and best practices in areas of mutual interest such as civil aviation administration and management, the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP-CMA), the ICAO Universal Security Audit Program Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA) and the use of technology in air traffic management and safety monitoring.
- Develop capacity building training programmes in areas such as safety oversight, aircraft certification, air traffic management, and compliance with ICAO standards; these programmes may be jointly delivered in the respective States, Singapore or virtually.
From 2025 to 2028, CAAS says it will “support States in the African region in their capacity building through 195 fellowships, eight scholarships for the Singapore-ICAO Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Programme and 12 in-region training programmes conducted by the Singapore Aviation Academy, the training arm of CAAS.”
Mr Han said, “As a member of the international aviation community and the ICAO Council, Singapore is deeply committed to sharing our expertise and experience, to help support aviation development around the world.
