Aviation body set to rule on Thai air safety this month

 

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The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is expected to deliver its verdict soon on whether it will lift its “red flag” on Thailand’s aviation safety status, deputy Army spokesperson Colonel Sirichan Ngathong said on Wednesday.

 

The ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission visited Thailand from September 20-27, to inspect and evaluate the country’s new aviation safety regulatory system.

 

Sirichan said the mission normally spent about a month determining its evaluation, so its ruling is expected some time this month.

 

The ICAO red flagged Thailand’s aviation safety regulatory system in 2015 for failing to meet its standards and gave all Thai aviation agencies two full years to correct all the flaws.

 

Thai authorities have high hopes that the red flag will be lifted, as they believe they have answered all the questions raised by the ICAO team during the visit.

 

According to the procedures, ICAO officials will submit a report to its head office for consideration, which is expected to take about one month. After that, the ICAO will send documents to confirm the results of the audit.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30328443

 

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I would give Thai Air London customer services a life time red flag . 

Personally I feel that it is best not to let the Thais involve in the aviation industry. It is simply too dangerous unless they are competent enough to manage the road safety first.

Time for the PM or a transport minister to jump up a few days ahead of the ICAO results and saying that all is well now; "It was just a misunderstanding and the red flag haa been lifted".

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai authorities have high hopes that the red flag will be lifted, as they believe they have answered all the questions raised by the ICAO team during the visit.

Doesn't mean they gave the right answers though does it.

Ummmm, I think what we should be asking is, Thailand what's a Boing plant here, or should Boing want a plant here..

We can only hope for more red flags, warnings only make the government and authorities talk and promise, but do nothing. Red flag may actually make them wake up and also do something (one can hope)

I look forward to see when the Thai airline industry (like the fishing industry) also comes out and says: "The requirements are too tough (meaning: we don't care or want to change), so let us instead ban their products (and airlines) ". 

In a culture that doesn't allow you to say/admit you made mistakes, how can you improve anything - and here I literally mean anything, not just airline safety, over-fishing with slaves and road safety.

On 4-10-2017 at 8:39 PM, RichardColeman said:

Doesn't mean they gave the right answers though does it.

...Not implemented any of the additional safety measures written down in their answer, I'd bet, nor enforced any better the already existing/lacking ones... My local experience tells me the 'Thai pride' makes it utterly unlikely for anything told to any individual, basic low up to top high, as 'you MUST do this/that', is actually the best way I know for the Thai NOT to do it, and I (ab)used of this 'trick' quite a bit to protect ourselves, hehe... Even international treaties, ratified(!) by Thailand, remain wasted pieces of paper here, when these don't profit to Thais, only, sad but true.