hile representing Indonesia at the recent International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Next Generation Aviation Professional Global Summit in Montreal, Canada, Kleopas Danang has been selected to join the Young Aviation Professional Program.
As reported by kompas.com, Danang became the first and only Indonesian to have been selected, which had over 550 applicants from all over the world.
"We are considered as Young Professional Officer's, working together with experts in the aviation industry," Danang told kompas.com recently.
ICAO runs the program together with Airports Council International (ACI) and International Air Transport Association (IATA). ICAO itself is a United Nations agency specializing on the principles and techniques of international air navigation.
ACI, meanwhile, is a trade organization that oversees airports across the globe, including Indonesia's state-owned airport operators Angkasa Pura 1 and Angkasa Pura 2. IATA oversees airlines, including Garuda Indonesia.
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Previously, Danang said he worked for seven years as a public relations officer for an Indonesian airline.
Joining the ICAO program means Danang must give up his position as he joins a team of analysts on global aviation economic policy.
Danang is set to contribute to projections of the global aviation industry, including the challenges it faces.
One of the challenges for the next 10 years is the lack of aviation experts, he said.
"This industry needs more than 255,000 additional pilots and 180,000 captains by 2027," Danang said.
He is also set to share his experience as an airline's public communications officer, especially on how to handle a crisis. (liz/kes)
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