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RI upbeat on ICAO council membership bid
Indonesia is optimistic it will win a seat on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council following a series of lobbying activities during the groupâs 38th Assembly in Montreal, Canada, from Sept
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ndonesia is optimistic it will win a seat on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council following a series of lobbying activities during the group's 38th Assembly in Montreal, Canada, from Sept. 24 through Oct. 4.
The country is competing against 12 others, including Malaysia and South Korea, for council membership.
'We've implemented the Civil Aviation Strategic Plan in the country very well and have made rapid developments in this sector. We've also invested a lot in modernizing our air traffic management system with cutting edge technology to help improve aviation safety,' Transportation Minister E.E. Mangindaan told The Jakarta Post from Montreal.
Separately, Indonesian National Air Carrier Association (INACA) secretary-general Tengku Burhanuddin said the government had lobbied the ICAO and all of its 190 members during the past year.
Tengku said the nation had a good chance to win because it was the largest country in Southeast Asia with the largest air space and had seen gradual improvements.
Moreover, in a bid to win the council member seat, Indonesia took an active participation in the 38th Assembly by presenting 11 working papers.
'We will be hosting the ICAO Air Services Negotiation Conference in November 2014 in Bali as our commitment to continue to develop and make a contribution to this industry,' Mangindaan said.
Indonesia was an ICAO council member between 1962 and 2001, but was forced to leave due to the impact of the 1998 financial crisis and a lack of aviation safety progress.
Mangindaan said becoming a council member would improve the country's aviation industry as it would ease collaboration between the government and local players, with international organizations like the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Airline Pilots Association (IFALPA).
It would also strengthen Indonesia's position as a country committed to its air transportation sector, in addition to being able to contribute to ICAO's work, such as safety standards, practices and regulations based on Indonesia's experiences.
