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INACA vows to improve safety, security ahead of ASEAN Open Sky Policy 2015
Newly appointed Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) chief Arif Wibowo says the association under his leadership has vowed to improve the countryâs levels of aviation security and safety as part of the preparations for the ASEAN Open Sky Policy in 2015
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ewlyappointed Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) chief ArifWibowo says the association under his leadership has vowed to improve thecountry's levels of aviation security and safety as part of the preparationsfor the ASEAN Open Sky Policy in 2015.
'We will join forces with the government to tackle these two issues,' Arif said on Saturday.
Arif, who is currently PT Citilink Indonesia's CEO, has replaced Indonesia's flag carrier airline Garuda Indonesia's president director Emirsyah Satar as INACA chief for the 2013-2016 tenure.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Indonesia is still in the Catch 2 category for security and safety while several other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have secured the higher Catch 1 category.
To date, only Garuda Indonesia has secured the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) out of 12 airlines that operate in the country. As for airports, according to Bayu Sutanto of INACA, there are only five airports that have been declared international airports by the government and have met the requirements for the upcoming open sky policy.
The airports are Kuala Namu in North Sumatra, Soekarno-Hatta in Jakarta, Djuanda in Surabaya, Ngurah Rai in Bali and Sultan Hasanuddin in Makassar.(dic)
