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US, RI deepen cooperation on aviation
The US federally funded research and development center, MITRE, and its two Indonesian counterparts, namely the state-owned Indonesian Flight Navigation Service, also known as AirNav Indonesia, and state-owned airport operator Angkara Pura (AP) II, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday on cooperation in technical aviation support
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he US federally funded research and development center, MITRE, and its two Indonesian counterparts, namely the state-owned Indonesian Flight Navigation Service, also known as AirNav Indonesia, and state-owned airport operator Angkara Pura (AP) II, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday on cooperation in technical aviation support.
The signing of an agreement ceremony was held at the residence of US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake and came at the conclusion of the US Industry Day, hosted by the Transportation Ministry.
The event also marked the launch of the Aviation Working Group (AWG), which consists of US and Indonesian private sector and government entities.
During the Tuesday morning launch event, Ambassador Blake praised President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, whom he said had made infrastructure development a key pillar of his government's economic growth strategy, in which aviation sector development was central to that effort.
'That is why I am so pleased to help launch the Aviation Working Group, which will provide a platform for US government and private sector engagement with Indonesia's aviation stakeholders, to share best practices from around the world, and to propose and provide innovative solutions and services to support Indonesia's aviation sector growth,' Blake said.
'US companies are uniquely qualified to meet the challenges of the growing aviation sector in partnership with the Indonesian government and aviation stakeholders,' he went on.
The AWG aims to plan mutually beneficial activities and engagements under the working group that aligns the interests and strengths of US industry with Indonesia's priorities in key areas.
These include air traffic management modernization, airport infrastructure, aviation safety and security and the development and growth of aviation support services.
Other areas are airspace and airport capacity analysis, development, and planning; general aviation access and integration; and cargo security.
AWG members include 23 US companies that presented their solutions to help meet Indonesia's aviation sector needs, representatives from the Directorate General for Civil Aviation, AP I and II, and AirNav Indonesia, as well as the Indonesian Aviation Association and Indonesian airline companies.
US government representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, the US Trade and Development Agency and the Transportation Security Administration also joined the AWG discussions. (ebf)(+++)
