Brunei partners with CAA Interntional

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN  Brunei Department of Civil Aviation has signed a major advisory services contract with aviation consultancy CAA International.
The two-and-a-half year project will see CAAi review Brunei’s current aviation legislation and provide recommendations to transform the aviation regulatory framework into a world-class, ICAO compliant safety and security oversight system.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), CAAi will deploy a team of UK CAA regulators and subject matter experts to Brunei, to work side-by-side with the DCA.
inside no 8CAAi will provide best practice advice across a broad spectrum of regulatory activity. This will include aviation legislation, organisational design, regulation and technical procedures, development of a scheme of charges, aviation security, air accident investigation services, training and examinations.
To support DCA personnel on the newly adopted standards, CAAi will deliver a comprehensive capacity building training programme.
Brunei DCA acting director, H.A. Karim Wahab said: “This agreement gives us unparalleled access to the deep knowledge and expertise of the UK CAA and an experienced group of aviation consultants who can assist us across all areas of civil aviation.”
For many years, the UK CAA has stationed Airworthiness Surveyors in Brunei to support the DCA with technical and safety oversight. Most recently, UK CAA experts supported the DCA in the certification of Royal Brunei Airlines’ new fleet of Boeing 787-8 aircraft and the certification of Brunei Shell’s Augusta Westland AW139 helicopters.

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