CAAi Completes First Milestone of Aviation Oversight Programme for Kazakhstan

Momberger

CAA International (CAAi), the technical co-operation arm of the U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority, has completed the first milestone of a major aviation oversight programme to help Kazakhstan adopt a new aviation oversight framework based on the U.K. system. Regulatory experts from CAAi have reviewed Kazakhstan’s Primary Aviation Legislation and recommended the best method to incorporate the EASA/EU provisions into AAK regulations, aligned to the U.K. CAA’s regulatory model. The review also looked at the separation of regulatory and service provision, how Kazakhstan established an autonomous aviation regulator and an independent accident and incident investigation unit. CAAi also produced a guide to the U.K. CAA model, which focused on defining the principles of the U.K. system and any implications for the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK), established in August 2019, in adopting this approach.  CAAi’s head of International Operations, Rob Erskine, said: “We are delighted to deliver our first milestone, and we have relished working with our Kazakh counterparts. With both teams coming together, this has led to huge amount of work, laying down the foundation for the new aviation system which will play an important part in on-going improvements of Kazakhstan’s air transport sector. We look forward to continuing our support to AAK on their journey to building a stronger aviation system.” -- The project falls under Kazakhstan’s 100 Concrete Steps national development initiative announced by the First President Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2015, calling for widespread economic, social and political reform.” #1131.9