Morocco: The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has chaired the fourth meeting of the Regional Cooperation Mechanism between the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
The meeting was held in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, with the participation of eight ICAO member states from the MENA region.
Mr. Mohammed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics of Morocco, and Ms. Aysha Mohammed Alhameli, Assistant Director-General of Air Accident Investigations in the UAE, inaugurated the meeting.
The agenda covered several topics, with participants discussing key measures for preventing aircraft accidents through data and safety information collection as well as analysis in the aviation sector.
The meeting also reviewed the implementation of outcomes and recommendations from previous meetings, as well as updated information and the internal working mechanisms of each entity. The review was aimed at ensuring aviation safety and achieving common goals.
Representatives from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), as well as the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), participated in the meeting.
In addition, Oman announced its intention to host the upcoming meetings of the MENA Regional Coordination Committee, which are initially scheduled to take place during the second quarter of 2024 in the country’s capital, Muscat.