Indonesia and France Established A Partnership in Aviation

TheIndonesia.co - The governments of Indonesia and France have established a partnership in the field of aviation to increase safety, operational efficiency, and realize safe and secure aviation.

Director of Airworthiness and Aircraft Operations at the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation M. Mauludin stated that his ministry had held the 9th Steering Committee meeting with France's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) in Tangerang on Thursday (December 5).

"The meeting was held to follow up on Attachment IV of the technical cooperation agreement that was signed on December 2, 2024, at the French Ambassador's residence," he said in a statement from his ministry here on Saturday.

He noted that the meeting discussed a plan of activities that will be carried out within the period of technical cooperation between Indonesia's Directorate General of Air Transportation and the DGAC of France, which is assisted by experts from Airbus and Bureau Veritas.

According to Mauludin, the cooperation covers the standardization of the competence of aviation safety and operations inspectors, risk-based mindset and supervision development, and National Aviation Safety Program implementation.

It also includes quality management system implementation and operational promotion and procedure development of Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR).

He expressed high appreciation to the French Government for the continuity of strategic technical cooperation that has been developed, with the hope that the partnership could be a strong foundation for the future.

"The Directorate General of Air Transportation is committed to supporting every program that has been agreed upon in this Steering Committee," he remarked.

Furthermore, he continued, the directorate general is also ready to facilitate the DGAC's access to personnel, facilities, manuals, and data that are needed for the technical cooperation program.

According to the same statement, Director of Asia-Pacific Cooperation of the DGAC of France Thibaut Lallemand conveyed that the French government continues to be committed to supporting Indonesia in improving its safety monitoring capability.

He also noted that the French government hopes that the collaboration can provide benefits for the two parties in the development of civil aviation safety. [Antara]