ICAO head in RP to assess aviation industry

MANILA, Philippines - The president of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) arrived yesterday afternoon from Montreal, Canada on the invitation of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to assess the country’s aviation industry.

Roberto Kobe Gonzalez was welcomed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport by CAAP chief Alfonso Cusi and ICAO coordinator Peter Weiss.

Cusi said Gonzalez would be in the country until Sunday to inspect the Manila Control Tower, the Area Control Center radar room and thereafter, would be given a briefing by top CAAP officials.

Those scheduled to speak in behalf of the CAAP are the heads of the Airport Development and Management System, Air Navigation Service, Air Traffic Service and Flight Standard Inspectorate Service.

“This is probably the time that we would ask Gonzalez for a definite timeline on his assessment of the CAAP in regards to the significant safety concern (SSC) that they have aired,” Cusi said