ECONOMY
State Civil Aviation Administration of Azerbaijan joins meeting of Interstate Aviation Committee
Baku, December 19 (AZERTAC). Delegation of the State Civil Aviation Administration of Azerbaijan attended the 33rd session of the authorized representatives of the states - members of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use.
Chairperson of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) Tatiana Anodina briefed the Council on the implementation of international agreements in the interests of the states-members of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Airspace Use. The agreements concern security of flights and cooperation with international organizations.
The session focused on issues related to the safety of civil aviation flights of the members of the Agreement and the analysis of the causes of accidents that occurred in 2012.
The session also highlighted the effectiveness of the Agreement between IAC and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in the certification of aircraft.
Council members were briefed on IAC- ICAO Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme (COSCAP). It was decided to continue the practice of expanding the project’s topic in subjects related to the implementation of the strategic objectives of ICAO in enhancing global aviation safety and security of international civil aviation. Council members approved a plan for realization of the ICAO-IAC project in 2013.
The Interstate Aviation Committee is an executive body overseeing the use and management of civil aviation in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The IAC was established in 1991, when 12 states of the former Soviet Union signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace, which was signed in Minsk, Belarus on 25 December 1991.The committee is headquartered in Yakimanka District, Central Administrative area, Moscow, Russia. As of 2011 Tatiana Anodina is the director.
The Air Accident Investigation Commission of the IAC regularly investigates plane crashes in the former Soviet republics. States served by the IAC include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. At one time Estonia and Latvia had observer status to the IAC.