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“He indicated that CASSOA was working to ensure that their compliance and implementation
of ICAOs Standards and Recommended Practices in addition to reminding the delegates that
CASSOA was ranked as the second best performing regional safety oversight organization
coming only second to the European EASA.”
Gilbert Kibe, Director General, Kenya Civil Aviation He encouraged delegates to interact freely and share
Authority, welcomed the delegates to the symposium ideas with can be of assistance to the forum with a
and noted the role of CASSOA to the region and outlined request that all should be willing to learn something
the governance structure of CASSOA where all the new. He further encouraged the foreign delegates to
Director Generals of the six member states of Kenya, enjoy their stay in Kenya and visit the various tourist’s
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan attractions that the country had to offer.
with an aviation expert from each state to constitute the
12-member board of CASSOA.
He indicated that CASSOA was working to ensure that
their compliance and implementation of ICAOs Stan-
dards and Recommended Practices in addition to
reminding the delegates that CASSOA was ranked as
the second best performing regional safety oversight
organization coming only second to the European EASA.
Photo credit KCAA
Gilbert Kibe, Director General, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, (Left)
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