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AAI virtually opened the celebrations of Aviation Safety Awareness Week
In order to make people of surrounding community aware about their role in ensuring safety of aircraft operation in local airport, Airport Directors will be organizing awareness programme in school/colleges on role of local residents in aviation safety.
AAI Chairman Shri Arvind Singh (PSU Connect)
New Delhi: Shri Arvind Singh Chairman of AAI, Airports Authority of India today virtually opened the celebrations of Aviation Safety Awareness Week. Shri Maneesh Kumar, DDG, DGCA shared his views on better management of Aviation Safety. Sh B.K. Sarkar, ED (Aviation Safety) further detailed the event agenda.
"During COVID19 in spite of reduced flight movements, wildlife/bird menace is high at the airports compared to previous years. Safety preventive measures should continue unabated irrespective of traffic volume," said AAI Chairman while inaugurating the week-long event. ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization.
The Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020 will observed from 23rd November to 27th November 2020. The week-long celebration is being observed at all airports and ANS locations managed by AAI across India.
Shri Arvind Singh, Chairman, AAI, requested all Regional Executive Directors & Airport Directors to be proactive and to devote time personally for monitoring safety performance of their respective region/station. Shri Singh further stressed that during Covid-19 situation in spite of reduced flight movements, it has been observed that wildlife/bird menace has increased at airports. Safety preventive measures should continue unabated irrespective of traffic volume.
To raise awareness on Aviation Safety, AAI will undertake various employee engagement programs at the airports and ANS stations like reviewing of documents and facilities, Mock exercises, preventive maintenance etc. Various social campaigns too will be rolled out to raise awareness on the issue. Banners and posters are being displayed across AAI offices and operational centres to educate both external and internal stakeholders on the significance of the Safety Awareness Week.
Shri Maneesh Kumar DDG, DGCA has emphasized to achieve long term objective of Zero fatality by the year 2030 as envisaged by ICAO in its Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP-2020-22) through better managed safety systems of stakeholders.
In order to make people of surrounding community aware about their role in ensuring safety of aircraft operation in local airport, Airport Directors will be organizing awareness programme in school/colleges on role of local residents in aviation safety.
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