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SOUTH SUDAN: New CAA Boss Pledges Stronger Safety Oversight

JUBA, South Sudan

  • Engineer Mosety Kat, newly appointed Director General of the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, pledged to strengthen aviation safety regulations, inspections and enforcement.
  • Kat made the pledge at a weekend reception after his appointment under the new caretaker government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
  • The Authority will shift to a proactive, risk-based approach that identifies hazards before they cause incidents.
  • Kat said the Authority will strengthen risk-based regulatory oversight, inspection, enforcement and compliance.
  • The approach covers conventional operations and drone activity.
  • Operators and drone users must meet established safety standards, with stronger inspection and enforcement.
  • Kat said operators, drone activity and regulatory work must meet required standards.
  • Oversight will move from post-incident response to pre-emptive risk management.
  • Regulatory work will follow public safety expectations and international aviation standards.
  • Kat said his focus is to speed up more efficient frameworks for the modernisation and expansion of Juba International Airport.

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