CAAS and JCAB to Promote Air Traffic Management Transformation in Asia Pacific

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Civil Aviation Bureau of Japan (JCAB) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to jointly promote air traffic management (ATM) transformation in Asia Pacific.

The MOC was signed by Mr Kevin Shum, Director-General of CAAS, and Mr Hitoshi Ishizaki, Director-General of JCAB’s Air Navigation Services Department (JANS), on the sidelines of World ATM Congress in Madrid.

The MOC will facilitate the sharing of information, knowledge and expertise between the two organisations. It will also enable collaboration in ATM modernisation efforts and in research activities to develop ATM concepts, solutions and technologies for the next generation of ATM systems.

Mr Kevin Shum, Director-General of CAAS, said, “The establishment of this MOC furthers CAAS’ vision to develop Singapore as a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for ATM. This MOC is CAAS’ first with an air navigation services provider from the Asia Pacific region. With our combined experience and expertise in the region, I am confident we will be able to develop valuable ATM solutions for our countries and the Asia Pacific region.”

Mr Hitoshi Ishizaki, Director-General of JANS, added, “I have been highly interested in Singapore’s ATM initiatives, and at the same time intuition whispered to me that CAAS and JCAB could be united as partners in the Asia Pacific region. I am convinced that we could gear up both ATM modernisation and Seamless Sky realisation by reinforcing mutual cooperation in this area.”

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