Southeast Asian Nations Sign Agreement to Share Aviation Safety Data
Five Southeast Asian nations, including Singapore and Thailand, have agreed to share aviation safety data like turbulence and collision warnings to improve regional air travel safety, with data-sharing to begin by year’s end.
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Five Southeast Asian countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand—have formalized an agreement to share vital aviation safety data, aiming to enhance air travel safety across the region. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed on Oct 17, initiates a data-sharing collaboration set to launch by the year’s end, according to a joint statement by the countries’ civil aviation authorities.
Under this first-of-its-kind initiative in the Asia-Pacific, these nations will exchange de-identified safety data, including severe turbulence reports and collision warnings, as well as incidents like altitude deviations and ground-based warning activations. Other shared data will cover windshear, bird strikes, and the carriage of dangerous goods. These insights will allow the five countries to proactively address safety hazards, monitor trends, and take measures to mitigate potential risks.
In the new framework, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand will serve as the “custodian” of the shared data, while Singapore will assume the role of “data analyst.” The resulting analyses and recommendations will focus solely on safety improvements and are explicitly shielded from accident investigation and punitive uses.
“We hope that other countries will join this initiative to ensure safer skies for the traveling public,” remarked Han Kok Juan, director-general of Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority.
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