11, April 2024
On Monday, April 8, 2024, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Federal Aviation Administration – Air Traffic Organization (FAA-ATO) held a meeting at the CAAP Central Office in Pasay City to discuss the scope of the collaboration agreement between the two organizations.
Present in the meeting were FAA-ATO Senior Representatives for Asia Pacific Shayne Campbell and Almira Ramadani, CAAP Director General Captain Manuel Antonio L. Tamayo, Deputy Director General for Operations Captain Edgardo G. Diaz, Deputy Director General for Administration Atty. Danjun G. Lucas, and representatives from the Air Traffic Service (ATS), Aerodrome and Air Navigation Services Oversight Office (AANSOO), Air Navigation Service (ANS), Flight Standards Inspectorate Service (FSIS), and Safety and Quality Management Office (SQMO).
During the meeting, representatives from FAA-ATO and CAAP exchanged views on matters concerning Air Traffic Management (ATM) in the country. FAA manifested their assistance and support in drafting and finalizing the National Air Navigation Plan, as well as conducting study on parallel runways, enhancing the country’s Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) infrastructure and Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM).
Through the collaboration agreement, FAA and CAAP shall also explore best practices and technological advancements for System Wide Information Management (SWIM), and procedure design support.
Additionally, CAAP also shared status and insights on the privatization of the services provided by the Authority.
CAAP and FAA plan to sign the agreement during the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Work Group (APANPIRG) Meeting in Bangkok this year.
FAA also showed their support for DG Tamayo as the Chairperson of APANPIRG, as well as the Authority’s hosting of the upcoming 59th Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation Asia and Pacific Regions (DGCA59) to be held in Cebu this October.