ICAO declares the Congolese navigation aids as un-serviceable
June 25, 2014
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has recently completed an audit of the aviation infrastructure utilised within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The audit identified that a significant number of the country’s navigational aids did not meet the required international standards. As a consequence, the navigational aids have been categorised as un-serviceable, indicating that the capability of aircraft to safely navigate throughout the DRC using these navigation aids has been significantly compromised. The civil aviation regulatory authority of the DRC, the Régie des Voies Aériennes (RAV) responded to the audit results by requesting additional time for the regulator to undertake the required re-calibration process of the nav-aids. By late June 2014, no amended update to the non-compliant nav-aid declaration had been formalised.
Airlines temporarily suspend operations to Karachi
June 25, 2014
On the 8th of June 2014, a group of Taliban insurgents invaded and occupied Jinnah international Airport (Karachi, Pakistan) for several hours. While the Pakistani security forces later re-captured the airport, it was attacked for a second and third time, with the subsequent attacks failing to re-capture the facility. In response to the deteriorating security situation at the airport facility, a number of airlines temporarily scaled back or suspended their operations to Karachi. By late June 2014, the majority of these airlines had recommenced standard operations to Karachi.
Air Uganda’s Air Operators Certificate temporarily suspended
June 25, 2014
On the 18th of June 2014, Uganda's civil aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda (CAA-U), suspended the International Air Operator Certificate's (AOC) of several Ugandan-based airlines. This suspension also included the operations of Air Uganda, who have temporarily grounded the majority of their fleet as a result. The CAA-U suspended the AOC's after an audit conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) revealed deficiencies in the regulators control and documentation procedures. All Ugandan-based International operators will be required to undergo a re-certification process before regaining their AOCs.