Five ASEAN countries agree to share aviation safety data – Regulations

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday aimed at launching the plan by the end of the year, their civil aviation authorities said in a joint statement .

The deal comes as air travel recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit tourism in the region.

The initiative was mooted last year, but it took time for countries to agree on what they should share and to develop protocols that will govern data privacy.

“In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the Asia-Pacific region, the five states will collaborate and share anonymized security data and information to identify security risks and trends and develop mitigation measures to better manage security risks,” the joint statement said. » said the statement.

Countries identified seven initial categories to share, including collision warnings, deviations from altitudes assigned by air traffic controllers and activation of ground warning systems.

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Reports of severe atmospheric turbulence, wind shear, bird strikes and transport of dangerous goods should also be shared.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand will act as the “custodian” of the data and its counterpart in Singapore will act as the “data analyst”, the statement said.

Data, conclusions and recommendations from the analysis of the information “should not be used to support investigations into accidents and incidents and must not be used for punitive or law enforcement purposes,” the statement said.

Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore chief executive Han Kok Juan said he hoped other countries would join him “in ensuring safer skies for the traveling public”.