USTDA Grant Promotes Aviation Safety in Vietnam

Improving aviation safety in Vietnam consistent with international standards is the focus of a USTDA grant that was awarded on August 24, 2006 to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV). The grant is part of a $1.4 million two-year safety effort to help Vietnam and the CAAV obtain Category I status under the Federal Aviation Administration’s International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA), which will enable Vietnam’s aviation market to expand both domestically and internationally.     

 

The $351,372 technical assistance grant was conferred during a signing ceremony held at the CAAV. U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Marine and Deputy General Director Dinh Xuan Huong signed the grant agreement on behalf of the U.S. government and CAAV, respectively.

 

The technical assistance will be carried out by Robinson Aviation Inc. based in Falls Church, Virginia. In addition to the USTDA grant, Robinson Aviation will provide resources toward the completion of the technical assistance program.