Aviation safety rated Category 1, direct flights to US may be opened in late 2019
VGP – The US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday announced Viet Nam complies with international safety standards and has been granted Category 1 rating under the agency’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program.
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According to a post on the website of the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport, the US Embassy in Ha Noi delivered a Category 1 rating from the Federal Aviation Administration to Viet Nam on Friday afternoon.
The announced Category 1 status is based on an August 2018 Federal Aviation Administration assessment of safety oversight provided by the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam.
To maintain a Category 1 rating, a country needs to adhere to the safety standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the United Nations’ technical agency for aviation that establishes international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance./.
By Quang Minh