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The Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) is a regional international organisation overseeing aviation safety and security oversight in the Pacific Islands using guidelines provided by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). PASO was created on 11 June 2005, as a result of the Pacific Islands Civil Aviation Safety and Security Treaty (PICASST) and is managed by a permanent staff based in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

States which are currently Parties to the PICASST are: Cook Islands, Kiribati, Niue, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Countries which are also members of PASO, but not Parties to the PICASST are: Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.

Associate member organisatiations of PASO are: The Asian Development Bank, Association of South Pacific Airlines, USA Federal Aviation Agency, and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.

MOU signed between PASO and CASSOS

PASO 15 October 2010 - Following am official request from the Carribean Community (CARICOM) in November 2009 to PASO, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on 1st October between PASO and the Carribean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS). Read More >>>

PASO ASSISTS IN THE LAUNCHING OF THE VANUATU LICENSE FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS

PASO 23 August 2010 - Friday, 20th August 2010 marked a significant new development and an historic event in the Aviation industry of Vanuatu.. Read More >>>

PASO Hosts two ICAO Courses in Port Vila, Vanuatu

PASO 23 July 2010 - The Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO), in conjunction with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is currently holding two (2) training courses in Port Vila, Vanuatu for the PASO member states in the region. These training courses are the first of its kind to be conducted between ICAO and PASO.Read More >>>

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