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, Fiji, and New Zealand.
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.
PASO to host two ICAO trainings July 2010
PASO 12 July 2010 - PASO will host two ICAO courses starting on the 19th of July to 29th July 2010. The first is the Foreign Air Operator Certification (FAOC) course which is a 3 day course, followed by a 5 day course on Establishment and Management of a Safety Oversight Audit System. The training will be provided by the ICAO regional office in Bangkok. Participants from member states have registered to attend the course.
PASO to host two ICAO trainings in July 2010 PASO 15 April 2010 - PASO will host two ICAO courses toward the end of July 2010. The first is the Foreign Air Operator Certification (FAOC) course which is a 3 day course, followed by a 5 day course on Establishment and Management of a Safety Oversight Audit System. The training will be provided by the ICAO regional office in Bangkok. Read More >>> |
Korea Transport Institute Officials meet with PASO PASO 13 April 2010 - Sung-Yeoul Oh, Chief of Airport Planning at Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) Air Transport Research Department led a team of officials to Vanuatu to meet with aviation industry personel as well as a visit to PASO head office. Read More >>> |