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AFL hosts high level Civil Aviation meeting

April 16, 2018 4:55 am

Airports Fiji Limited is currently hosting a high level International Civil Aviation Organization meeting for Pacific Island States.

Chairman Faiz Khan says the meeting will help Fiji and other pacific island states get ideas of how to further improve their air traffic efficiency and safety.

“Now what that mean is that we are trying to enhance and develop our system based on how an air navigation system provider communicates with various airlines and aircraft while navigating through the airspace.”

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Khan says this is because air traffic has grown over the last 10 years which is expected to continue.

He says it also a bonus that Fiji is hosting the meeting as its shows that we are the hub of the pacific.

Participants are from Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, USA and Vanuatu are attending the Common Regional Virtual Private Network Workshop.